Paula Conroy 22/9/26 Paula Conroy 22/9/26

What we hope our children bring home from camp.

I have just returned from facilitating a Rites of Passage Leadership Training alongside Dr Arne Rubinstein and Rebekah Volgin at Yarrakoora, home of the Rites of Passage Institute in the Byron Bay hinterland. We were joined by 36 people, ranging in age from 26 to 62, who brought with them different cultures, beliefs, life experiences and reasons for being there. I left feeling deeply moved by what they were willing to meet in themselves, and by the possibilities they could see for their families, schools, workplaces and communities...

Paula Conroy 14/9/26 Paula Conroy 14/9/26

Rites of Passage and the Golden Ink of Connection

I have just returned from facilitating a Rites of Passage Leadership Training alongside Dr Arne Rubinstein and Rebekah Volgin at Yarrakoora, home of the Rites of Passage Institute in the Byron Bay hinterland. We were joined by 36 people, ranging in age from 26 to 62, who brought with them different cultures, beliefs, life experiences and reasons for being there. I left feeling deeply moved by what they were willing to meet in themselves, and by the possibilities they could see for their families, schools, workplaces and communities...

Flourish Online 3/4/24 Flourish Online 3/4/24

What is a Rite of Passage — and Why Does It Matter Now?

There was a time when no one moved through life’s major transitions alone.

Across cultures, rites of passage marked the moments when we stepped from one stage of life into another — from child to adolescent, from adolescent to adult, from one identity into the next. These weren’t casual moments. They were intentional, structured, and witnessed by community.