Are you brave enough?

“Woman is the companion of man, gifted with equal mental capacity…If by strength is meant moral power, then woman is immeasurably man’s superior…If non-violence is the law of our being, the future is with women…” – Mahatma Gandhi “Achieving gender equality and...

Start as we mean to go on

As we commence the Lunar New Year I’d like to wish all my friends, colleagues and like-minded souls a joyful, peaceful, successful and prosperous New Year. As this will be the year of the pig, which was the year I was born (1971), I am particularly excited to see what...

A time to reflect

I was incredibly fortunate to be gifted tickets for my birthday from my parents to see Malala Yusafzai in Melbourne this week.  I have followed the story of this amazing young woman, read her book and watched her documentary.  In person she was every bit as inspiring,...

Are you kidding me?

Last week I took my new car in for its first service. Obtaining the service was one of those pedestrian jobs that I had been putting off. And, although my ex-husband had obtained a quote to have the car serviced some months earlier, I had forgotten about the price...

The Invisible Wounds

It’s been a while since you’ve heard from me. The reason is I am currently writing my second book, which has required a lot of my focus and energy. I hope you will forgive my silence and I promise to keep you informed of the progress of what I hope will be a book that...