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About Alice Deby
Alice Deby is an educator and a PANDA volunteer.
The PANDA (the Post & Ante Natal Depression Association) helpline is available in Australia from 9am to 7pm (AEST) Monday to Friday. Speaking with PANDA’s ...
About A.J. Sutherland
An independent writer and communications guru, Angela is owner and founder of ScribblyMe.
Originally British, she now lives in Sydney with an extremely tolerant husband, an exuberant four year-old boy and an incredibly ...
About Annabel Karmel
Annabel Karmel is a busy working mother with three children and an expert in getting your children, no matter how fussy, to eat a healthy diet without them even noticing. Her latest cookbook, Quick and Easy Toddler ...
About Belinda Horton
Belinda Horton has been CEO of PANDA (Post & Antenatal Depression Association) since 2004. Demand for PANDA’s Helpline, as the only specialist, national perinatal depression helpline support service has ...
About Bigbadbrad
Brad is partner/owner of the Bub Hub with his lovely wife Hilary (she made me write that) and the proud father of three great kids (that was me).
Having worked on the Bub Hub for more than 10 years, immersed in ...
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I’m a professional critic/reviewer (films, books, theatre, restaurants, games), mum-of-three, and master’s student. If I had any spare time, I’d procrastinate.
About Cas McCullough
Cas McCullough CD(DONA) is a certified birth doula, an author, blogger and content marketing strategist who is passionate about empowering women. She works with mums-to-be and mums through her social enterprise ...
About Phil D'Adamo
Phil D’Adamo is Acting Director of Consumer Affairs Victoria. Victoria’s consumer affairs regulator helps create a competitive and fair marketplace for businesses and consumers. It is part of Victoria’s ...
About daddownunder
I’ve come a long way on my dad journey, initially I thought Braxton Hicks was a 1960’s American soul singer (I’m still not 100% sure what it is but I have ruled out soul singer). Today I am a dad, who always ...
About Mrs Holsby
Danielle is a wife, a mother, a photographic enthusiast and a person who finds it easy to laugh at herself – in no particular order.
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About Delia Rickard
Delia Rickard is Deputy Chair of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. For more information about product safety visit www.productsafety.gov.au, follow @ACCCProdSafety on Twitter or call the ACCC ...
About Emily Nitsopoulos
Emily has written her story to help raise awareness for post-natal depression and for PANDA.
The PANDA (the Post & Ante Natal Depression Association) helpline is available in Australia from 9am to 7pm (AEST) Monday ...
About Eve Reed
Eve Reed is an Accredited Practising Dietitian with an extensive background in child and adolescent nutrition, early childhood care, childbirth education and breastfeeding counselling.
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About The Hesitant Housewife
I spent many years living in chaos, and bouncing from one dysfunctional relationship to another. Then, in a period of twelve months, I met my soul mate, fell pregnant, and gave birth to my beautiful daughter two ...
About Housewife in Heels
I am a stay at home mother to two gorgeous boys, 2 and 1, parenting without the help of a nanny, housekeeper, or personal hair and makeup stylist. Read more at my blog http:www.housewifeinheels.com.au
About The Stork
The Stork loves to collect birth stories! Read about unexpected homebirths, emergency c-sections and everything in between. And if you’d like to share your birth story with us – you can email us at info@ ...
About Jane Martino
Jane Martino has recently combined her entrepreneurial nature, personal love of young people and meditation to join forces with James Tutton to create not for profit organisation Smiling Mind – a modern approach ...
About Jodie Nolan
Jodie Nolan is one of Australia’s most admired and respected financial commentators, a best-selling author of ‘Surviving the Storm’ (how you can survive and prosper from your own financial storms) and corporate ...
About Josh Langley
Josh Langley is a freelance writer and author of Frog and the Well; Unconventional Happiness, a quirky, inspirational cartoon book about the search for happiness. Josh turned to writing and illustrating while doing ...
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Julie Fison is a mother of two boys, travel writer and an author of books for children and young adults. Her first fiction series for young readers, ‘Hazard River’, is action-packed adventure with an ...
About Kathie Holmes
Kathie is the blog author at Lickrish – a blog about all sorts of stuff.
She has raised two daughters who are now in their early twenties, currently juggles a part time job as well as owning two businesses.
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About Melbourne Mum
Trivia tragic, aneurysm survivor and mum to two spirited daughters. Word nerd. Maths Geek. Shutterbug. Celebrating the comedy and chaos of life with kids (just without the craft).
