Esencia Communications

07/05/2026

Big feelings start early, and so does the opportunity to support children’s emotional wellbeing.

Sesame Workshop has expanded its emotional wellbeing resources for young children, offering new tools to help families, educators and carers support children as they navigate feelings, relationships and everyday challenges.
For the ECEC sector, the message is timely.

As conversations around child wellbeing, mental health and social-emotional development continue to grow, resources that help children name feelings, build coping strategies and feel safe in relationships are becoming increasingly important.

This article explores:

• why emotional wellbeing matters in the early years
• how Sesame Workshop is supporting children and families
• the role of trusted characters and age-appropriate resources
• why social and emotional learning belongs at the centre of early childhood practice

Read more:
https://ap1.hubs.ly/y0QQjY0

04/03/2026

Last week I had the pleasure of supporting
on the launch of the Set the Standard campaign, an initiative focused on helping coaches and club leaders build stronger, fairer and safer community sport by preventing racism and promoting cultural safety.
My role was to identify and work with a group of trusted voices in sport to help bring the campaign to life through authentic storytelling and social content. It was fantastic to collaborate with respected figures in sport and media including .hansford .nakos who continue to use their platforms to advocate for fairness, leadership and belonging in sport.
These voices play a vital role in extending the conversation beyond the sporting sector and into the broader community. They help ensure the message reaches the people who shape culture at club level every day.
Everyone deserves to feel safe and welcome at their local club. When racism shows up, it pushes people to the sidelines, harms their health and takes away opportunities to build connection and confidence. Set the Standard gives coaches and club leaders simple, practical tools to take action.
Thanks to the VicHealth team for the opportunity to contribute to work that aims to make community sport a place where everyone feels like they belong.
SetTheStandard

14/12/2025

04/11/2025

When you’re 90% blanket, 10% motivation. 🐾

01/10/2025

Beauty is every where you look in Paris! .

28/09/2025

You know you’re in Paris when there is a new Louis Vuitton Hotel being built on L’avenue des Champs-Élysées and the construction is hidden by a giant LV trunk, complete with studs and buckles!! 🤩 🤩

25/09/2025

Last night we had our very own chateau experience because we stayed for one night at the stunning Chateau du Rondon which is over 300 years old. Wild boars had attacked part of the garden overnight and we were served crème brûlée and apple crumble for breakfast if you don’t mind (as well as fruit, muesli, croissant, cheese, salmon). We were also offered eggs but were far too full!! .

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24/09/2025

B is for Blois, the most divine little town that we’ve just stayed in for two nights. Despite the fact that it rained a little, it was still gorgeous. Perched on the banks of the Loire River, Blois is famous for its royal château (naturally!), which was home to an impressive 17 French kings and queens throughout history! The royal chateau also saw its fair share of assassinations, which were mostly ordered by King Henry lll. 👑

23/09/2025

The magical - there was something so mystical and tranquil about this 16th Century chateau. Maybe it was the reflection of the chateau in the water, known as its water mirrors.

22/09/2025

Today’s post is bought to you by Chateau de Villandry - it’s famous for its spectacular gardens and they were absolutely incredible! It was like we’d stepped into a fairytale - complete with pumpkins (check out the last pic!). It was very quiet, we had parts of the chateau to ourselves so could really imagine what it must have been like to live in one of these incredible chateau. Villandry dates back to around 1536..