Rosie Batty: On hope, finding yourself amid trauma and grief, and building a life with meaning
Well Enough Alone - A Guide To Thriving SoloShow Notes
This week’s episode is one we’re really honoured to bring to you.
Our guest is someone with boundless courage and compassion, who has shared some of her most vulnerable moments with the world so that others might feel less alone.
Rosie Batty is, as she says, the member of a club no mother wants to join. She lost her 11-year-old son, Luke, in 2014 when he was killed by his father that thrust her into the national spotlight as passionate campaigner on the issue of family violence.
In this raw and moving conversation, Rosie speaks with profound clarity about how she found hope in the darkest of places, and what she has learned about identity, solitude, the power of human connection, and cultivating a strong sense of self.
Rosie has spent the past ten years tirelessly advocating for social, cultural and legal change, on family violence inspiring millions not just in Australia but around the world.
In 2014, she won the Pride of Australia Award and in 2015 was named Australian of the Year.
Rosie is not on social media but you can read more about her memoirs, A Mother’s Story, and Hope here.
If you or someone you know is experiencing family violence, call or visit 1800RESPECT (in Australia) or contact your local support organisation.
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