Salutegenics

07/03/2026

Happy International Women’s Day!

Today and every day, Salutegenics celebrates the strength, resilience, and achievements of women worldwide.

Here’s to all the fearless women who inspire us around the globe, breaking barriers, shattering stereotypes, and empowering each other every day.

And to our mothers, grandmothers, sisters, daughters, friends, and partners — united, we rise, together, we achieve the extraordinary. 💚

05/03/2026

A call out to all teachers: please take this opportunity to have a voice in teacher wellbeing.

To all the schools we’ve had the privilege of working with and sharing learning around wellbeing — here’s a meaningful opportunity to contribute to a current study that will help shape what teacher wellbeing looks like going forward.

If you’re a teacher (or you lead a team of teachers), I’d love you to consider taking part and sharing this with your colleagues. Real-world insights from classrooms matter — and this is a chance to make sure the supports being designed actually match the realities you’re living.

La Trobe University is conducting a state-wide study into exploring how Victorian Teachers’ wellbeing is understood and supported. The study is particularly focused on gaining teacher perceptions of how workload and leadership practices can influence their wellbeing.

The study is particularly interested in hearing from teachers from regional, rural and remote settings across Victoria, as these voices are critically underrepresented in Australian teacher wellbeing research.

Participation is voluntary and can be done via a short (5 minute) online survey: https://latrobe.questionpro.com/t/AckmQZ7O5P

For more information about the study, or if you would also like to share more detailed insights by way of a semi-structured interview, please contact the lead researcher, Paul Faci at: P.Faci@latrobe.edu.au

27/02/2026

This March, Salutegenics is bringing Resilience First Aid to you!

With her engaging facilitating style, Master Trainer, Maria Ruberto delivers the neuroscience-backed program that will equip you to:

✨ Recognise early signs of stress, overload, and psychological strain
✨ Respond with confidence using structured, practical tools
✨ Strengthen protective factors in individuals and teams
✨ Create everyday cultures of sustainable performance

Resilience First Aid equips participants with a clear, actionable framework to protect mental health, enhance adaptability, and build capacity before crisis hits.

Resilience isn’t about “pushing through”. It’s about knowing how to reset, recalibrate and respond.

Whether you’re a leader, HR professional, educator, frontline worker, or someone passionate about building stronger humans and workplaces, this program will change how you understand and apply resilience.

If you’re ready to move from reactive support to proactive capability - this is your moment.

Let’s build resilience that lasts.

📅 Thu 19th & Fri 20th March 2026
⏰ Time: 8.30am - 5.00pm
📍Anglers Tavern, Maribyrnong
💠 Morning & Afternoon Tea, and Lunch provided

Register today at www.salutegenics.com.au

22/02/2026

Working every day at the front line of youth mental health, Travancore School educators walk alongside young people experiencing complex and often insidious mental health challenges, holding space with skill, compassion, and commitment.

We would like to thank all participants for the moments of insight shared at the Resilience First Aid program, and for embracing what the neuroscience of wellbeing offers in supporting self-care and understanding of ourselves.

This group was profoundly connected to the content, bringing deep appreciation, insight, and understanding to the program.

The willingness to pause, reflect deeply, and engage with the learning together meant the shared aha moments led the group to a place where self-care and compassion emerged naturally with deeper understanding.

Our sincere thanks to Phil Wheatley and Brighton North Rotary Club for supporting this vital and forward-thinking learning in resilience, benefiting both the dedicated staff and the young people entrusted to their care.

13/02/2026

Last weekend Maria had the privilege of attending the Compassionate Family Constellations Seminar presented by and hosted by The Family Systems Hub.

The depth of intuition, care and profound compassion held by Alejandra and the team created a space where humanity was not something to overcome but something to honour.

We were reminded that our humanity is not a liability in this work. It is protection. It is connection. It is the bridge between story and healing.

Thank you, Alejandra for holding such a powerful and permissive space for exploration, responsibility and growth.
Grateful to continue integrating compassion into the work we do at Salutegenics.

