Unique Healing Journeys

16/06/2025

Looking forward to the new season of this program - starting 17th July ☺️✨️🙏🌻

The Shark Cage® Program – 8-week group for women
This supportive and informative group is designed for women who have experienced domestic and family violence or sexual abuse. Over eight weeks, participants will explore the dynamics of abuse, understand their human rights, and learn strategies to build self-worth and empowerment.

Program dates: 17 July – 4 September 2025
Time: 12:00pm – 2:30pm
Location: Centacare FNQ, 10 Thomas Street, North Cairns
Cost: Free (eligibility criteria applies)

Intake required prior to commencement | Places are limited

4044 0130 or email coaching@centacarefnq.org

12/06/2025

Thank you 7 news and community for all your support 🙏 ☺️

27/05/2025

There is lots to unpack on this top. This is a huge milestone. ✨️

Coercive Control is now a criminal offence in Queensland

"For a long time, we've known that coercive control underpins a lot of domestic family violence" Nadia Bromley, CEO, Women's Legal Service Queensland (WLSQ).

Coercive control is a form of domestic and family violence. It is a pattern of behaviour aimed at dominating or controlling another, with the effect of trapping and isolating the victim. Coercive control behaviours have been recognised under the Domestic and Family Violence Act 2012 since August 2023, giving victim-survivors the ability to seek protection through Domestic Violence Orders. This week, coercive control also became a standalone criminal offence in Queensland.

This important change means that abusive behaviour used by an adult on after 26 May 2025 with the intent to coerce or control another person in a domestic setting is now a crime.

An adult commits a coercive control offence if:
➡️the person is in a domestic relationship with another person (the other person); and
➡️the person engages in a course of conduct against the other person that consists of domestic violence occurring on more than 1 occasion; and
➡️the person intends the course of conduct to coerce or control the other person; and
➡️the course of conduct would, in all the circumstances, be reasonably likely to cause the other person harm.

If you or someone you know has experienced coercive control, there are legal options available to apply for protection through Domestic Violence Orders, and to now seek to hold the offender criminally accountable by reporting coercive control behaviour occurring on or after 26 May 2025 to the police.

WLSQ acknowledges the years of advocacy and campaigning to bring about these important changes to recognise this very serious form of domestic violence. We continue to assist women to seek protection when experiencing coercive control through the legal advice and assistance our teams provide in relation to Domestic Violence Orders. More information on recognising coercive control can also be found on our website https://pulse.ly/undwzzw7f6

The Queensland government have also released some helpful resources providing information about the changes to coercive control laws:
➡️Coercive Control Law Changes: https://pulse.ly/reuzobssfg
➡️Need to Know DFV online hub: https://pulse.ly/iu435txygo
➡️"See the patterns of Coercive Control" community awareness campaign https://pulse.ly/mjlauagovb

To read Jessica Bahr’s article for SBS, featuring our CEO Nadia Bromley, look here: https://pulse.ly/xr1gmlkftj

Need support?
🚨 If you or someone you know is in immediate danger, call 000.
📞 To report a non-urgent incident in QLD, call PoliceLink: 131 444
📱 DVConnect (24/7 crisis support): 1800 811 811
📱 1800RESPECT (24/7 counselling): 1800 737 732
⚖️ Free legal help with DV matters – WLSQ Statewide Legal Helpline: 1800 857 857
(Mon–Fri, 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM)

09/05/2025

Going to be a great day down at the Tanks Art Centre. Thank you Cairns Post for sharing this fantasic community event that Centacare FNQ are putting on. ☺️🙏✨️

Cairns is set to get a boost of endorphins over the weekend with a series of free wellness workshops, covering everything from sound meditation to self-defense, held right in the city.

02/05/2025

What a weekend at the Queensland ITF Taekwondo Championships! 🥋

The venue, the hosts, the sportsmanship — all incredible.
I loved being part of it and seeing everyone push through their own challenges: nerves, emotions, new skills, and sparring teammates — everything was welcome.

I'm stoked to have walked away with a bronze medal in patterns — honestly, the best I've ever performed. 🙌

And Hunter absolutely shone!
🏅 Gold in Patterns
🥈 Silver in Free Sparring
🏅 Gold in Special Technique
🏅 Gold in Power Breaking

He even balanced competing and umpiring — showing that hard work (and a little natural talent 😉) pays off.

My favourite takeaway from the weekend:
"Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn... This time, Hunter did both." 💥

We’re now heading towards Nationals in Melbourne, and then onto the World Championships in Italy 🇮🇹
If you'd like to support Hunter’s journey — helping with accommodation and insurance — we’d be so grateful! Every like, share, and donation helps.

👉  https://gofund.me/1dc63e0e

Thanks for being part of the journey! 💙

14/04/2025

Join us in a safe and supportive environment to embark on a journey towards healing and empowerment.

Centacare FNQ Presents: The Shark Cage® Program – an empowering 8-week group for women who have experienced domestic violence or sexual abuse.
Learn about abuse dynamics, set boundaries, and build self-worth in a supportive environment.

Dates: May 1 - June 19, 2025
Time: 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Location: Centacare FNQ, 10 Thomas Street, North Cairns
Cost: Free
Registration essential, eligibility criteria applies.
Contact us to secure your spot! Limited spaces available
Contact (07) 4044 0130 or email coaching@centacarefnq.org

14/04/2025

Feeling stressed or holding onto emotional tension? Your body holds onto trauma in ways you might not even realize—but movement can be the key to release and healing.
Mindful, rhythmic movement engages your body's wisdom, allowing stored emotions to flow, stress to dissolve, and your nervous system to reset. From ancient shamanic practices to modern-day dance therapy, movement meditation is a powerful way to reconnect with yourself.
Benefits include:
✨ Stress relief through rhythmic motion and endorphin release
✨ Emotional healing by processing and releasing stored tension
✨ A deeper mind-body connection for increased awareness
Let go. Breathe. Move. Heal.
Registrations are essential, eligibility criteria applies. Limited Spaces available. Please contact the friendly team (07) 4044 0130 for further information.
How do you incorporate movement into your self-care? 💃🌿

19/03/2025

I'm probably going to be banned by Hunter Thomson from doing Taekwondo updates after this one 😅- but look at this post from 7 years ago today! His first grading, going from White Belt to Yellow Tip! 🤍💛

Fast forward to today… he’s now a 2nd Dan Black Belt, set to compete on the world stage. 🥋🖤

It made me reflect on the journey, and the incredible growth I’ve witnessed in him—not just physically, but mentally and emotionally.

✨ "A Black Belt is just a White Belt who never gave up." ✨

One of the core tenets of Taekwondo is Perseverance—and you can see how this becomes a moral compass for life.

“Perseverance: persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success.”

To become confident at something, you must first get comfortable with failure.
What a paradox… the more you expand your capacity for challenge and failure, the more you naturally cultivate confidence and success.

✨️Understanding this concept is the birthplace of resilience.✨️

Thank you to all that have supported us both on the journey. 🙏

If you'd like to support Hunter on this incredible journey, you can contribute via his GoFundMe page:

https://gofund.me/482f1798