SHANE WARREN
ShaneWarren.au

Coach | Counsellor | Consultant

Meet Shane
I’m Shane Warren, a counsellor, coach, and mentor with 33+ years’ experience helping people and organisations across Asia-Pacific navigate change, cultivate resilience, and reconnect with purpose.
I work at the intersection of mental health, executive leadership, and social impact. My professional hat rack includes everything from running corporate consultancies to grassroots community activation. Whether you know me through a workshop, a campaign, a coaching session, or a business precinct project I’m here to help people and systems thrive.
Professional Practice
You’ll find me consulting, coaching, and facilitating through several professional brands:
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Shane Warren & Associates: Strategic wellbeing and performance services.
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Shane Warren Coaching & Counselling Services: Speaking engagements and personal consultancy.
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IRIS Consulting: Applied resilience psychology for business transformation and personal growth.
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Nexus College Australasia: Professional training for coaches, therapists, and vocational mental health workers.
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Poppet Centre: Early intervention and expressive therapy for children and families.
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Mint Condition Health: Personal development health retreat based services.
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NeuroBalance: Integrative health and neuro-therapeutic supports through mental health IT.
Community Leadership
I don’t just coach change, I live it. I’m deeply committed to building inclusive, thriving communities:
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Pride & Precinct Work: Through initiatives like the Rainbow Precinct, DoDarlo, and Oxtravaganza, I support business and cultural life that centres LGBTIQA+SB inclusion.
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Industry Leadership: Active roles in Association for Coaching, Asia Pacific Alliance of Coaches, and founding voice behind the VMHPAA – because vocational mental health matters.
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Local Voices: I serve as a connector and contributor in precinct networks like HQ Sydney, Happy Hours Sydney, Potts Point Village, Darlinghurst Village, and Eastside Sydney.
Publications & Media
With Regular contributions to podcasts, panel events, and media interviews; I’m also lucky enough to be considered a proud author and thought leader in the fields of resilience, mental health, and social connection. You can find my work in a broad range of publications, including:
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Breaking Free from Technology Addiction: A Digital Detox Guide
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Crack the Code to Weight Loss I: A Guide to the Boiled Egg Diet
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Crack the Code to Weight Loss II: 12-Day Anti-Inflammatory Eating Plan
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Digital Detox: A Self-Coaching Workbook
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Diversity in Coaching with Prof Jonathan Passmore
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Family Digital Detox: Reclaiming Our Home from the Screens Outside It with Laurence Catzel
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Fun for Kids - that is not all electronic with Kait Luker
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Greed is Good of the Unhinged Capitalism: A Curious Inquiry into Capitalism’s Triumph, Madness, and Possible Reinvention
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Have You Got Your Protection… Personal Insurance Self Assessment Tool
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Imposter Syndrome: What it is and how to overcome it
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Life Audit Journal & Workbook with Helen Warren
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Life Auditing with Helen Warren
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Mastering the Art of Boundary Setting: A Lighthearted Guide to a Healthier, Happier Life
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Navigating LGBTGEQIAP
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Perspectives on Coping & Resilience with Drs Venkat Pulla and Andrew Shatte
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Smart Money Advisor
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Thanks for the Lessons: Now F*ck Off – A Self-Help Survival Manual for When You’ve Had Enough -
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Thanks for the Lessons: Now F*ck Off – A Workbook for Letting Go and Taking Your Power Back
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The Age of Me: How We Forgot Each Other in the Mirror
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The Age of Me: Reader’s Guide & Reflection Journal
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The Asia Century Is Back: Musings from a Gweilo Hitched to a Daai Luk Ya
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The Curious Case of the Impostor Within
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The Death Journal Workbook: Honouring Life, Preparing for Departure – A Guide to Peaceful Passage with Helen Warren
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The Golden Rules of Communication
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The Imposter Syndrome Workbook: 21-day
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The King Who Loved Men and Conquered Europe
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The Sacred Band of Thebes: History's Most Formidable Gay Warriors
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The Witty Wanderer: Why Life’s Oddities Deserve a Second Look
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There’s a Soup for That… A Modern Guide to Cantonese Broths and Teas for Everyday Wellbeing
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Thick Black Theory Unveiled: Thriving in the Modern World with Ancient Eastern Wisdom
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Unplug & Imagine I: Creative Play for Growing Minds with Kait Luker
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Unplug & Imagine II: 'Seeative' Play for Growing Minds with Kait Luker
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Unplug & Imagine III: Creative Play for Growing Minds with Kait Luker
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When We Were Princes
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Writing Your Self Care Plan
Personal and professional essays are available at Wallace Stanley Books
Connect the Dots
Everything I do - from corporate consulting to queer precinct placemaking - is driven by one simple belief: When we connect, we thrive.
Start your journey with me by exploring the space that best fits your world:
Or just say hello — I’m always up for a conversation.



















