Time To Thrive

08/10/2026

School holidays, family, Maldives, Beautiful sweet time together ❤️

25/09/2026

17/09/2026

I spent years telling everyone else to do this course before I finally said yes myself.
I was finding parts of parenting hard, feeling a little lost in motherhood and wanting to do something for me.
At the rites of passage leadership training, I felt seen. I shared stories, listened to others and remembered how much I love connecting with people beyond the everyday rush.
It was also where I drew a picture of what would become Toorongo Valley Estate. So welcoming this training here feels pretty special.
If any of this sounds familiar, I’d love you to have a look. Comment LEADERSHIP and I’ll send you the details. 🤍

The Rites of Passage Institute Arne Rubinstein Toorongo Valley Estate

16/09/2026

Good things really do come to those people that go outside.

11/09/2026

How do we help teenagers believe in themselves as they find their way into adulthood? 🌿

As parents, teachers and mentors, we want our young people to feel confident, capable and connected. Sometimes we need support and practical tools to help them get there, too.

That’s what drew me to Dr Arne Rubinstein’s Rites of Passage work.
After following his work for years, I attended leadership training near Mullumbimby. It had a profound impact on me personally and helped shape my vision for Toorongo Valley Estate.

This November, we’re welcoming that work here.

Rites of Passage Leadership Training Level 1
is a three-day experience for adults who want to support others through growth and change — especially parents, teachers, youth workers, outdoor educators, coaches and mentors.

It’s an opportunity to spend time in nature, connect with people who care about this work and learn ways to support young people as they build resilience, independence and self-belief.

📍 Toorongo Valley Estate, Noojee, Gippsland, Victoria
🗓 13–15 November 2026
I’m so excited to share something that has meant so much to me.
Message LEADERSHIP for the program details, and share this Toorongo Valley Estate The Rites of Passage Institute

18/04/2026

My quiet mind - Time off-grid with family is the best. Book it in when you get a minute there is no peace like it. Share your off grid place

13/03/2026

My happy place.

Toorongo Valley Estate is my happy place.

It’s the most tranquil, beautiful space that allows me to slow down and just be present. When I’m here, the endless to-do lists seem to fade away. Oops I always plan to get so much done and then I get lost in the environment.
I find myself observing.
Watching the river flowing.
Listening to the birds.
Feeling the land around me.

It’s where my mind becomes calm and my creativity starts to flow again.
I find myself visualising the future… imagining people gathering here, couples getting married, families reconnecting, friends celebrating, communities coming together.

This land feels sacred to me.
There is something deeply special about it, and it’s held in my soul every day. I feel incredibly grateful to care for this beautiful place and to share it with others who come here to connect with nature, with each other, and with themselves.

Toorongo Valley Estate really is something special.

12/03/2026

If I could go back and sit beside the teenage girl I once was, there are a few things I’d want her to know.
Not because she did anything wrong…
but because she didn’t yet realise how powerful she was.
So many of us spent parts of our teenage years wanting to belong, wanting approval, and sometimes ignoring that quiet voice inside us.
If you could give one piece of wisdom to the girl you once were…
what would it be?
I’d love to hear it.
And if you have a daughter, niece, or young woman in your life, maybe this is something worth sharing with her

25/02/2026

Yesterday I shared about rites of passage for teenagers.
About how I’m excited to bring rites of passage onto our land. So that we can support young people transition as they move from childhood into adulthood.
And since then, I’ve been sitting with something.
As our children grow and change, we do too.
When they step into more independence… something shifts in us as mothers.
It’s can be subtle and it can feel like a sledge hammer🥴😄. Some of us will hold it quiet.
I’ve felt it in my own journey, the letting go, the redefining, the questions of who I am in this next season.
It’s not always obvious.
But it’s real.
It’s a rite of passage happening alongside theirs.
And I’m realising how important it is that we don’t navigate that shift alone.
because growth deserves space.
I’m feeling drawn to create more of that space again.
Not as an expert.
Not as someone with answers.
Just as a woman who understands that these seasons matter and we always need more fun.
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