About Erika

I have always felt I was born dramatically different — and that difference has brought both distinct challenges and unexpected gifts.

My creative life began early. By the age of twenty I had already won regional performance awards in high school, toured Australia as a young comedian with the Melbourne University Law Revue, sung in a jazz quartet, and been selected for a place at the prestigious National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA).

In my early career I became a passionate advocate for body image and eating-disorder awareness, following the success of my acclaimed autobiographical theatre work about my own recovery from anorexia as a young woman. That was the moment I realised the external world was defining me instead of me defining myself. Sharing that story required vulnerability, but it also revealed something powerful: when creativity meets honesty, it can open conversations that change lives.

As a recipient of the NSW Department of Education Award for Excellence in Schools Education, I performed this work for thousands of girls aged 10–18, as well as for professionals in medical and community settings over a five-year period, with a profoudly resonanate audience response
These was ultimately what has shaped my belief that creative expression combined lived experience is a powerful force of change.

For more than two decades since, I have continued to harness creativity as a force for empowerment. Through mentoring, career advising, performance practice, and creative program design, I have developed and delivered unique initiatives across schools, non-profits and government organisations.

Each has been grounded in the same purpose: supporting gender equity, building confidence, and helping girls and women recognise their strength, voice and possibilities.

The heart of my work ihas a simple belief:

When a girl learns to trust her voice, feel at home in her body, and stand comfortably in who she is, anything is possible.


I believe I have developed tools, strategies to support this process in conjunction with their caregivers, families and educational institutions.