Culture, and where you come from

12 stories.

Connecting Seniors

The Fox Stops Running: How Alan Stevens (R) Found Connection by Letting Go

Alan Stevens stopped chasing connection at 50 and built the community he'd always needed by learning to facilitate others' stories instead.

From There To Here

The Power of Bilingualism: A Conversation with Antonella Sorace

A world-leading linguist and mother of bilingual children dismantles decades of myth to reveal why every migrant's home language is a hidden superpower.

From There To Here

Reframing Migration: Katrina James's Strategies to Support Migrants Through Cultural Transitions

A counselor who works with migrants names the invisible cultural knowledge that makes belonging feel like failure.

Grit Diaries

Be inspired to embrace learning, self-determination, and a brighter tomorrow with Cecilia McKenzie

A proud Wiradjuri woman who survived childhood sexual assault, her mother's attempted suicide, and coercive control goes on to become a nationally recognised First Nations advocate — proving that healing is hard work, but it is possible.

Kintsugi Heroes

From Somalia to Australia: Abdi Aden's Lessons in Resilience as a Former Refugee

A 13-year-old who fled Somalia's civil war alone — one of only five survivors from 318 — rebuilt his life in Australia and now teaches others to turn difference into strength.

From There To Here

Unmuting Women of Colour: From Silence to Reclaiming your Voice

A leadership coach who learned to shrink across four countries finally unlearns that silence — and now helps other muted women of colour do the same.

From There To Here

Mish Kumar-Jonson on Migrant Healing

A queer, non-binary, neurodivergent South Indian migrant and psychotherapist dismantles the myths of migrant gratitude, empathy, and belonging — and argues that joy, not trauma, must be the centre of healing.

From There To Here

Ambiguously Brown: Navigating Mixed Identity with Zozan Balci

Zozan Balci's journey from silencing her Turkish mother tongue as a child to becoming a celebrated researcher reveals how mixed-heritage individuals are quietly erasing parts of themselves just to survive belonging.

From There To Here

Who's your organisation leaving out? A Conversation with DEI strategist Khayshie Tilak Ramesh

From a classroom in Ashfield where a child apologised for the colour of her own skin, Khayshie Tilak Ramesh traces a journey that transformed personal pain into a practical roadmap for building workplaces that leave no one behind.

River Murray Recovery Stories

Conveying calm communications amid rising waters with Stephanie Brookes

When floodwaters threatened her adopted hometown, an Irish-born communications professional turned lived fear into clear, trusted information — proving that authentic storytelling can be the most powerful tool in a crisis.

From There To Here

Navigating Mental Health in Refugee Populations: A Conversation with Nooria Mehraby

A former Afghan refugee who fled under Soviet-era persecution became one of Australia's foremost clinicians in refugee trauma — and her story proves that healing others can be its own path to healing.

From There To Here

Navigating Identity and Mental Health: A Conversation with Niharika Hiremath

A South Indian-Australian mental health professional draws on her own lived experience as a third culture kid to argue that identity and mental well-being are inseparable — and that Australia's services must catch up.