Change for October 14 - Balancing Reciprosity and Connection

Balancing reciprocity with connection

SFN Zoom session |  Monday 14 October at 5.30pm (Sydney time)

Apologies on behalf of Johanna de Ruyter who couldn't present tonight due to unforeseen circumstances. Johanna's session will be rescheduled soon. 

Zoom Session
Click above or go to:

https://zoom.uts.edu.au/j/85880392707

A wise friend once told me that the opposite of addiction isn’t sobriety; it’s connection.

Connection is a fundamental driver of our spirit and experiences, shaping the choices we make and the environments we engage with.

While this source of connection is abundant and rejuvenating, some of us may find ourselves overextending or experiencing burnout in certain situations.

Reciprocity offers a balance where connection can thrive sustainably. In this session, we’ll explore the concepts of reciprocity, giving, and receiving, as well as what it truly means to be connected. We’ll also examine how, despite the countless forms of connection available today, we often struggle to harness their full potential for the betterment of our planet and humanity.

Bio

Vanessa (Ness) Song is a creator of ecosystems, community, and multi-modality creative expression. She works as a freelance creator; applying her gifts and talents to empower those who wish to positively impact our planet. Her experiences working in systems development, high level executive roles in Federal and State politics as well as National organising directives in the Union movement have lent themselves into the culmination of her work today.

She is a founding member of the youth organisation, YEmpower, a community geared towards the empowerment of young people. Currently undergoing development and transformation to encompass a broader understanding of community, connection, expression and creativity.

Vanessa is a passionate deep ecologist, with a fire and deep drive for advocacy and the protection of our Earth and it’s systems. This ethos deeply guides all the work she undertakes. A lifelong learner of life, she is currently studying Traditional Chinese Medicine, a practice that guides her deeper into her unfaltering love and respect for our Earth and it’s natural remedies and medicines.

You can find more of her work on instagram @create_with_ness