Measuring outcomes from trauma-informed programs like Stepping Stones can be challenging, especially without dedicated funding for evaluation. Still, we prioritise participant feedback to inform quality improvements and contribute to recovery-focused KPIs under the National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children 2022–2032. Read how Broken to Brilliant has used a range of methods to gather the impact and value of the Stepping Stones program.

At Broken to Brilliant, we believe in survivor-led healing, creative expression, and the power of community. Our Stepping Stones: A Creative Journey to Empowerment program, generously funded by the Lord Mayor’s Charitable Trust, wrapped up in late March 2025 after ten transformative sessions of growth, reflection, and reconnection. Stepping Stones offers trauma-informed support and healing through creative and practical tools, guided by peer mentors who have walked similar p

Broken to Brilliant Finalist in Channel 7 Bendigo Bank Community Achievement Awards

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Broken to Brilliant Directors extend our deepest gratitude to everyone who attended and supported Broken to Brilliant's 7th Annual Christmas

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As National Volunteer Week is underway, we want to express our gratitude to our incredible and hardworking volunteers

I learned strategies to help manage our money. A key one to get started with was to determine our limiting beliefs and blocks with money.

I’d had a really big day and was tired and agitated when we had the Broken to Brilliant lesson on tools for regulating our emotions.

This day was different. The counsellors explained that the bags had been donated and prepared for women who had left domestic violence

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Financial Superwomen is a FREE Workshop for female domestic violence survivors looking for financial knowledge.

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Local domestic violence charity, Broken to Brilliant, is the winner of the Advice category in the 2020 International Author Elite Awards

The Give a Book Campaign donates copies of our three books to Domestic Violence Refuges to give hope & courage on their journey ahead