story-telling

Hey Mr. DJ, Turn Down That Stereotype!

The labels we so easily apply and attach meaning to, feel increasingly ridiculous and limited; frustrating in their inability to tell the whole story of a person. It’s much easier for everyone if we stay in our classifications. All this crossing over into different segments; it ruins our sound bite politics and mass generalizations. Heaven […]

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How You Can Save A Child Every 20 Seconds. Yes, You!

“As long as children die… mothers will grieve.” Twenty-five years ago, as a naive but serious young girl, I left the comforts of Australia for the unknowns of South Africa as a Rotary Exchange Student. Rotary International had just launched a commitment support those eradicating polio in the year prior to my adventure. The world […]

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What Pregnancy Taught Me About My Body or Shhh, Your Body Is Talking…

I’ve been pregnant six times and have four children. My last pregnancy (with our fourth child) ended 6 years, 51 weeks and 5 days after the first pregnancy (with our first child) began. That’s a heck of a lot of intense physicality to put your body through in a short time. But there you have it. Call […]

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On That Day

My daughter was born on the first anniversary of 9/11, right as the hospital had a moment’s silence for the first tower falling. What was more unusual, especially for a first child, is that her due date was 9/11. In 2002, living in New York, that was a shocking answer to the excited question “when […]

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International Women’s Day: Talking Cancer and How to Kick It’s Butt Globally

March 8th is International Women’s Day. Over at www.themotherhood.com I am joining a conversation with the American Cancer Society’s global team to talk about the impact of cancer on our lives and on the lives of women worldwide. From www.themotherhood.com, “We know cancer touches all of us. We’ll share our stories about cancer and our […]

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Why I Am Proud of Australian Businesses

It’s Australia Day in my home country. As for the past many years, I am in my current home country, the USA (land that I love). But indulge me in a short homage to the land of my birth and formative years. If you follow me on Twitter, you’ll have noticed a barrage of tweets […]

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Banging Your Head or Living a Tutti Frutti Life?

I watched my 18 month old bang his head against the wall in a fit of anger the other day.  In the midst of his fury, he raised his head to me with a look of complete and utter shock.  “What the heck just happened?” I could feel his question.   Here’s the thing with toddlers.  […]

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Work Life Stories: Man Vs Debt

“Sell your crap. Pay off your debt.  Do what you love.”  Adam Baker and his wife Courtney, have embarked on a unique debt management journey, documented on Adam’s blog “Man Vs Debt”.  What started as an experiment in transparency and dreams has leveraged Adam into a substantial web personality in just under a year. I […]

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Harry Potter, Running and a Guilt Free Work Life

I confess I’ve been a tad discombobulated (is that not one of the finest words in the English language?).  Mostly because I made a conscious decision to relax.  For a whole week.  Yep, you read me right.  Work life balance for me often plays out as family, work, family, work, family, work.  It’s about choosing […]

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Work Life Stories: The Boys Club

“I was telling myself, deal with it, this is how I bring home the money.”  What if you don’t particularly need or want any work life balance, but if you don’t get some, you’ll probably die?  Meet Jason Cooney, husband, father of one, former commercial real estate broker, now commercial banker, and recovering alcoholic. Currently […]

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