The Annual Blue Butterfly Institute High Tea

The Annual Blue Butterfly Institute High Tea presents an opportunity for the Macarthur and Wollondilly communities to learn about what the Institute does for victims and survivors of sexual trauma, whilst supporting the development of new initiatives. All therapeutic services are donated to the Institute so that no one is unable to access early and vital support to empower their healing. 

The afternoon will provide an opportunity to enjoy a beautiful High Tea at Cambelltown Catholic Club in the Dharawal Room, and to network with one another, whilst supporting a local NFP to continue to make a significant difference in the lives of survivors of sexual trauma, one in five Australians report. Sexual trauma is the silent epidemic.

Guests will be hearing from:

• Guest Speaker Kim McArthur - Mother, Activist, Survivor and award winning business owner
• Founder and President of The Blue Butterfly Institute, Tina Meyer
• Our MC for the High Tea Adam Holstein (Founder “How You Going Mate?” A mental health and suicide awareness initiative) 

ABOUT KIM MCARTHUR

Kim McArthur is a mother, activist, survivor and award winning business owner. She is dedicated to making women feel safe and supported and advocates for cultural and political change that benefits survivors mentally, emotionally and financially.

As a survivor of childhood, teenage and adult trauma she is passionate about helping women find their voice and making children and women feel seen, heard, believed and protected.

Being late diagnosed ADHD and a recovering hyper-vigilant people-pleasing perfectionist makes her incredibly empathetic, driven and detailed in all aspects of her life. She is fun and funny, engaging, entrepreneurial, complex, kind and generally over-dressed for any situation!

She grew up in Tasmania with 5 sisters and has lived in Jamaica before relocating (ran away to) Wagga Wagga before eventually moving to the south coast of NSW where she resides with her husband and 4 incredible daughters - her life and work is all for them.

ABOUT TINA MEYER

Tina is the founder of The Blue Butterfly Institute. She is a survivor of childhood sexual trauma and domestic violence, and Tina has spent the last five years consciously healing the many layers of the impact of this trauma.

Tina was a high school English teacher in south-west Sydney for 26 years before leaving to pursue her business aspirations. Tina owns and runs Akashic Healing. Central to both businesses is the mantra, Empower Yourself.

Tina holds qualifications in a variety of fields, including a Bachelor of Arts (Psychology and English), a Diploma in Education (Secondary English) and a Master of Arts in Writing. Tina is currently completing her Master of Counselling at the University of Canberra. She is a certified Reiki Master, EFT Practitioner, Life Coach, Holistic Counsellor, Meditation Teacher, Chair Yoga facilitator and Sound Healer.

Tina has had extensive and diverse Board experience in a variety of roles throughout her adult life. She has been Vice President of the Wollondilly Women in Business network, is an active founding member of the Wollondilly Women in Excellence Awards, and she is an executive member of the Australian Tapping Institute. Tina was President of Bradbury Ambarvale Football Club (2007 – 2012), a board member of Macarthur District Soccer Football Association, Secretary of Thomas Reddall High School P&C, and during the 90s, was actively involved in various committees at the local level for the Australian Labor Party.

ABOUT ADAM HOLSTEIN

Adam Holstein is a disability and mental health professional with over 25 years’ experience in the community sector. Adam has worked in a variety of roles including being a front line staff member and most recently working as a trainer for a registered training organisation that focuses on the disability sector. Adam is also an accomplished MC and presenter and has hosted events for organisations like MS Australia and SWSPHN and several other local charities.

In 2017, Adam started a mental health and suicide awareness initiative called “How You Going Mate?”. The aim of this initiative is to encourage people to check in on their friends and family who are managing a mental health issue. We call this Active Support for Mental Health. Active Support for mental health is about seeing an opportunity to give real, substantial and practical support to someone who needs it to manage their mental health and to give that support without waiting for them to ask for it or expecting them to ask for it. In 2019 he also started a podcast about mental health also called “How you going mate?” that has had over 17000 listens and has been listened to all over the world.