Reflecting on your “why” is important to align the work you take on with your goals, skills, and interests. You may still take on work that does not fully align with your motivations, but at least you will know you are making a conscious choice. It is also important to reflect on your “why” to understand how your trauma and unmet needs may be driving your desires. For example, if you want to do this work to be seen as important, you will need to establish practices to ensure you never prioritise your own need for validation over your desire to address abuse and support those affected.

This worksheet provides reflection activities and questions to help people with lived experience understand WHY they want to engage in advocacy and activism, and what that means for the kinds of things they want to do.

View the worksheet here: What is your WHY? worksheet for people with lived experience