How I Discovered my Mojo!
A few years I ago I had a wake up call. I realized that I’d been lied to over and over again!
I was living in NYC working in a stressful job in TV development and trying to secure investment for my wellness company, Bodylove.
Totally under paid as I [...]
A male friend asked me recently if PMS was just an excuse for women. "Excuse for what?" I asked. "You know, so a woman can be more…difficult, than usual."
Since when do we need an excuse? I jest, of course, but PMS is complex and an area of female health that is rife with misconceptions. It [...]
Mummy’s Wish is a not-for-profit charity that focuses on supporting mothers diagnosed with cancer while either pregnant or with young children in South East Queensland.
Their mission is to support mums with young families to help them and their family cope with many of the challenges they face while undergoing treatment.
My work involves interviewing and talking with many women. I often find one of the biggest challenges facing modern women is being able to successfully create balance in their lives.
I always thought that as people got older, they just got lazier and that is why they ended up fat. I understand now that this is not the case…
Recently I met a delightful women who confessed that she had an ‘addictive personality.’ “Addicted to what?” I enquired. “Bad men, recreational drugs, alcohol and drama.” “Gees, your life must be one hell of a party – wanna swop for a while?”
My family ate together almost every night when growing up. Dinner time is an important opportunity for the sharing of daily experiences and fostering relationships. As modern daily lives continue to become more hectic, often the sharing of a meal is one such valuable ritual that is left behind. Whether you’re cooking for yourself, [...]
“Ladies don’t sweat, we gently glow” a high school teacher reminded us one hot, summer afternoon in Brisbane many years ago. It was a conservative catholic school and the‘English madam’ as we liked to call her did not like us running around, then piling into her classroom for afternoon geography. This was just one of [...]
Sitting down at a networking lunch recently, I found myself chatting to a delightful local artist. When she found out that I was a freelance writer, Donna asked if I had ever researched or written about female depression. Now writing about depression isn’t very sexy. After all, isn’t this blog supposed [...]
It is a regular Sunday afternoon in Brisbane and 8 women are gathered in Newstead Park for their monthly book group meeting. The group has just read Veronica Decides to Die by Paul Coelho and are gathering to discuss the book and its merits. They are surrounded by trees, beautiful weather and the [...]