Eleva8 Mentoring

21/01/2026

🧠💥 THE ONE THING YOU MUST UNDERSTAND WHEN SUPPORTING AUTISM 💥🧠

If you are a parent of a child with autism 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦
If you work with autistic clients 🤝
If you are studying disability, community services, psychology, or education 📚

There is ONE concept I will always say is non-negotiable to truly understand 👇

🧠 THEORY OF MIND 🧠

Theory of Mind is the ability to understand that other people have different thoughts, feelings, intentions, perspectives, and knowledge to your own 🤯
For many individuals with autism, this does not come naturally — and that is not a character flaw ❌
It is a neurological difference 🧠✨

When we don’t understand Theory of Mind, we mislabel behaviour 🚨
We call it defiance 😤
Manipulation 🧩
Rudeness 🗣️
Lack of empathy 💔
Or “they should know better” 🙄

When you do understand Theory of Mind, everything shifts 🔄

💡 They may not know how their words land
💡 They may not understand how their behaviour impacts others
💡 They may not be able to predict outcomes the way we do
💡 They may not even realise that you don’t know what they know

This is why punishment fails 🚫
This is why “just talk it through” often goes nowhere in the moment 🛑
This is why neurotypical expectations lead to distress, shutdowns, and escalation 😔➡️💥

When you truly get Theory of Mind, you stop asking
❓ “Why are they doing this?”

And you start asking
✅ “What information are they missing right now?”

That single shift changes EVERYTHING 💥
👨‍👩‍👧 Parenting
🤝 Supporting
🏫 Teaching
🧘 Responding under pressure

If you work in this space and haven’t deeply studied Theory of Mind yet — start here ⬇️
It will make you calmer 🧘
More effective 🎯
More compassionate ❤️

And most importantly…
It helps the person you support feel understood 🫶

🧠💙♾️

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21/01/2026

🔥 THE FOUR WORDS YOUR CLIENTS NEED TO HEAR EVERY WEEK 🔥

After more than 12 years in behaviour support, working with complex needs, trauma, disability, and mental health, this is the one thing that matters most:

It’s not education 📚
It’s not strategies 🧠
It’s not problem-solving ❌

The most powerful sentence you can say to a client is:

💬 “I am proud of you.”

Those four words land deeper than any plan or intervention ❤️
They create safety, support regulation, build motivation, and grow self-worth.

Most of our clients have never heard this consistently.
Many of us didn’t hear it either — even when we were trying our hardest 🫶

💡 Practitioner tip:
Set a weekly reminder on your phone 📱 to tell your client you are proud of them. Say it without conditions. Let it land.

They may forget the strategies…
But they will remember how you made them feel 💛

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18/01/2026

🧠🔥 THE MOST IMPORTANT THING SUPPORT WORKERS NEED TO LEARN 🔥🧠

I get asked this question a lot:

“What is the number one topic you would teach support workers and other professionals?”

My answer is always the same 👇

If you work with people who have trauma histories and disabilities, you must understand brain function 🧠

Not behaviour charts ❌
Not compliance ❌
Not surface-level strategies ❌

You need to understand how a diagnosis impacts the brain, how the nervous system responds under stress ⚡, and what part of the brain is actually online in that moment.

When you truly understand how the brain works, something powerful happens 💡
You stop taking behaviour personally.
You remove emotion from the interaction.
You stop reacting and start responding.

You begin to see behaviour as a physiological default 🧬
Not a character flaw ❌
Not manipulation ❌
Not defiance ❌

That single shift changes everything 🔄
For clients 🤝
For families 🏡
For support workers 👥

Brain-based understanding creates safer environments 🛡️, better regulation 🌊, and real progress 📈 — not burnout 🔥❌

🧠💥🧠💥🧠

17/01/2026

🚨 GIVEAWAY 🚨
WIN A FREE PLACE IN MY 8-WEEK PARENTING PROGRAM VALUED AT $3000 🎯👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

Parenting isn’t meant to feel chaotic, exhausting, or like you’re constantly second-guessing yourself 😮‍💨 — but for many families, it does.

I work with parents who are overwhelmed, burnt out, and struggling to manage behaviour without constant escalation, guilt, or conflict.

To support families who genuinely want change, I’m giving away ONE FREE PLACE in my 8-week Parenting Program 🎁

What you’ll receive ⬇️
🧠 8-week structured parenting program
💻 1-hour online session each week
🛠️ Practical, evidence-informed strategies you can use immediately
🧩 Focus on behaviour, emotional regulation, boundaries, and connection
💰 Valued at $3,000

This program helps parents to:
✨ Understand the real cause behind behaviour
✨ Set clear boundaries without yelling or power struggles
✨ Reduce emotional escalation and reactive parenting
✨ Build safety, trust, and consistency at home
✨ Feel confident and grounded again as a parent

How to enter 👇
1️⃣ Follow this page
2️⃣ Like this post
3️⃣ Share this post to your story and tag me
4️⃣ Comment “READY” below 💬

Bonus entry 🎉
Tag a parent or caregiver who would genuinely benefit from this support 🤍

📅 Winner announced: 1 February (AEST)
🎲 Winner selected at random

This competition is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Instagram.

