Something I love about making new friends who are also writers, is their pertinent feedback of my work. Recently I had a chance meeting...

“What you say NO to is equally as important as what you say YES to” Michelle Bridges. Why did it take a big screen to make me realize...

This week I met the notoriously fierce Michelle Bridges. Two things shocked me a little; 1. she's actually really tall! 2. Underneath all...

When away with Sebastian on these medical trips, I suddenly find myself free to feel. I realize that my headspace is so full in my...

Sitting in Sebby's darkened recovery room at QCH on the week of 7th February 2022, I once again faced familiar emotions and a new sense...

After a tremendously difficult day in hospital yesterday with Sebastian, I found myself turning to writing to process all of the emotions...

This photo was taken this morning. It's my suitcase from my trip to Brisbane last week with Sebastian. We returned home 8 days ago, which...

In December of 2021, I was invited to be a keynote speaker for the IPC Health VIC Annual Awards Ceremony. I'd like to share my speech...

They say 'timing is everything' and this week, we demonstrated a lack of perfect timing to perfection. It was the perfect storm......

I've been sitting on this one for a few days now, unsure weather to publish or not... It's an opinion from my perspective on a topic that...

When I look outside my window, I see the staunch green mountains of the Great Dividing Range, nestled amongst the hills and farming land...

Earlier this year, I participated in a writing workshop with the great Edwina Shaw. She taught me so much in such a short time and...

As we continue on this path of unknowns with Sebastian and his brain tumour, I've suddenly realized that at some stage, a parent in my...

When I'm feeling overwhelmed with the many 'hats' I wear; mother, carer, writer, cook, cleaner, gardener, farmer's wife; I try to remind...

I'm feeling rejuvenated and energized after a full night sleep. Something I still don't get very often due to Sebastian's brain tumour....

What happens when you've been through the worst of it, the dust settles, and you're living life again? When you've returned to the...

What does it mean to be resilient? It's funny, I don't consider myself to be a resilient person; I loathe change, I love control and...

Two days after I hear of yet another little boy who's life was taken too soon, I'm thrust back into the front seat of the emotional...

This is Sebastian today. The PAIN of 2020 almost invisible. The POWER of his strength today, visible in an unquantifiable amount. What...

Limbo. It's a horrible place to live, and just like that, we're back there again. Last week we didn't get the news we'd hoped from...