Frequently Asked Questions
Answers To Commonly Questions
What is She Will Rise?
She Will Rise is a safe, supportive space for women impacted by domestic violence. We provide mentoring, workshops, educational resources, and community connection to help you rebuild your self-worth, rediscover your identity, and step confidently into your future.
I’m not ready to leave my current situation—can I still reach out?
Absolutely. Support doesn’t require you to take any specific action before you’re ready. We can provide emotional support, resources, and safety planning tools at whatever stage you’re in—completely confidentially.
How do I book Michelle for a speaking engagement or workshop?
You can fill out our Contact Form or email us directly. Include your organisation name, preferred date, and event details, and we’ll be in touch to tailor the session to your audience’s needs.
Do I have to share my full story to access support?
Not at all. You choose what and how much you’re comfortable sharing. We create a non-judgmental, confidential environment where your boundaries are always respected.
Is there a cost to join your programs?
We offer a mix of free resources, affordable group programs, and personalised mentoring sessions. Our goal is to ensure support is accessible, and we can help you explore options that suit your needs and budget.
Are your services only for women on the Gold Coast?
While we’re based on the Gold Coast, many of our workshops, mentoring sessions, and resources are available online, so women across Australia—and beyond—can access support.
Empowering women impacted by domestic violence to renew rebuild and restore their self-worth, rediscover their true identity, beyond any labels and past experiences and step boldly into a future filled with hope.
Mentoring Services
We understand that leaving an abusive relationship can feel traumatic and feel like you’re wandering through a maze of confusion where nothing seems clear, and every path in front of you is filled with uncertainty.
Our mentoring program is here to help you find your way. With guidance and support, we’ll walk beside you as you navigate the twists and turns, helping you reclaim a sense of direction and hope.
Our Services are offered 1 on 1, face to face and in a groups setting and include:
Navigating the Maze of Confusion to Self-Discovery
Guided by someone who’s walked a similar path, we’ll work together to find clarity after domestic violence. This journey is about reclaiming your identity, understanding your experiences, and restoring your sense of self-worth.
Strengthening Your Resilience and Self-Belief
Recognise the resilience that has carried you this far. We’ll celebrate your progress, identify your strengths, and empower you to meet challenges with renewed self-belief and inner strength.
Empowerment and Confidence Building
Rediscover your self-worth by recognising your unique strengths and abilities. Through encouragement and practical support, we’ll help you set personal goals and celebrate every achievement, reinforcing your confidence and sense of value.
Life Skills Coaching for Self-Empowerment
Develop essential and practical skills that affirm your independence and self-worth, from budgeting and job searching to crafting strong resumes and cover letters, or practicing interview techniques, so you can move forward with confidence and embrace new possibilities.
Healthy Relationships and Boundaries planted in Self-Respect
Learn to recognise red flags and set healthy boundaries, so you can build relationships that honour your value. Together, we’ll define what respectful, supportive connections look like for you.
Practical Life Skills for Independent Self-Worth
Develop everyday skills that strengthen your confidence and autonomy, reinforcing the belief that you are fully capable and deserving of stability and success.
Please call for a full list
Workshops
Our workshops are thoughtfully designed to support women on their journey of healing and self-discovery after experiencing domestic violence. Each session provides a safe, welcoming space where participants can learn practical skills, build confidence, and connect with others who understand their experiences.
These workshops empower women to rebuild their self-worth, develop healthy relationships, and gain tools for independence and resilience.
The Power of Self-Compassion and Letting Go of Shame and Guilt
Explore how self-compassion can transform the healing process. Through reflective exercises and discussion, practice releasing self-blame and embracing kindness toward yourself.
Navigating the Maze of Confusion in Understanding the Lasting Impacts of Abuse and how to break through it.
Demystify the emotional and psychological toll of domestic violence. This workshop empowers you with the knowledge and validation you’ve been searching for to help you make sense of your experiences with clarity to move forward.
Embrace Your Resilience and Tap into Your Inner Strength
Identify the strengths you've developed through adversity and learn how to use them as tools for empowerment. Share stories and strategies for overcoming obstacles and building a fulfilling life.
Finding the True Version of Who You Are
This workshop provides practical tools and supportive exercises to help you rediscover your inner strength and self-worth. It is designed for women who have been impacted by domestic violence and, as a result, have become disconnected from their sense of self. Through this experience, you’ll be guided to rediscover your true value, empowering you to confidently express your needs, reclaim your voice, and rebuild your confidence.
