my incredible five year journey Robyn's story This time five years ago, I never thought I’d be starting this journey of success. I never thought I'd become homeless and end up at Catherine House. In the first three years, I never thought of studying or even working. But then I started with Sharon doing the Live Your Best Life course and then the My Time, My Life, My Future course, which gave me a new lease on life. After completing these courses, I wanted to further my career by attending a TAFE course. I went on to complete a Certificate II in Women's Education. What I learnt from this course broadened my horizons, and I wanted to do something other than cleaning and volunteering, which I had been doing for five years. I did have some setbacks, but I pushed through, and late last year, I decided to start doing a Certificate III in Community Services. As you can see in this picture, I've completed that journey. This year I've started a Certificate IV in Youth Work, which I'm loving. By the end of the year, I will almost have completed that certificate as well. I'm starting my work placement in the youth sector, hopefully doing mentoring and residential care.
Next year, I have a big ambition to start my Diploma in Case Management, but it’s only in the thought stage. With the journey I've had, I never thought I'd be where I am now. Without the support of Catherine House, especially Sharon and Deirdre, I'd never be studying, let alone working or driving a car - I'm almost at the final stages of getting my P Plates.
Onwards and upwards from here and watch out, I could become a worker at Catherine House yet.
it just takes one
I've walked the walk and fought the storms and pain was my best friend, confusion, mind games and no self-worth is what brought me to the end The life I lived and thought I knew had left me on my knees, Cause pouring love into the dark is something no one sees I feel no shame for believing good exists within us all but not all hearts are quite as pure and that is where we fall To make a stand and share your scars as open as they feel, will lead you out the path of pain into time that only heals If I can now enlist my heart to use this pain for good I'll hold the hand of all that fear feeling lost and misunderstood As it JUST TAKES ONE to know your hurt believing in your dreams, that will walk the walk when life gets hard and nothing is as it seems.
poem by sandra
CATHERINE HOUSE CONNECTIONS NEWSLETTER | 35TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION | PAGE 03
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