Human Chapters

It was a deep honour to engage in a conversation with Mike and Tiffany about their Chapter, Their Journey with Dyslexia, and the Birth of Nessy. The 8th of October marks International Dyslexia Day and the month of October is Dyslexia Awareness Month. Mike and Tiffany openly shared the following (not an exhaustive list): - His movie, MICAL was based on Mike and his mum, Pat - https://youtu.be/p-Eyc...

It was an absolute honour to engage in a conversation with Kate about her Chapter, The Intersection Between Cancer Diagnosis, Media, and Education. In this hearty chat, Kate generously discussed the following points: - Her aspiration to become a writer when she was a child - Her teaching career - Her love for writing, media, self-development, etc. - Her journey from being diagnosed with cancer to...

It was an absolute honour to engage in a conversation with Kim about her Chapter, My Current Chapter in Education. During this conversation, Kim discussed the following points: - Her career progression in 3 different countries, Singapore, France, and Mexico - Her passion for other languages and their affordances (meaningfully communicating with different cultural groups, ease of travel, and much m...

It was an absolute honour to engage in a heartfelt conversation with Marnie about her Chapter, Education Journey From Being a Teacher to Coaching Teachers. Marnie generously shared the following points: - Marnie's teaching career - Her identification of the problem in how students were being taught to read and the inequity struck her deeply - Her initial research in effective reading intervent...

It was an absolute honour to engage in a heartfelt conversation with Shiro about her Chapter, A General Practitioner Channeling Perceptions Through Strokes and Textures. Shiro generously shared the following points: - The start of this Chapter began during Covid - The analogy of her professional and artwork resembling the carbon dioxide and oxygen breathing cycle of the trees - The benefit of crea...

It was an honour to engage in a conversation with Hamuera about his Chapter, A Transition to a Career in Art. Hamuera openly shares about: - growing up in his hometown, Whakaoriori - his family - his transition to moving to Melbourne - mental health - the pivotal moment for his transition, his 40th birthday - his love for rhythm in tools and everyday objects - his passion for this art - a tour aro...

It was an absolute honour to engage in a conversation with Linda about her Chapter, Linda Rhyne Consulting. Linda generously shares the following about her journey as an Educator: - her engagement in facilitating teacher training for a period of 6 months after her resignation (March, 2020) - the commencement of her consulting business - her passion for change at a systems level - the various eleme...

It was an absolute honour to engage in a hearty and insightful conversation with Lindsay about her Chapter, Using Your Brave Voice. Lindsay open-heartedly shared the following: - her childhood dreams - her teacher training and the beginning of this career - her son's diagnoses of Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, and Dyscalculia - her son's suicidal ideation and depression during the journey of learni...

In a special partnership between Human Chapters and Regional Victorians of Colour, we are engaging in conversations with community members about their experience of the recent floods in regional Victoria. An enormous thanks to Santhiya for participating in this conversation.

It was an absolute honour to engage in a conversation with Missy about her Chapter, My Advocacy and Education Journey. She generously shared the following: - Her journey from Balanced Literacy to Structured Literacy, - Her son's diagnosis of Dyslexia, - The onerous Advocacy path to gaining the Structured Literacy approach for her son - The difference between Balanced Literacy and Structured Li...

In a special partnership between Human Chapters and Regional Victorians of Colour, we are engaging in conversations with community members about their experience of the recent floods in regional Victoria. An enormous thanks to Jonathan for participating in this conversation.

It was an absolute honour to engage in a conversation with Madhu about her Chapter, Mental Health and Running. Madhu generously shared the following: - her running journey - the impact running has had on her confidence - the various marathons and ultramarathons she has participated in globally - the inspiration to run her most recent marathon (the Manchester Marathon) in a saree - the gender stere...

It was an absolute honour to engage in a hearty conversation with Lali about her Chapter, Realms of my Soul from Surviving to Thriving. Lali generously shares the following: - her journey as an author - mental health - a spiritual awakening - core childhood wounds An enormous thanks to Lali for taking the time to have this wonderful conversation and to all those that will be connecting with it on...

In a special partnership between Human Chapters and Regional Victorians of Colour, we are engaging in conversations with community members about their experience of the recent floods in regional Victoria. An enormous thanks to Rutu for participating in this conversation.

It was an absolute honour to engage in a conversation with Soenke about his Chapter, Staying True to the Purpose. Soenke generously shared the following in this conversation: - his introduction - previous careers in Population Health, a pharmaceutical company, etc. - his love for nature, togetherness, teamwork, and connection - his love for Master of Public Health - pivotal events - his Health Pro...

In a special partnership between Human Chapters and Regional Victorians of Colour, we are engaging in conversations with community members about their experience of the recent floods in regional Victoria. An enormous thanks to Neha for participating in this conversation.

It was an absolute pleasure to engage in a conversation with Alison about her Chapter, Identities. Alison generously shared a part of her life that delved into her professional and motherhood journey. Below is a summary of our conversation: - Alison's Journey in Speech and Language Pathology - Her love for literacy - The shift from Perth to Brisbane - Motherhood - The shifts between societal e...

In a special partnership between Human Chapters and Regional Victorians of Colour, we are engaging in conversations with community members about their experience of the recent floods in regional Victoria. An enormous thanks to Ali for participating in this conversation.

It was an honour to engage in a conversation with Jeremiah about his Chapter, The Phenomenal Teacher. Jeremiah generously shared the following in this conversation: - his career in teaching - his family background in education - the people that have inspired his drive and passion - his understanding and implementation of Structured Literacy before he knew it was called that Jeremiah can be found o...

It was an honour to engage in a conversation with Ruhee about her Chapter, Advocating for Yourself as a Woman of Colour. Ruhee generously shares numerous points about why she selected this Chapter and some of these include: - her migration journey - what diversity and inclusion mean to her - the depth of depression - the reconnection with her purpose - her business, Allied Collective - the main ta...

It was an absolute honour to engage in a robust conversation with Melanie about her Chapter, My Journey in Education. Melanie generously discussed the following points: - The beginning of her journey in Education. - Her son's dyslexia diagnosis. - Her own journey in the Science of Reading and why it became an obsessive mission, passion, and deep love. - Her work in Montreal, Canada. - Her pass...

It was an honour to have a conversation with Meena about her Chapter, Discovering Me Through Volunteering. Meena discussed the following in this conversation:  - Her transition to Shepparton (a town in Victoria, Australia).  - Her deep involvement in several volunteer organisations - South Shepparton Community House, Greater Charter Women's Advisory Committee, The Door Bells - Migrant Wo...

It was a deep honour and privilege to have a conversation with my mum, Niranjana about her childhood. She is an absolute pillar of strength and a beautiful soul that I get to call mum.    An enormous thanks to mum for taking the time, energy, and effort into having this beautiful conversation for International Women's Day. This will be available on Human Chapters YouTube and Human Chapte...

It was an absolute honour to engage in this incredible conversation with Tasneem about her Chapter, Diversity and Cross-Cultural Inclusion. Tasneem discusses the following:  - a little bit about her childhood across regional Australia  - the metaphorical significance of the Melbourne airport  - her careers, voluntary work, and various posts that have carved the path to her current w...

It was an absolute honour to engage in a conversation with Heather about her Chapter, Love Literacy Mount Maunganui. Heather discusses the following points: - Her child's diagnoses - dyslexia, dysgraphia, and dyscalculia  - the course of these diagnoses and how they impacted Heather's career decision  - Her career paths from Insurance to early childhood teaching to becoming a Structured...