Author of memoir Chasing NormalWho could I become, if I gave myself a chance?That's the question Beck asked herself at the age of eighteen when an unknown future threatened to end her life, after years of sexual abuse by both her grandfathers and absent parents who did nothing to protect her. Leaving her to deal with the abuse completely on her own.Beck made a pact with herself to unlearn everything trauma taught her and relearn everything she could to become 'normal' like everybody else.Beck’s intimate journey is full of heartache, of raw insight into the effects of childhood trauma, including multiple mental breakdowns. But it’s also one where Beck refused to believe suffering was her only option.Beck’s story shows us the road to recovery is not an easy one but worth every step to heal what was broken and live in peace and happiness.

Learn how important and valuable teachers are to a child experiencing trauma.Gain a deeper understanding of how trauma affects learning, engagement and behavioursUnderstand how much your presence mattersDiscover the actions you can implement immediately into your classroom that will make a difference long termTo Book Beck, contact her via message In this powerful and moving presentation, Beck gives a raw account of her own childhood trauma, abuse and neglect throughout most of her primary and secondary years and how it was her teachers that provided her sense of security, consistency, safety and basic needs. So critical were the presence of her teachers, they became the reason she decided not to end her life when school finished.This is a story that needs to be told and heard by every teacher who has ever doubted that they have the power to make a difference. Nat, Head of Differentation, Qld

Childhood Trauma Survivor and Advocate for Transforming TraumaI speak about my personal experience of childhood trauma, abuse and neglect.I love to discuss how trauma impacts survivors, the world we see through the lens of trauma and how this impacts on our development, our social interactions, our relationships, our belief patterns, our sense of self.I openly share unique insights into what I actively did to transform my trauma.