I started out as a high school teacher before making a change to work in social services where I have worked alongside people with a disability, children and young people, people living with mental illness and refugee and asylum seekers. I have more recently returned to teaching in alternate education working with disadvantaged and disengaged young people. Through this work I have witnessed the challenges people face on a daily basis through their external circumstances and internal struggles and the impact this has on their psychological, emotional, physical and spiritual wellbeing. I have learnt from so many amazing people who have shown resilience in striving to reach their potential and achieve their goals in the face of some pretty challenging circumstances and often with limited understanding of the obstacles in their way.