30/01/2026

We’d like to thank Carey Baptist Grammar School, Kew and Donvale, for inviting and welcoming Salutegenics to present the latest research on Compassion Theory, drawn from the work of  and Professor Paul Gilbert.

Thank you to the staff for their engagement and participation in the PR6 Model of Resilience, and to the Carey Baptist Executive Leadership Team for organising this valuable professional development opportunity; Principal Jonathan Walter, Deputy Principal Kellie Lyneham, and Executive Director Sophie Lukeis.

We would also like to acknowledge Reverend Tim Edwards’ offering message that powerfully echoed the foundations of GROWTH: creating great people through values and mission, helping individuals grow spiritually, personally, and through education, and the reminder that “healthy things grow” — with growth always underpinned by health. Because health is reflected through resilience, which is closely aligned with compassion.

We would also like to thank Mackenzie Bradshaw for her beautiful rendition of Somewhere Over The Rainbow.

30/01/2026

Mental health support shouldn’t start at crisis point.

That’s where Resilience First Aid (RFA) comes in.

Our nationally accredited 2-day Resilience First Aid program equips you with practical, strength-based tools to support mental wellbeing before things escalate.

In this immersive training, you’ll learn how to:

💫Understand the neuroscience of resilience and brain mechanics

💫Recognise early signs of low resilience

💫Use proactive, supportive language and conversations of care

💫Build mental fitness across the six resilience domains

💫Create tailored resilience action plans

💫Apply the ALL protocol to support wellbeing in others

RFA empowers you to confidently support colleagues, clients, teams, and communities -building connection, capability, and resilience where it matters most.

💠 When: Thu 19th & Fri 20th March 2026

💠 Time: 8.30am - 5.00pm

💠 Where: Anglers Tavern, Maribyrnong

💠 Morning & Afternoon Tea, and Lunch provided

Register today at www.salutegenics.com.au

27/01/2026

Salutegenics LOVES this piece - practice positive inquiry with presence and tone.

24/01/2026

As we approach the start of a new school year, it’s the perfect moment to pause and recognise the true value of teachers.

In the article "The Teacher as a Work of Art", Mark Selkrig and Gert Biesta invite us to rethink how we understand teaching — not as a series of technical tasks or measurable outputs, but as deeply human, complex, and creative work.

They remind us that teachers, like works of art, bring inherent value simply through their presence. They create spaces for discovery, carry knowledge and values, respond with care, and continually evolve alongside their students and reflect the values of the communities they serve.

As classrooms prepare to reopen and educators once again step into spaces of uncertainty, possibility, and hope, this article is a timely reminder that teachers deserve to be valued, trusted, and supported — not reduced to outcomes alone.

We encourage you to read this article by Selkrig & Biesta and reflect on how we recognise and honour the vital work of teachers.

Salutegenics wishes educators, schools, communities, and the families within them a positive and inspiring start to the new school year. May it be one of growth, connection, and shared purpose.

👉 Read the article here: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.1080/13540602.2026.2615662?needAccess=true

With special thanks to Paul Faci for forwarding this article and highlighting this important topic.

18/01/2026

Our nervous systems are shaped by connection.

In a daily diary study led by researchers Nicola Hermanto, David Zuroff, Allison Kelly and Michelle Leybman results showed that self-compassion is deeply relational.

When people both give and receive support, they tend to feel more reassured, regulated, and kind toward themselves. When support flows in only one direction, that inner softness can begin to fade.

The following article offers powerful insight into how everyday relationships shape our wellbeing: www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0191886916311138

06/01/2026

Stan series DEAR LIFE. An outstanding Australian series shot in Ballarat. An excellent drama around real relationships and all their complexities. A must watch.

Season 2 is necessary.

06/01/2026

🎉 A new year offers a fresh opportunity to strengthen your resilience.

Resilience First Aid equips you with practical skills to support your own wellbeing and to have confident, caring conversations with others.

With this year’s training dates now available, we invite you to join a growing community committed to wellbeing, prevention, and meaningful connection.

Because the best time to build resilience is before you need it.