Hallo Nadia

Elkeen het nodig om ‘n bietjie ligter te raak aan die einde van die jaar. In die jaar het ieder en elk swaar laste opgetel en hartseer, saam met teleurstelling, in die oë moes kyk. Die gebeure, drama en krisisse rondom COVID-19 was egter net ‘n seisoen in ons lewens. ‘n Lang seisoen waarvan die einde nog nie in sig is nie.

Ek het baie hoop vir die komende jaar. Dalk gaan dinge nog moeilik wees op die ekonomiese front, maar ons is waarlik geseën en uitgespaar. God is waarlik goed vir ons in hierdie seisoen waarin ons leef.

Hallo Nadia

Tussen die beurtkragsessies is daar soms ‘n kansie vir ‘n koppie koffie saam met my dogter. Die wyse jong vrou het my in alle erns gevra of ek weet van “fake accountability”? Dit is die vals verantwoordbaarheid wat mense gebruik om agter weg te kruip.

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Aquilla Training (Project Leader, Author and Facilitator)

Aquilla Wellness Solutions (Private Practice Owner)

Inter Trauma Nexus (Chief Executive Officer)

Kailo Training Institute (Dean)

Association for Christian Ministries (Co-founder and Project Manager)

Dr Barbara Louw has a unique, creative and spontaneous approach to presenting keynote addresses, seminars, workshops, lectures, presentations and motivational talks.

Here is some of the conferences she addressed:

1. Guest on weekly community Radio programmes: Tuks FM
2. Guest on Various National Radio Stations: RSG, 702, Radio Pulpit, Radio Pretoria, Radio Impact, Radio East Rand, Punt Geselsradio, Radio Rippel, 5FM.
3. Guest on various TV programs: Fokus, 3 Talk with Noleen, SABC News, ETV News, Wat’s die Storie (Kyknet), Oud en Getroud (Kyknet), Defence TV, Metropolitan TV & ASTV.
4. Advisor to journalists and Commentator for Pretoria News, Beeld, Rapport,
   Sunday Times, Rekord Community Newspapers, The Star, Citizen, Keur, Eastern, Vrouekeur, Erdekruik, Servamus, Sarie.
5. City Council Of Pretoria, Department of Social Welfare, 09/1997, Pretoria, How to deal with Victims of Rape.
6. Rape Crisis Centre/Pta-Oos Ondersteuninggroep: Opleiding en Inligtingsnaweek, 03/1998, Pretoria, Trauma Hantering
7. Rhema: National Children’s Ministers Seminar 07/1999, Randburg, Children and Trauma: Introduction
8. Rhema: National Children’s Ministers Seminar 07/1999, Randburg, Children and Trauma: Reactions, Signs and Debriefing
9. Rhema: National Children’s Ministers Seminar 07/1999, Randburg, Children and Trauma:
   Signs of Delayed Reaction – Sexual Abuse
10. Die Teater Huisie: Vroue week 2000,08/2000, Pretoria, Die Vrou en trauma.
11. Inter Trauma Nexus: Success after Trauma Conference 2000,
    University of Pretoria, Vision and Success After Trauma
12. Technicon RSA: Law Enforcement Officials under Stress, 07/2002, Technicon RSA Johannesburg, Stress Management and One-on-One Support
13. Thutobopelo Nursing Academy: The Rape Victim – A Holistic Approach, 09/2002, From victim to conqueror – An emotional support system
14. Themba Lesiswe: National Conference on Victim Empowerment 2003, Midrand, Long-term Management and Utilisation of Volunteer Supporters and Workers
15. World Society of Victimology: 11^th International Symposium on Victimology
    07/2003, University of Stellenbosch, Effective Narrative Therapy for victims of sexual violations
16. World Society of Victimology: 11^th International Symposium on Victimology
    07/2003, University of Stellenbosch, Volunteerism
17. Marcus Evans Conferences: Health and Wellness in Your Organisation, 11/2003, Somerset West, Making Room for “South African” Problems
18. Women's’ Agricultural Union North: Vier Seisoene Vrou, 05/2004, Naboomspruit, Die Vrou en Trauma(keynote speaker)
19. Wilgers Oncology Centre: Palliative Care Seminar, 07/2005, Pretoria,
    Marketing of NGO’s – sitting in the middle of the patient versus funds
20. International Quality and Productivity Centre: Ensuring the Safety of Your Campus, 11/2005, Fourways, Assisting the Victims of Crime and Providing Frontline Trauma Support
21. The Association for Christian Counsellors in South Africa: Abundant Life 4^th South African Conference in Christian Counselling, 09/2006, Pretoria, The Road to Healing for Victims of Sexual Violations
22. The Association for Christian Counsellors in South Africa: Abundant Life 4^th South African Conference in Christian Counselling, 09/2006, Pretoria, Victimology and Traumatology as Part of the Christian Ministry
23. Grobbelaars & Church Street Funeral Brokers Seminar: 7/2010 Pretoria Journaling my road to recovery (This workshop was presented twice for this company on different occasions)
24. Grobbelaars & Church Street Funeral Brokers Seminar: 8/2010 Pretoria Teenage suicides
25. SAFETY AND SECURITY AT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS CONFERENCE- OCTOBER 2010, Sandton: Gender Violence and Victim Support
26. SAFETY & SECURITY AT AFRICAN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION. MAY 2011. Sandton: Narrative therapy for rape victims.
27. Summit on Prevention of Suicide in the South African Police Service: 10/2013: Posttraumatic Embitterment Disorder and Suicide.
28. 1st SA National Conference on Violence 2016: Violence and Embitterment
29. Wholeness in healthcare: 2nd Biennial Conference on Spirituality and Healthcare: 2016. From Posttraumatic Embitterment to Wholeness in Healthcare
30. 3rd Annual Women HR, Learning & Organizational Development Summit 2018: Work & Wellness for Female Leaders – Integrating Your Work, Wellness & Home Life
31. Women in Procurement and Supply Chain Summit 2018: Workplace Wellness: Key Issues for Female Leaders.
32. The EAPA-SA and Pan-African Eduweek, 20^th Anniversary Conference 2018: Culturally sensitive and wholistic EAP approaches.
33. Magistrates’ Court Judiciary Tshwane Family Imbizo 2018. Wellness Awareness.

