Jas Rawlinson Travels from Brisbane, QLD

Topics

Authenticity
Author
Inspirational
Mental Health
Motivational
Overcoming Adversity
Resilience
Wellbeing

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Jas Rawlinson is an award-winning keynote speaker, best-selling author and advocacy coach who empowers teens and communities to recognize the red flags of domestic violence, and transform shame into strength through the power of storytelling.

Combining her lived experience as a domestic/sexual violence survivor, with a bachelors degree in creative writing and psychology, Jas is highly renowned for her natural ability to break through stigmatized social issues, and has impacted hundreds of thousands of lives worldwide.

She's the author of the best-selling memoir 'The Stories We Carry', and the suicide prevention series 'Reasons to Live', both of which have been endorsed by names such as Lifeline, ABC, Women's Legal Service QLD & America's National Center on Sexual Exploitation.

Jas is also a proud anti-trafficking ambassador who has spent time with survivors and investigators in SE Asia, and in 2022, swam with sharks on reality TV (to an audience of 100 million) on Channel 7's award-winning TV series 'Adventure All Stars'. Above all, Jas believes that everyone has a story with the power to inspire, impact, and change lives.

Keynote Titles

Shame to Strength: How the stories we carry are the key to re-writing our resilience
Coercive control and Red Flags education for schools/workplaces
Book writing and the healing power of storytelling as a vehicle for trauma recovery
Sexual assault awareness and human trafficking awareness

Testimonials

Jas has such a way of telling stories...Through her life experience vignettes, I learned so much more about sexual exploitation and abuse, and how they intersect with many other social issues; and I say that as someone who works on these issues full-time!

National Center On Sexual Exploitation

Eye-opening...A strong voice on topics that people struggle to speak about. Jas is a great storyteller who has a wealth of knowledge and first-hand experience with issues like domestic violence, mental health, and resilience.

LIVIN

Jas is so inspiring and to have her as our keynote speaker is amazing.

Carrie's Place Domestic Violence Service