17/01/2026

📚 Back-to-School: Packing Your Child’s Mental Health Backpack 🎒

As back-to-school time rolls around, it’s crucial to prepare not just with physical supplies like backpacks and lunchboxes, but also to focus on your child’s mental readiness. Here’s how to nurture their emotional well-being:

**Open the Conversation:**
- **Discuss Feelings:** Chat about the excitement and nerves of returning to school. This can help ease their mixed emotions. 🗣️
- **Address Concerns:** Listen to any worries they have and share your own school experiences as guidance. 🤝
- **Offer Reassurance:** Remind them they can come to you with any school-related issues, whether it’s academic or social. ❤️

**Understanding School Pressures:**
- **Acknowledge Challenges:** School can be tough, and being open about this can help you support them better. 🤗
- **Build Confidence:** Regularly talk about school, celebrate all achievements, and offer a safe space for expressing concerns. 🎉

Let’s make sure our kids are as mentally and emotionally prepared as they are physically, packing their ‘mental health backpacks’ with confidence and our support. 🌟

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11/01/2026

⏰ Eleva8 Mentoring is back from the Christmas break and referrals are now open 🚀

I am currently accepting new referrals for:

• complex behaviour support

• forensic and high-risk clients

• parent coaching (online)

• organisational consulting

• staff training and workforce development

Alongside direct client work, I am expanding my organisational and staff training offerings in 2026. I deliver practical, frontline-focused training for disability services, out-of-home care, education, and community organisations working with complex behaviour.

Training areas include:

• understanding the true causes of behaviour, not just the presentation

• trauma, attachment, and nervous system responses under stress

• neurodivergence, PDA profiles, and demand avoidance

• de-escalation, emotional safety, and crisis prevention

• consistency, boundaries, accountability, and team alignment

• translating behaviour theory into daily practice for staff

This training is designed to build confident, capable staff who can stay regulated, consistent, and effective in high-pressure environments — not reactive, burnt out, or reliant on restrictive practices.

Connection before correction underpins all my work. Sustainable behaviour change does not occur through control or compliance alone. It occurs through safety, trust, and relational connection. When staff understand this, outcomes improve for clients and teams alike.

With over a decade of frontline experience across disability, out-of-home care, forensic and community settings, my approach blends formal qualifications, lived experience, and real-world application. This is high-performance behaviour support that actually works in practice.

If your organisation is seeking meaningful training that supports staff retention, reduces risk, and improves client outcomes, I would love to connect.

📧 Email: Eleva8mentoring@gmail.com

Here’s to a year of growth, clarity, and strong systems 💪

18/12/2025

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 🤶🎄

As the year comes to a close, we want to thank all the individuals, families, support workers, and professionals we have had the privilege of working alongside throughout the year. Your trust, collaboration, and commitment to positive outcomes truly matter to us 🤶

We wish everyone a safe, relaxing, and joyful Christmas, and a New Year filled with health, growth, and fresh opportunities 🎄🤶 May the holiday season bring rest, connection, and time with those who matter most.

Thank you for being part of the Eleva8 journey. We look forward to continuing our work together in the year ahead.

Stay safe and enjoy the festive season 🤶✨

We will be back in the office from the 12th January!

12/12/2025

04/12/2025

Being Kind in the Community Services Sector This Time of Year 💛

As we move into the final stretch of the year, just a gentle reminder to everyone in the community services sector:

This period can be incredibly tough for our clients, families, and carers… but it can also be a really heavy time for us as practitioners, support workers, mentors, coordinators, and allied-health professionals. We’re all trying to wrap everything up, finish reports, meet deadlines, and support people right up to the very end — and by now, many of us are exhausted, drained, and carrying the emotional weight of the work we do.

Please be kind to each other.
We care deeply, and caring takes energy. The mental health toll is real, and compassion between colleagues makes an enormous difference. A little patience, understanding, and grace goes a long way — especially now.

Let’s finish the year supporting each other the same way we support our clients 🤝✨

19/11/2025

Understanding ADHD, Anxiety, and Conversation Overload ✨🧠

Do any other people with ADHD and anxiety feel the need to finish someone’s sentence or wrap up a conversation quickly… not because you’re impatient, but because you’re trying to reassure yourself that the conversation isn’t going to make you anxious? 🤔💭

It’s like your brain is constantly scanning for “Is this safe?”
So you speed the interaction up — get to the end fast, gain closure, and reduce the chance that the conversation might turn uncomfortable, emotional, or overwhelming.

It becomes a cycle:
anticipate anxiety → rush to the end → feel relieved → move on → repeat.
Not rudeness. Not impatience.
Just a nervous system trying to protect itself. 🧩⚡️

Does anyone else do this?

18/11/2025

What an awesome day out at the annual Jacko’s Charity Golf Day. Great people, great energy, all coming together for an even greater cause. Proud to be part of an event that raises money and awareness for breast cancer. Days like this remind you what community really means – support, laughs, connection and giving back. Already keen for next year 💗⛳️🙌

07/11/2025

Great day supporting with the team! .fogarty