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WHO I AM
I am Dr Tjanara Goreng Goreng, Founder of Aboriginal Women's Business Retreats, Sacred Ceremonials, the Soul Spirit and Mind Wellness Centre based in the ACT - a wellness centre focused on psychology-counselling, soul healing, providing meditation and relaxation sessions and training and doing ngungkari medicine and Reiki healing sessions.
I'm a Wakka Wakka and Wulli Wulli Traditional Custodian of Central Queensland, a grandmother, mother and at 67 yrs am an Elder in our First Nations traditions.
I am trained as a psychotherapist, social worker, psychologist and I have a PhD from the Australian National University in sacred leadership theory and how First Nations peoples develop 'sacred leaders'.
I have worked in the USA, Canada, Denmark, Mexico, India, France, UK and Italy as a consultant and conference keynote speaker, facilitating healing workshops and Women's Business Retreats.
I have worked in the Federal NSW and QLD governments in senior management, policy advisory roles and program management and have 50 years of work/career experience in my fields.
My psychotherapy practice SOUL SPIRIT MIND CENTRE is a whole person healing recovery space that focuses on family dysfunction recovery, especially generational trauma, violence, addiction and physical, sexual and emotional abuse. I specialise in spiritual and sacred soul recovery utilising Indigenous wisdom, meditation and relaxation techniques alongside psychology, counselling, hypnotherapy and other modalities that support wellness and recovery. See Services
SACRED CEREMONIES is a service I created to engage First Nations ceremonial practices for life events and to co-create these individual events for life events as special and sacred events for you and your family. This is a way to bridge the cultural divide and support healing and reconciliation. See services.
I am a Reiki Master Teacher and provide sessions for those who request these. I can also provide distance healing. Please visit the Services section for more information.
I do Indigenous Leadership Masterclasses for The Leadership Institute in major capital cities each year as part of the Indigenous Leadership Summits.
I have spent 25+ years working in academia as a University lecturer or Director of Aboriginal Education and currently teach in the School of Medicine and Pyshology at ANU Canberra.
TEDx CANBERRA
WHAT IF OUR LEADERS WERE HUMBLE?
FEBRUARY 2021
ABC 7:30
THE MEANING OF THE MARCH 4 JUSTICE
MARCH 2021
PERSONAL EVENT
WHAT SACRED LEADERSHIP MEANS
JUNE 2018
INTERVIEW WITH KEITH SQUIRES
SHARING SACRED LEADERSHIP
MAY 2019
AUSTRALIAN COUNCIL OF THE ARTS
SELF AS LEADER IN
TIMES OF CRISIS
JUNE 2020
GNIBI COLLEGE, SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY
HEALING CIRCLE IN KALUMBURU, WA
MARCH 2016
TALKPOINT INTERVIEW
WHAT IS SACRED LEADERSHIP?
MARCH 2018
TALKPOINT INTERVIEW
WHAT IT MEANS
TO BE AN ELDER
MARCH 2018
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