Together We Bloom: A creative wellbeing gathering series for female and CALD entrepreneurs
Tell me more
Together We Bloom is a three-part gathering series designed for female and CALD founders, entrepreneurs and innovators, who want to nurture their resilience, deepen meaningful connections, explore how they can contribute to stronger communities and build businesses for social impact.
In the fast pace of leadership, business and innovation, it's easy to become overwhelmed, isolated or disconnected from purpose. This series offers a welcoming space to slow down, reflect and connect with other women who care about staying nourished, looking after self while increasing their contribution to community.
Facilitated through a partnership between No Place for Poverty and Befriend, each gathering combines wellbeing practices, facilitated conversations, storytelling, mindfulness and creative activities to build supportive relationships with like-minded women, and discover your potential as business leaders in doing good.
What you'll learn
✅ Practical wellbeing and resilience strategies
✅ Creative and mindfulness-based techniques for better mental health
✅Relational skills and communication methods that help you develop as an authentic leader
✅ Reflective practices that build on personal strengths, values and leadership ability
✅ Meaningful connection with other CALD women, founders and changemakers
✅ A better understanding of social issues affecting WA communities
✅ Ways to contribute to positive social impact
Information about the gatherings
Registering for the series will give you access to 3 events called Gatherings.
Gathering 1 - 15 Oct 2026, 10.00 - 2.00
Gathering 2 - 12 Nov 2026, 10.00 - 2.00
Gathering 3 - 10 Dec 2026, 10,00 - 2.00
The Gatherings are less about a workshop in nature, and more about connecting, learning, slowing and creating together. Lunch, snacks and workshop materials are included.
What is each Gathering about?
- 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Gathering 1: Developing inner and collective resilience, 15 Oct 2026
This session offers space to pause, reflect and reconnect through practices that includes deep listening and storytelling. Participants will discover their unique gifts, explore what gives their lives and business meaning and experience how belonging grows when we recognise the gifts that each female leader brings. Through a shared craft-ism activity, we'll create a tangible reminder of how to build resilience together and we’ll learn about the power of creating impact through social initiatives.
- 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Gathering 2: Connecting resilience to social good and business purpose, 12 Nov 2026
This session explores the art of powerful questions and helps you build strong facilitation skills. You’ll learn why these skills can help you build authentic business relationships, foster meaningful partnerships and create impactful communities around your work. We'll also explore the social issues you're passionate about, discover practical pathways for local action and advocacy, and learn how you and your business can become powerful contributors to developing a thriving community and a purpose-powered economy.
- 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Gathering 3: Turning gifts into action for your business and community, 10 Dec 2026
In this final session, you'll put all the learning from the previous gatherings into practice through a collaborative problem solving scenario. Working alongside other founders, we'll identify how to turn your gifts into practical actions for greater social good. You’ll learn to translate your gifts into opportunities for strengthening your work and you will leave with fresh ideas and the confidence to take steps in fulfilling your purpose and create positive community impact through your business.
Who should attend?
Women who are:
From culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds
Founders, entrepreneurs, innovators or emerging leaders
Passionate about leadership, personal growth and community wellbeing
Interested in building businesses for good
Meet your Hosts
Tarsha Lucas (No Place for Poverty) is a passionate change-maker & community engager, inspiring civic participation and supporting people to take meaningful action.
Elaine Olsen (Befriend) is a seasoned learning facilitator with expertise in Compassionate Systems Framework, Theory U, Warm Data Labs and Core Gift Discovery.
More about No Place for Poverty and Befriend
No Place for Poverty is building a movement for a Western Australia without poverty by strengthening civic participation, community connection and collective action.
Befriend is a community-building organisation dedicated to creating more inclusion and social connections in the world.
Our sponsor
Together We Bloom is made possible by Meshpoints, powered by Spacecubed, an initiative designed to build a stronger culture of entrepreneurship and innovation in WA.
Ready to join us?
If you're feeling called to attend but things are feeling tough and the cost is a barrier, we understand. Let's have a chat. Email us (details below). Scholarships can be made available to those in need.
Once you've registered, prep information will be shared about a week before the first gathering.
Got questions? Reach out any time:
Tarsha - connect@noplaceforpoverty.org.au
Elaine - elaine@befriend.org.au
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