If you’re a parent, pulling your proverbial hair out at the life force that is social media – you really don’t want to go anywhere for the next hour.
My next guest, Kirra Pendergast, will tell you exactly like it is; she won’t pull any punches; she won’t sugar coat a thing; but she also won’t make you feel like a lousy, negligent parent for not knowing more than your kids do. And believe me, when it comes to the world of social media, they know more than you ever will.
So now the “why”? Where does Kirra’s wisdom come from? Is it because she once was a high-flying cyber-security expert at the top of her game? Well sure. But that’s not the whole story.
Because being a cyber expert didn’t stop Kirra from being cyber bullied so malevolently by an ex-business associate that it very nearly cost her, her life.
After a two-and half-year smear campaign, Kirra reached breaking point. She found herself sitting in her car, having the “worst kind of thoughts you could possibly have.”
Kirra’s attempt to seek justice against her abuser all but wiped out her bank accounts and by the time she found herself alone in that car thinking the gravest thoughts, she had $68 to her name.
But it’s what she did with that $68 that might just spare our children from not only the horrors she’s endured, but will empower parents to protect their kids in a way that actually works.
Kirra’s the oh so cool, straight talking auntie your kids need to keep them safe on social.
BUT BEFORE YOU GO…
Find out more about Kirra here:
https://www.safeonsocial.com/about-us
Find out more about the Safe on Social Toolkit for schools & parents here:
https://www.safeonsocialtoolkit.com/pages/home
Follow Kirra on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/kirrapendergast
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https://www.instagram.com/kirrapendergast/
Resource for parents from the eSafety Commissioner about having “hard to have conversations” with kids:
https://www.esafety.gov.au/parents/skills-advice/hard-to-have-conversations
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CREDITS:
Creator, Host & Executive Producer: Tammi Faraday
With thanks to my special guest: Kirra Pendergast
Audio Editor: Zoltan Fecso
With very special thanks to George Weinberg
BRAVE JOURNEYS acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we record this podcast on, the Yaluk-ut Weelam Clan of the Boon Wurrung who are part of the Kulin Nation. We pay our respect to their Elders, both past, present and emerging and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.