Matt Van Arkel is a lawyer practicing in the field of child protection and adoption law.  In this episode, Matt gives us the behind-the-scenes view of the extreme highs and lows of his chosen path. We learn about the processes within our court system that are designed to protect children and Matt shares the stories of the families he assists. “One of the messages that I would like to share today is a story of resilience. There certainly are children and families who have faced a lot of suffering, because of family violence.  But coming from that are stories of children who have learned to overcome and families who have put measures in place to get themselves out of that cycle.” ALSO IN THIS EPISODE Some niggles starting to bite with your daily exercise? Rachal Stanley talks through the habits most likely to trigger injuries.  Our sideline commentator, David Attrill sets the pace with his progress update on the 278 teams running virtually from Broken Hill to Sydney. Rob Lloyd says g’day ahead of heading out his front door to do 200km on the five-kilometre track opposite his home in Port Macquarie.  RAV co-founder, Kirrily Dear shares the epiphany that triggered the creation of the world’s longest and largest virtual team event. If you or someone close to you is experiencing family violence please talk to someone. You can call 1800 RESPECT (Australia only) if you would like to talk to a professional service or if there is an immediate threat to safety call the police on Triple Zero (000) (Australia only). A massive thanks to Damo and Jez from the Aussie Runner Podcast (https://aussierunnerpodcast.libsyn.com/) who are donating their time and expertise to make this possible. You can support the efforts of Run Against Violence by donating at https://www.runagainstviolence.com/donate You can interact with the ARP team and participate in the Podcast series by leaving a voicemail message https://anchor.fm/run-against-violence/message --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/run-against-violence/message