WRITER'S BIOGRAPHY

Cherina Lea is a proud Dunghutti woman, born on Awabakal Country in Newcastle, NSW. With over 22 years of experience across the education, training, and community wellbeing sectors, she brings a rare depth of knowledge, insight, and lived truth to everything she creates.

Cherina’s professional journey has spanned roles in education, trauma-informed wellbeing, mentoring, coaching, and leadership across both government systems and culturally grounded programs. Her impactful work within the Department of Communities and Justice has further shaped her voice as a fierce advocate for justice and a humanitarian at heart.

She walks in two worlds — bridging the personal and professional, the spiritual and structural, the ancient and the evolving. Through her writing, she invites readers into the raw and radiant journey of healing, reclamation, and self-mastery.