Trauma-Informed Training Using Lived Experience
Helping individuals, groups and organisations understand trauma through lived experience, professional insight and honest, reflective conversations.
About Us
Esther Grace is the founder of Mighty Oaks. She is a trauma-informed coach, trainer, speaker, singer and author whose work is shaped by both professional training and her lived experience of growing up in the care system.
Through her own journey, Esther has become an advocate, using her voice to bring insight, compassion and understanding into conversations around trauma, identity, mental health and healing.
Her work is grounded in both lived experience and professional learning, allowing her to bring an honest, trauma-informed perspective to workshops, talks and consultancy.
Esther is passionate about helping individuals, groups and organisations create environments where people feel seen, supported and understood, while also encouraging professionals to look beneath behaviour and consider the experiences that may be shaping it.
Esther delivers trauma-informed workshops and training sessions that combine lived experience with practical insight. Each session is designed to build understanding, challenge perspectives, and equip individuals, groups and organisations with the knowledge to better support others.
Lived Experience: A Trauma-Informed Perspective
Authentic stories from my time in the care system, including behaviours shaped by trauma and examples of responses I experienced as helpful and unhelpful. The session includes a case-study exercise based on my experiences, with opportunities for discussion and real-time reflection.
Lived Experience: Insights Into Relationships - Biological Family
An intimate and reflective session exploring relationships with biological family. Using real photos and video footage from my childhood, alongside interactive discussion, the workshop explores sibling dynamics, my relationship with my mum, and the importance of positive engagement with birth families.
Lived Experience: Insights Into Relationships - Caregivers
A candid exploration of attachment and the role caregivers play in the lives of looked-after children. Drawing on my experiences with foster carers, children’s home staff, boarding school staff and supported lodgings providers, I share honest reflections on 'the good, the bad and the ugly'.
Bespoke Workshops
A tailored workshop shaped around the needs of your organisation, drawing on lived experience and insights to focus on the areas most relevant to you.
Experience & Impact
Manchester Metropolitan University
Trafford Council
Greater Manchester Mental Health Services
Wigan Council
Client Testimonials
Speaker, Trainer, Singer, Consultant
Esther informs and inspires audiences through her story, professional insight and practical understanding of trauma; bringing warmth, honesty and a message of hope that creates lasting impact.
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