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Hallo Nadia

Baie dele van ons land het die afgelope tyd reën gekry en dit is asof hele gemeenskappe nuwe hoop gekry het. In sommige dele was daar skade maar die meeste mense is dankbaar vir die reën ten spyte van die verspoeling en oorstroming wat plek-plek gebeur het.

Soms spoel trauma en drama ook so deur ‘n mens se lewe en daarom het ek die webjoernaal na jou vernoem Nadia. Jou naam beteken mos hoop. Saam kan ons hoop in elke situasie innooi.

As ‘n berader het my lewenspad met die van ‘n mense in nood of traumatiese pyn gekruis. Die kontak was soms net ‘n paar uur of selfs vir ‘n paar minute. Vandag kan net ek baie dankie sê vir daardie oomblikke.

As helper hoop en bid jy dat jy ‘n verskil maak aan ander se pyn en lyding. Die werklikheid het my geleer dat elke mens met wie ek in kontak kom aan my hart raak.

		Service Overview		Service Summary
		Employee Wellness Service		Trauma Relief Facilitation For companies (Ad hoc and retainer); groups & individuals
		Employee Wellness Service		Trauma Debriefing For companies (Ad hoc and retainer); groups & individuals
		Employee Wellness Service		Workplace Debriefing For companies (Ad hoc and retainer); groups & individuals
		Employee Wellness Service		Individual Counselling for: Individuals Couples Trauma Financial Wellness (Provided by registered CFP) For companies (Ad hoc and retainer); groups & individuals
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		Professional Services		Coaching for Counsellors and other professionals This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. selection and contacting.
		Professional Services		Training Continuous Professional Development Training (CPD & CPTD) For companies (Ad hoc and retainer); groups & individuals
		Professional Services		Speakers: Seminars Keynote Workshop Lectures Live presentations Webinars Radio and TV interviews For companies and groups
		Wellness Support		Kailo Soothing Oils range developed by Dr Barbara Louw
		Wellness Support		Wellness Crafts
		Professional Services		Pastoral Counselling For companies (Ad hoc and retainer); groups & individuals
		Therapeutic Tools		Various resources Books Therapeutic Tools Free resources

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Fear, fake news and false facades

The three things that are thriving in the midst of a national disaster are fear, fake news and false facades. People try to cling to the idea that life has to go on as usual in the shadow of grave health concerns.

The reality is that we have to find a new sense of normality in a maze of anxiety-provoking, exaggerated gossip. It is hard to distinguish what is really happening and when are people exaggerating their situation.

Everything that happens is not a potential catastrophe and you don’t have to be in the centre of everyone’s drama. You are allowed to take a step back to take a reality check.

The good news is that people are resilient and much more flexible than we give ourselves credit for. We have used our innovative skills to deal with the shortage of electricity during load-shedding and now our movements are restricted. We have to make last-minute changes to our schedules because meetings get cancelled. We have to change our working hours and reprioritize interactions to fit in with the load-shedding roster.