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DELVE-ing into Cultural Humility – How Respect and Deep Listening Can Heal a Nation is born out of Mathers’ experience of working with First Nations people of Australia over the course of more than two decades. During this time, she experienced firsthand the impact of our traumatized, fragmented, and broken systems on First Nations people and indeed us all. 

Mathers discovered that the wounds created by colonization remain in the collective psyche and are passed down through the generations, compounding as they go. She learned that through respect, deep listening, truth-telling, and collaboration it was possible to find healing and the capacity to move forward.

After years of mentorship by and with First Nations people and after experiencing repeated burnout, seeking out healing of her own, Mathers created The DELVE Formula™ as a collaborative way to implement change in our nation.

• Deconstruct—how did we get here as a nation?
• Explore—the impact of abuse of Human Rights on us all
• Listen—and learn, with deep presence to the stories of First Nations people
• Viable—what First Nations-led/collaborative initiatives are working?
• Energise—what works and fund community-led, place-based initiatives

“This is important work; it is through deep listening and walking together with mutual respect that we can create a new way forward”, explains Emeritus Professor Judy Atkinson, Jiman and Bunjalung woman Founder of We Al-li Ltd.

You can also purchase the book from Amazon and/or Cindy Anne Mathers’ website.