Mentoring
We’re a community of people who understand, who can relate, and who know that recovery and resilience can be found through judgement free, peer-to-peer lived experience support.
Guided by the lived experience of many, we know that a safe and secure environment is paramount to enabling women to reset their lives and move forward with confidence. Mentoring is not advice giving, it is sharing of one’s life learnings and experiences to help another.
We also know people feel like they can move mountains if they feel supported. Mentoring from someone who has lived a similar journey can be one of the most powerful supports that you will find.
Mentorship builds a strong sense of belonging, non-judgemental guidance, understanding and peer to peer live experience support. Speaking about past experiences can be cathartic, enabling survivors to feel truly heard.
Critical to the Women’s Resilience programs is a peer-to-peer mentoring service, cross-border, face to face and online. Our primary focus is long-term sustainable recovery, utilising the power of mentoring, following an effective trauma-sensitive, evidence grounded clinical & capacity building resilience program.
The Women’s Resilience Centre has researched with UTS and our Lived Experience Advisory and has identified the best practices for our service:
We carefully screen to ensure mentors are skilled and can offer an empathetic lived experience, demonstrate a strong road to recovery and living a positive life.
We offer “lived experience mentors” for support and “ capability building mentors” to help build new skills and knowledge.
Mentors and mentees are effectively matched using the MentorCloud Technology and an intake assessment.
Ongoing training and professional development is provided to ensure safety, confidentiality and mentoring insights.
Why become a mentee?
Recovery is a journey that doesn't have to be walked alone. As a mentee in our program, you'll be matched with a mentor who truly understands your path - someone who offers genuine support without judgement or hidden agendas. Your mentor is there simply to help you navigate forward and build the positive future you deserve.
Whether you're seeking emotional support from someone with lived experience who has walked a similar journey, or practical guidance from a capability-building mentor who can help develop new skills, you'll have someone dedicated to believing in your potential and supporting your growth.
Our mentoring relationships provide a safe space where you can be truly heard, gain confidence in your decisions, and develop the tools you need for long-term success. You'll discover that with the right support, you really can move mountains on your path to independence and wellbeing.
Mentee training and support is available each month to help you get the most from your mentoring relationship.
Why be a mentor?
Mentoring with the Women's Resilience Centre offers a profound opportunity to create lasting change in women's lives while contributing to your own personal and professional growth. Whether you're an individual with lived experience, a professional looking to give back, or part of a corporate team committed to social impact, we have mentoring opportunities that match your skills and availability.
For Lived Experience Mentors: If you've walked a similar path of recovery and resilience, your story has the power to inspire hope and healing. As a lived experience mentor, you'll provide non-judgmental support, understanding, and encouragement to women who are rebuilding their lives. Your journey of recovery becomes a beacon of possibility for others, demonstrating that healing and independence are achievable. This peer-to-peer connection often proves to be one of the most powerful forms of support our clients receive.
For Capability Building Mentors: Professionals and skilled individuals can share their expertise to help women develop practical skills for independence and economic empowerment. Whether you have experience in business, finance, career development, education, technology, or other professional areas, your knowledge can help women build the capabilities they need for sustainable recovery and long-term success.
For Corporate Partners: We invite forward-thinking businesses to engage their employees in our mentoring program as part of their commitment to gender equality and social impact. Corporate mentoring participation offers your staff meaningful volunteer opportunities that build team morale while addressing a critical community need. Your employees can contribute as either lived experience mentors or capability building mentors, creating authentic engagement with your company's values while developing leadership and communication skills.
The Impact You'll Make: As a mentor, you're not just offering support – you're helping break the cycle of domestic abuse with sustainable, life-changing outcomes that impact families for generations. You'll be part of our comprehensive recovery approach that goes beyond crisis intervention to provide the vital ongoing support that helps women truly rebuild their lives.
Your Commitment, Your Way: We understand that everyone's availability is different. Our flexible mentoring model accommodates various schedules and preferences, with options for face-to-face, online, or hybrid mentoring relationships. All mentors receive thorough training, ongoing professional development, and continuous support to ensure meaningful, safe connections.
Ready to Make a Difference? Join our community of mentors who understand that recovery and resilience flourish through judgment-free, peer-to-peer support. Whether you're sharing lived experience, professional skills, or representing your corporate team's commitment to social change, your contribution will help women move mountains on their journey to independence and wellbeing.
Contact us to learn more about becoming a mentor and discover how your unique skills and experience can create transformative change.