Taking Back What Was Always Yours by Simplifying the Impact to Restore Self-Worth
Together, we’ll break down the complex effects of abuse into understandable insights, helping you process emotions, recognise patterns, and gain self-awareness key steps in restoring your self-worth.
Financial Freedom and Money Management for New Beginnings
Gain essential knowledge and confidence in managing your finances, from budgeting and saving to understanding credit and planning for the future. Build a foundation for independence and security.
Advocacy
Advocacy is the courageous act of standing up for yourself and others, ensuring that every voice is heard and valued. It means speaking out against injustice, supporting those who have been silenced, and working collectively to bring about meaningful change.
Through advocacy, we foster empowerment, inspire hope, and help build a community where respect, dignity, and equality thrive. Whether it’s sharing your own story or supporting someone else’s journey, advocacy is a powerful force for healing, justice, and transformation.
Advocacy in Court:
I can accompany you to court as a source of support and assist with applying for a Domestic Violence Order.
School Support:
I am able to accompany parents to school meetings to help address issues such as bullying and advocate for your child’s needs.
Police Support:
I can provide support by accompanying you to the police station, ensuring you feel safe and supported throughout the process.
In case of an emergency please contact:
Polices Services Australia: 000
Polices Services New Zealand 111
Support Services Australia and New Zealand:
Australia
DVConnect Womensline
This is a statewide telephone service that offers free professional support to women wo are experiencing DFV. 1800 811 811
1800 RESPECT
This is a national service providing confidential information and counselling. 1800 737 732
Lifeline
Lifeline provides Australians experiencing a personal crisis with access to crisis support and suicide prevention services. (24 hours a day, 7 days a week 131144
Sexual Assault Line Queensland
The Sexual Assault Helpline team are specialist counsellors who will always listen and believe you. Call our team for advice and support on 1800 010 120. You can choose to be anonymous.
NEW ZEALAND
Lifeline Aotearoa ( a community helpline)
Provides free, confidential, 24/7 suicide prevention and crisis support in New Zealand through helplines, text support, and counselling for individuals, families, and communities.
Phone 0800 543 3 Suicide crisis line: 0508 TAUTOKO
Are You Ok?
A family violence information service that provides free, confidential, 24/7 suicide prevention and crisis support in New Zealand.
Phone 0800 456 450
Shine
Provides help to anyone experiencing violence. Phone 0508 744 633
Women's Refuge
Assists women and their children. Phone 0800 733 843.
Please Note: I am not a Lawyer or a Registered Mental Heath Practioner. If you are requiring these supports. I would encourage you to seek a Lawyer through Legal Aid if it is your chosen preference and also the services of a Registered Mental Health Practioner. I am also able to support you and connect you, should you require it.
Speaking Services
Faith, Self-Worth, and Empowerment
Sharing parts of my testimony, from not knowing God to developing a personal relationship with Him. How my faith played a crucial role in my recovery process. The years of work, growth, and the healing it took to reach where I am today. The importance of who you listen too on your own recovery.
The biblical truths and principles that helped restore my self-esteem. The highs and lows of the recovery process in working and community. Practical ways you can share your own light with others.
How Abuse Erodes Self-Worth
Speak about ways domestic violence diminishes self-esteem, self-confidence, and how survivors begin to question their own reality and value and how you can break through in creating a new you, new reality and new life. The Impact of abuse on self-image.
Breaking the Cycle of Shame and Guilt
.Speak about how shame and guilt are often wrongly carried by survivors, and how letting go of the attachments and how to release it and how doing this can open the door to self-acceptance.
Laying the old man to bed> Why survivors find it challenging comprehending it?
Explores the loss of self and Identity. The grieving process that is longer for most women impacted by Domestic Violence. The layers and roles of shame and guilt in keeping survivors stuck. The Role of Forgiveness and Acceptance and the Support Systems and Safe Spaces needed to let it drop from your head to your heart and how it is possible too, to lay it to bed.
Setting Boundaries as an Act of Self-Respect
How self-worth is the foundation. I share the importance of boundaries in regaining a sense of worth and protecting your emotional and physical well-being. How saying NO is a full sentence. Teach you how to have unshakable strength to maintain them even when there is resistance.
The impact Domestic Violence has on Children:
I speak about how some children read the environment of domestic violence from personal experience. Learning by Observation. The things they start telling themselves. How they carry the weight and burden of domestic violence from childhood, through to their youth and into adulthood. The impact of neglect and explore what happens when there is no accountability. I speak about how not being believed impacts them mentally and psychologically.
Please email for the full list [email protected] or call 0434805857.