The first thing I need to know,' I said to the detective,

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Join me on Instagram where you can explore some snippets of my life and work. I share my passion on a range of issues close to my heart including child safety and trauma. My two whippets are also quite adorable and make the odd appearance!

My opinion piece in today's @sydneymorningherald @theageaustralia on 'Adolescence' but more importantly on economic inequality (note, not poverty, but the wealth gap) and its relationship with the manosphere and gendered violence. Because there are m
My opinion piece in today’s the Age/SMH on the Australian Law Reform Commission’s inquiry recommendations on justice responses to sex crimes. It’s a lengthy report (almost 700 pages) with 64 recommendations, all of which are importa
DM me if interested in joining this class. #memoir #writingcommunity #writer #tellyourstory #survivorstories #australianstories #learntowrite #macedonranges
Today is the birthday of my dearest beautiful friend Emma who died in 2000 from cancer. It is also the one year anniversary of receiving my own cancer diagnosis. I tested positive for Covid the same day so spent the next week covered in puppies in a
Thank you @buzzfeedoz. Yes it is difficult calling all of these ‘relationships’ when many are plainly illegal and clearly abuse. The openness in which these examples have taken place (and let’s face it, there are trillions more we c
In today’s the Age / SMH Good Weekend magazine, read an extended excerpt from the start of ‘Groomed’. @theageaustralia @affirmpress @sydneymorningherald @goodweekendmag #groomed #soniaorchard #memoir #australianauthor #abuse #abuse
This is an extract from my book ‘Groomed’, which you can read in full in @theageaustralia or @sydneymorningherald @goodweekendmag. If not a subscriber you can buy this weekend’s paper to read it in the Age/SMH Good Weekend. If these
Groomed was launched last night at Readings Bookstore, launched by Martin Hughes, mc’ed by Mary Gearin. Such a fabulous night. Thank you friends for celebrating with me - your support means so much ❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏#groomed #soniaorchard #booklaunch
I have been raging a lot lately about the justice system, then today I received these gorgeous flowers from ‘Madeleine’ - not her real name, but that’s what I call her in my book - to congratulate me about ‘Groomed’. It&
Harrison James is a survivor, tireless advocate and founder of the #yourreferenceaintrelevant campaign. It is ridiculous and obscene that he has even needed to run this campaign to remove the right of convicted (yes, convicted, not just those who are