S01EP5: Learning to be vulnerable with Rochelle Robertson Learning to be

In this episode, LEARNING TO BE host, Amy Houldey, talks to Rochelle Robertson. Rochelle is the founder of the vulnerable project, as well as working in her full-time job as a Youth Programme Manager at Creative Mentor Network.

Unsurprisingly, Amy and Rochelle talk a lot about vulnerability. Rochelle describes her struggle with her own vulnerability that led her to want to explore this in her work with the vulnerable project. She talks about how she’s been confronted with her vulnerability on a physical level by her body shutting down.

They also chat about the complexities of parent/child relationships, and Rochelle opens up about the healing process of connecting with her dad.

Rochelle also speaks about not letting the trauma she’s experienced in her life define her, and doing the work now so that when she does decide to have children, they won’t have to carry that burden.

Rochelle is a truly beautiful human who's been doing some incredibly important work by sharing her own and others stories of vulnerability.

TRIGGER WARNING: sexual abuse is discussed in this episode.