Were We Mad to Donate our Entire House?
Have you ever read a piece of news that pulled you so strongly, you were compelled to act immediately? We were. In 2017, we donated almost everything we had to a family who'd lost it all in a bushfire. Were we mad? What do you think?
Using Writing as Therapy
I believe that writing is just as good - if not better - than any therapy I’ve ever received, and I’ve had my share of therapy over the years. When you hand your pain over to a character, you can let all that anger, grief, denial, etc free. It can feel like a weight has been lifted.
When I was 48, I left my husband to travel the world.
After travelling through Australia with my husband for ten months, I announced one early November morning that I was leaving. For me, our marriage was over.
“Karen” or Menopause?
Are people accusing women of being stark-raving bitches simply a misunderstanding? Is it a quick judgement without thought to what ‘women of a certain age’ are dealing with?
I deliberately walked 800km across Spain – solo.
Like Aubrey, Pam and Georgina in CAMINO WANDERING, it took a walk across Spain to learn who I was, and what I was made of.
They said it was menopause. It wasn’t.
My doctor told me I had menopause because joint pain is a major symptom. Turned out to be much more serious than that.
The Fear of Failure is Real
No matter whether you publish one book or twenty, the fear of failure is real.