“All of us have the capacity to do whatever we want in life.” Samantha Gash. Samantha Gash doesn’t call herself a “natural athlete” yet she’s run the ‘4 Deserts Grand Slam’ 250 … Continue reading
Fiona Slater, artist. The Beaumaris home of artist Fiona Slater is brimming with beautiful artwork, including many of her own pieces. Photo – Changwei Dean Production – Martine Harte. Looking back, Fiona Slater was probably always going to be an artist: she sketched in school, did a … Continue reading
“The fact I’m jetting off to Harvard because I’ve been invited to join the Harvard Kennedy Women’s Leadership Board – in my wildest dreams would never, ever have happened – but it has happened because I reached out.” Catherine O’Sullivan. … Continue reading
“We definitely have to be on the hustle, some people feel that’s being too ambitious and ambition is a dirty word but I think unless you’re out there and you are pushing it won’t happen.” Mikala Tai. Mikala Tai is … Continue reading
Yoga at your desk… sounds good in theory but rolling out the mat, burning the incense and downward dogging in front of colleagues isn’t ideal. Enter Fiona Patterson… a Melbourne yoga, tai-chi and qigong instructor who passionately advocates yoga and guided relaxations … Continue reading
“I work in a hospital where I see families every day who juggle tremendous hardship and adversity and that’s a reminder to me that my concerns are often trivial in comparison.” Margie Danchin. Dr Margie Danchin is a paediatrician at Melbourne’s … Continue reading
Jane Caro said something very powerful at an International Women’s Day event this week. “Stop thinking you’re fabulous. You’re not. You are ordinary people, just as we are ordinary people. The extraordinary pressure on women to be ‘fabulous’ isn’t helping. Just … Continue reading
‘It’s a story I wanted to see told because this version of colonisation is a history I’ve only known as an adult. It felt like the right time for our national opera company to be addressing reconciliation and presenting some … Continue reading
The Disney version of family life rarely cuts it. Truth is relationships are hard at the best of times. At worst: they are toxic. 14 women have been killed this year by their partners or husbands. It is February 22nd. … Continue reading
Forget what you think you know about Australian entertainer Natalie Bassingthwaighte. As you’re about to discover this woman has many dimensions. She has truly earned her place as an accomplished performer, after seven years of knock-backs, hard slog and auditioning with 6,000 other hopefuls to finally land … Continue reading