Who is Makes Sense?

  • JO ROBERTSON

    Sex Therapist

    Jo Robertson is a sex therapist with a Master of Science in Medicine, specialising in sexuality, relationships, and the cultural influences shaping sexual norms. Her dissertation focused on online sexual content and its impacts on adolescents. She has over 15 years’ experience in health, education, and counselling.

    Jo has worked as a child and youth trauma counsellor and has provided training to professionals, parents, and young people on navigating online sexual experiences. She has delivered a TEDx talk, speaks internationally on intimacy, parenting, and sexual culture, and most recently developed Tricky Chats; an evidence-based parenting course for guiding young peoples sexual health, safety and device use.

  • HOLLY BROOKER

    Educator, Advocate, PR/Media Specialist.

    Holly is an educator, communicator, and advocate working to create safer digital environments for children and families in Aotearoa New Zealand through systemic reform.
    Holly’s background includes high school teaching, with more than 15 years’ experience in communications, media/PR, and parenting education. She combines frontline insight with policy expertise to address the complex realities of growing up online. In her advocacy, she challenges government and industry to strengthen accountability, and policy while empowering parents, educators, and communities through education.

    She is currently completing a Master of Public Policy at the University of Auckland and holds a BA in Sociology/Politics and a GradDip Education.