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Today, we continue the conversation with a woman steeped in Corporate Organizational Structure.\\xa0 10 years ago, Michelle Black was a senior organizational development consultant in Brisbane but felt she could be making a bigger difference\\u2026 when she came upon University level couseling and psychology.\\xa0 \\xa0

Focussing initially on stress & anxiety among children and adults in care organisations, she has recently written a children\\u2019s book called \\u201cEllie and the Sunflowers\\u201d aimed at\\xa0 soothing anxiety and worry in young people\\u2019s lives.\\xa0 Using evidence-based tools, the story keeps the learnings external which allows them to be more easily received by children of diverse abilities.\\xa0 The story of Emily and her new horse Ellie are ideal for these times of isolation where kids may be feeling lonely, confused, unsure or even anxious.

The stats say that more than 6% of children across our population experience anxiety \\u2013 but I\\u2019m going to shift the focus today to a lighter word \\u201cangst\\u201d as I believe that includes many more kids \\u2013 like myself growing up.

The Goods on Michelle:

Michelle Black, founder of Elegrow is an Organisational Development Consultant, Educator Counsellor and author with more than 20 years\\u2019 experience as a senior manager and executive; Leading, developing and transforming people and their experiences for positive outcomes. Michelle has a Master of Counselling \\u2013 Behaviour specialisation, is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Training and Development and has a Grad. Cert. Corporate Management.

\\xa0Author of Ellie and the Sunflowers

Developed combined intervention program from the empirical evidence to risk manage and alleviate stress, trauma and secondary trauma among care professionals: The Care Professional\\u2019s Resilience Program.\\xa0 Pilot study of the program revealed statistically significant outcomes

Contact Michelle:

\\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0Facebook: @elegrowlearning

\\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0Website: www.elegrow.com.au

\\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0LinkedIn: @michelle-black

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