Perfectly Imperfect Consulting

29/04/2026

God we lift little Sharon up to you right now.
You see exactly where she is.
Nothing is hidden from You.
In the bush, in the dark, in the unknown Your eyes are on her.

Lord, place Your protection over her.
Wrap her in Your arms like a blanket.
Keep her safe from harm, from fear, from anything that would hurt her.

If she is scared, comfort her.
If she is cold, warm her.
If she is alone, let her feel that she is not alone that You are right there beside her.

God, guide the searchers.
Lead their steps directly to her.
Clear the path, open the way,
and bring her home safely to her family.

Be with her mum, her grandparents, and her community.
Hold them in their grief and fear.
Give them strength to keep believing and holding on.

Lord, we ask for a miracle, that Sharon is found alive, safe, and returned home.

We place her in Your hands,
trusting that You are bigger than this situation.

Amen. 🙏🏽 ✝️♥️🌺

“He will cover you with His feathers, and under His wings you will find refuge.”
Psalm 91:4

20/04/2026

13/04/2026

🌿 WATERLILY HEALING | COMMUNITY SUPPORT 🌿
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and we stand in strong support of our partners and the important work being done in community to raise awareness, provide education, and support healing.
We encourage our community to get behind these upcoming events hosted by Ruby Gaea / DCASV 👇

✨ WHAT’S ON:
🔹 Trivia Night – Friday 17 April | 6:30pm
📍 Darwin Trailer Boat Club
A great night to come together, connect, and support a powerful cause. Tickets are $10 and include a drink voucher.
🔹 FREE Online Workshop – Tuesday 28 April | 11am–12pm
Learn about supporting survivors of sexual violence, recognising signs, and how to respond safely.
🔹 Lived Experience Group (Diamond Art) – Wednesday 29 April | 10am–12pm
📍 Darwin Medicare Mental Health Centre
A safe and supportive space for women and gender diverse people.

💛 At Waterlily Healing, we know that healing happens in safe spaces, through connection, truth-telling, and community-led support.
We stand in solidarity with all survivors and continue to walk alongside our community in raising awareness, breaking shame, and creating safer futures.
If you can, show up. Learn. Support. Yarn.

13/04/2026

Member Monday | Perfectly Imperfect Consulting

This week, we introduce Perfectly Imperfect Consulting — an Indigenous-owned business dedicated to creating safe, meaningful spaces for healing, learning, and courageous conversations.

Led by Karyn Moyle, a highly experienced workshop facilitator and proud Warlpiri, Eastern Arrernte, and Djaru woman, Perfectly Imperfect Consulting brings both professional expertise and deep lived experience to every engagement. With insight shaped by Indigenous mental health, su***de, intergenerational trauma, and the ongoing impacts of the Stolen Generation, Karyn delivers workshops and conversations with authenticity, compassion, and cultural strength.

Now living and working on Larrakia Country, Karyn is committed to supporting individuals, organisations, and communities through trauma-informed, culturally grounded facilitation that inspires understanding, reflection, and positive change.

To learn more about Perfectly Imperfect Consulting or to connect with Karyn, get in touch today.
https://www.perfectlyimperfect.consulting/

10/04/2026

So today I was told by an NT Police officer that I was “enabling” Aboriginal people because I gave them food. This was the 3rd time I have been advised this throughout my life whenever I have fed homeless people.

here’s the reality…

Across Australia, over 122,000 people are experiencing homelessness.

But in the Northern Territory, it hits even harder.

The NT has the highest rate of homelessness in the country, and the majority of people experiencing homelessness here are Aboriginal people.

While Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up around 3% of the Australian population… we make up around 20% of those experiencing homelessness nationally.

In the NT, that gap is even bigger.

We are around 8 to 9 times more likely to experience homelessness than non-Indigenous Australians.

So when I’m standing there feeding people…
I’m not creating a problem.

I’m standing in the middle of one that already exists and has existed since I can remember seeing it growing up in Darwin.

These people were there long before me.
They come back whether I give them food or not.

Because that place is more than just a “spot.”
It’s connection. It’s family. It’s survival.

And the truth is…

Most people experiencing homelessness aren’t even sleeping rough many are couch surfing or living in overcrowded homes, this is why so many of our people suffer with such illnesses as Rhumatic heart.

For our mob, overcrowding is a big reality.
Sometimes outside feels safer than inside.

And here’s something else we don’t talk about enough…

Across Australia whether Indigenous or non-Indigenous people self-medicate on Alcohol and or Drugs.

Not because they want to…
but because they are trying to cope.

Trying to cope with trauma.
Grief.
Loss.
Mental health struggles.

Around 1 in 5 Australians experience mental health challenges each year, and substance use is often linked to people trying to manage that pain.

For people experiencing homelessness, those struggles are even higher.

So when we see someone drinking…
we need to ask why.

Don’t get me wrong…
sometimes my people drive me insane too.

I’ve asked them to move on when they’re intoxicated and loud because I still have a job to do. But I have always asked with respect and They have listened.

But that doesn’t mean I won’t feed them if I have food and they don’t.
It doesn’t mean I’ll treat them any less than human.

My grandfather and my uncles lived in the long grass…
so this is personal for me.

What I see every day isn’t just “public drinking.”
I see trauma. I see grief. I see loss. I see survival.

And we need to talk about something even deeper…

In the NT, Aboriginal people experience some of the highest su***de rates in the country.

And we know there is a strong connection between:
• Homelessness
• Trauma
• Mental health
• Alcohol and drug use

Yet somehow…

Police respond quickly when people call to have our mob moved on…
but when there is a su***de call… it’s silence, or they turn up too late.

Why is that?
And I’ll say this too…

I watched an Aboriginal woman walking past on her own, stopped and searched.
She had a Coke and groceries in her bag, She was sober and had nothing illegal on her, she looked scared and by what I saw was just walking home.

Would that have happened if she wasn’t Aboriginal?

We cannot arrest our way out of this.
We cannot move people on and call it a solution.

And here’s the part that really needs to be said…

Across Australia, there are services that feed and support people experiencing homelessness.

And no one questions it.

But when it’s Aboriginal people…
or when community steps in to care for our own…

it gets labelled as “enabling.”

And just to be clear…

There is no law in Australia that makes it illegal to feed someone who is hungry.

Feeding someone is not the problem.

The problem is:

Lack of housing.
Lack of culturally safe spaces.
Lack of real investment in healing.
And systems that respond with control instead of care.

I’m not writing this because I think I’m right.

I’m writing this because I want to hear from others without bias and racial views.

What are we missing?
What else can be done?
How do we do better for our people in the NT?

Because doing nothing…
and just moving people on for an hour or two is not working.

What’s your ideas 💡 how do we help break this cycle? Or is it to far gone or to hard?
✝️🌺❤️

10/04/2026