About Zen

Zen is an accredited divorce and family mediator, trauma informed certified, a survivor of domestic violence, and the founder of Rise Against Domestic Violence SA. She brings both professional training and lived experience to every interaction, supporting individuals facing abuse, separation, and family conflict with the kind of understanding that only comes from walking the road herself.

With a sharp focus on practical guidance and emotional resilience, Zen combines her passion for creativity, and social media to raise awareness and drive real change. Her work empowers others to find clarity, confidence, and a way forward when everything feels impossible.

What Is Mediation

Mediation is a voluntary, confidential process that helps people resolve disputes through structured conversation, guided by a trained, neutral third party called a mediator. It is not therapy, and it is not court. Mediation is a practical, solution focused approach that gives everyone involved the opportunity to be heard, understood, and actively part of creating an outcome that works for them.

Unlike court battles where decisions are imposed, mediation empowers people to take control of their own solutions. This is especially important in emotionally charged situations like divorce, family issues, or communication breakdowns.

How Mediation Helps Families

Family dynamics can be complicated. Emotions often run high, misunderstandings happen, and sometimes the people we care about most are the ones we clash with the hardest. Mediation offers families a safe space to address conflict directly, with respect and without blame.

I am an accredited divorce and family mediator and trauma informed certified. I do not practise privately. I use my skills exclusively within Rise Against Domestic Violence SA (RISE), the organisation I founded as a survivor, for survivors. All support I provide through Rise is completely free of charge.

I have a strong passion for conflict resolution, especially when it comes to helping families navigate the emotional turmoil that often follows abuse, separation, or trauma. Through Rise, I use my training and lived experience to guide survivors and families through tough conversations, lower conflict, and find realistic, workable solutions.

My focus is entirely on support, guidance, and helping survivors communicate and move forward. Survivors are often silenced, dismissed, or pushed through draining processes that only add to their trauma. It is about real impact. It means giving survivors the support and tools they need to move forward with dignity, clear direction, and meaningful help that truly makes a difference.

Just My Thoughts on a Notepad

Since MAY 2025, I have found a new passion in writing about my own experiences through life. Putting my thoughts down has become more than just personal reflection. It has helped raise awareness, opened conversations, and allowed me to share what I have lived through in a way that connects with others. It is raw and honest, and it reminds people they are not alone.

What started as words on a page has grown into something bigger. I created a free peer support guide on trauma and C PTSD specifically for survivors of domestic violence, based on lived experience and trauma informed principles. I also run a peer support group for people struggling through trauma, a space where survivors can connect, share, and heal together.

These resources are not clinical services and do not replace professional mental health support. They are survivor to survivor, designed to walk alongside you, not treat you.

Writing has become another way for me to reach out, shine a light on hard truths, and hopefully give someone else the courage to keep going.