Personally, I love the Christmas season. It has such special significance for my family and I as we celebrate the most precious of things to us. My childhood years were filled with an abundance of memorable (even ridiculous) moments, rituals and traditions that will be impressed upon my heart and mind for the rest of…
I’m going to be really up front and honest with you! Over the last week I’ve had a handful of different ideas about what I wanted to share with you this month. As time drew closer I found myself really wrestling with this. It’s been a new experience for me on this platform, because every…
As Australians we have two special days in our calendar each year dedicated to honouring and remembering our incredible service men and women in the Defence Forces. Anzac Day and Remembrance Day are both days throughout my years that I remember with fondness. Growing up, I didn’t have a personal connection with anyone in the…
I remember the epic journey from my small country-home-town in my little Ford Laser, driving 900 kilometres across the country to the new, much less familiar regional city I had eagerly committed to making my home in for at least the next few years. This was a transition I was more than excited about. Here…
This is a focus I’ve had in my heart for some time, but have grappled with how to present it in a way that gives due respect and honour to parents who have endured (and continue to endure) the horrible reality of losing a child. While there are many types of grief that I’ve personally…
Throughout my lifetime I have come to understand that our lives as human beings are littered with both incredible beauty and intense pain. There were times particularly earlier in my life, where I found myself asking ‘Why me?’ In those moments of heartbreak and wonder I’m not sure I ever really found an answer to…
“Having children may not be a reality for you!” These words echoed like gun-shots through my mind over and over again. If you’ve ever heard these words uttered to you by someone in the medical profession you will understand the intense shock and pain that follows. Despite the gentle manner in which these words had been delivered,…
In the blink of an eye, as an impressionable 13 year old navigating my way through the turbulent world of teenage-hood, I found myself plunged into a world of heartache and grief that I had never imagined possible. I had no idea who to turn to. I had my parents, who were navigating their own…
I wonder, if like me, you’ve found yourself at some time scratching your head, wondering how on earth you could craft the perfect, heartfelt condolence message for someone in your world as they faced a significant loss. As someone who has developed a passion journeying with people through their grief, I have created many awkward…
I love where I live. In Australia, seasons vary dramatically according to our geographical location. What my family and I experience living in North Eastern Victoria, is vastly different to the experience of people living in Far North Queensland, which is extremely different again to those living in southern Tasmania. I enjoy the fact that…