Our Story
Who We Are
The Women's Resilience Centre is a national online service dedicated to helping women heal and move forward from domestic abuse and trauma, through holistic long-term recovery support. Our work is grounded in trauma-aware principles, evidence-informed practice and deep respect for the strength, dignity and lived experience of every woman who engages with our services.
We support women who have transitioned out from crisis services and legal system interventions, supporting their recovery and healing and providing pathways through which they can rebuild their lives with hope.
The Need
1 in 4 Australian women are affected by domestic violence.
Five in ten women experiencing domestic violence never receive any formal support (Personal Safety Survey, 2022).
Once immediate safety and housing needs are met, many women are left to navigate the recovery that follows largely on their own, rebuilding confidence, stability and independence after trauma.
This recovery stage remains one of the most underfunded areas of the domestic violence response.
Government support is concentrated in early intervention; crisis shelters and transitional housing.
☑ Early Intervention ☑ Shelters ☑ Transitional Housing ☒ Recovery Services
Domestic and family violence costs Australia $22 billion every year. (KPMG, 2016)
Our Services
Our services include Client Care, group programs and mentoring. Through this wraparound service, we meet women where they are at, helping them build self-worth, trauma-informed parenting skills, understanding of healthy relationships, and the tools to create financial stability. We accompany women as they journey to a better future.
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Expert-guided, personalised recovery pathways.
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Year-round online courses for skills and resilience building.
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Peer-to-peer support building capability for her journey.
Our Impact
65%
return to full-time employment within 6 months
94%
are likely to use the resilience skills and tools learned in the course in their daily life
91%
Net Promoter Score (NPS)
Lived Experience
Our Lived Experience Advisory provide unique insights and understanding of women who have survived and are recovering from domestic abuse. To preserve confidentiality, they cannot be named, however, we are enormously grateful for the sharing of their stories as they provide a level of authenticity to our work that allows us to provide targeted, sensitive and respectful support.
Founder’ Story
Simone Allan
Founder of Women’s Resilience Centre
The granddaughter of a sheep farmer, she was born in Armidale before moving to Walgett, Blayney, and then Sydney. Her parents divorced at 8, and her father left to follow his charter supporting Indigenous communities. Raised by a single mum with two younger brothers and no close relatives nearby, her upbringing was isolating and often filled with tragedy. Mentors became her support.
In 1998, Simone founded Mondo Search and Mondo Mentor, which placed over 2,800 business leaders and connected schools and corporations through mentoring programs.
In 2011, Simone hit burnout and embarked on a journey of recovery. She discovered the power of good recovery programs to support people with trauma histories, significantly aided by mentors. Her background and experience came together with the founding of the Women’s Resilience Centre in 2020, her “True North”, bringing together her charter of women’s health, mentoring, practical job readiness, skills, and sustainable recovery programs.
Founder & Board of Directors, Women’s Resilience Centre
Director, Mondo Search and Mondo Mentor
Former Director, Lived Experience Australia
Committee Member of South Pacific Private Hospital
Volunteer Surf Life Saver
Qualified yoga teacher