About Kimberley Lipschus
Kimberley Lipschus (M. Counselling, Grad Cert. Gestalt Therapy, M. Writing, CAPA Reg) is a psychotherapist and counsellor who began her career as writer and director. She believes story is a vital key to how we make ...
About Kristy Alexander
Kristy Alexander is passionate explorer in her home town of Sydney and freelance travel writer for www.HotelClub.com. When she’s not busy writing about travelling with the kids she can be found researching the ...
About Krystal Barter
When Krystal Barter was 22 she undertook genetic testing and tested positive for the BRCA1 gene fault. For several years Krystal underwent surveillance and screening and then her mammogram discovered changes in her ...
About Lindsay Tighe
Passionate about inspiring people to improve their lives and the lives of others, Lindsay is committed to helping people tap into their potential through empowered thoughts and conscious conversations.
This passion ...
About lynne trevail
Hi, my name is Lynne Trevail and I’m a professional organiser, a school teacher, a leadership and motivation coach and a mum of two. My life has revolved around children at work and at home, and I’ve ...
About Martha Heineman Pieper
Martha Heineman Pieper, PhD, is the author of Mommy, Daddy, I had a Bad Dream and is co-author with William J. Pieper, M.D. of the bestselling parenting book, Smart Love: The Comprehensive Guide to Understanding, ...
About Matt Barwick
Matt Barwick is the author of Life in Limbo: My battle with depression, male infertility and mental illness. Matt was born and raised in Canberra and was inspired to tell his story to help and inform young, average ...
About Melissa Barnard
Melissa Barnard is a cellist with the Australian Chamber Orchestra. She is also proud mum of daughter Maia and lives in Sydney with her partner.
About Michael Parker
Michael Parker is an author and a teacher. In his latest book,
Ethics 101 Conversations to have with your Kids, Michael prompts discussion by posing 101 ethical questions and their logical progressions. Michael ...
About Mining Wag
I left my law career back in Brisbane to make the move west so my husband could pursue his career within the construction industry. He had always wanted to work with the “big” machinery. When we found out ...
About monkeyboyzmum
I grew up in northwest Tasmania and now live in North Queensland with my family. I have been a breastfeeding counsellor for 18 years. I am monkeyboyzmum on Twitter, and love to read, crochet, cook and obsess over ...
About mumabulous
A long long time ago, in a galaxy far far away…
a young lady worked in the fast paced and glamorous (yeh right) world of Sydney stockbroking. Then two golden haired princesses arrived and rescued her from all that. ...
About mummyhood101
I am Jodi, a mum of two, who has found a passion for blogging. I wear many hats, from a marketer during the working day, to a wife, mother, aunty, daughter and a lover of coffee. I am just slightly addicted to ...
About Narelle Horwitz
Narelle Horwitz is a psychologist, a doula and a mother of two. She is the owner of Perinatal Wellness and is passionate about sharing and discussing all things psychological related to pregnancy, birth and baby.
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About Nutritionist Mum Lisa
Lisa is a Brisbane Mum whose first passion is her family, a gorgeous little girl and her loving and supportive husband (also gorgeous). Lisa runs her nutrition practice I’ve Got Life and her online weight ...
About passionatespirit
Isiah-Rebecca McKimmie is a Sex and Relationship Coach and owner of Passionate Spirit.
Isiah is a Certified Somatic Sex Therapist and studied at the Institute for the Advanced Studies of Human Sexuality in the US. She ...
About Rachel Robertson
Rachel Robertson is a Perth-based writer and lecturer in professional writing and publishing at Curtin University. Her fiction and essays have been published in The Best Australian Essays, Australian Book Review, ...
About readysetschool
My name is Denyse Whelan and I am an experienced and passionate advocate for education of children for over forty years. My roles as K-6 (Primary) School Principal and Deputy Principal took me to country and city ...
About Rebecca Galton
Rebecca is the website editor at the Bub Hub. She also mum to two young children, affectionately known at The Toddler and The Baby (although technically The Toddler is probably too old to be called that and The Baby is ...
About Rhian Allen
Rhian Allen, Founder of Lose Baby Weight and The Healthy Mummy. For more motivation, advice, recipes and exercise plans visit http://www.losebabyweight.com.au and for daily motivation join the Lose Baby Weight Facebook ...
About Rowdy McLean
Rowdy McLean is a father, husband, speaker, entrepreneur and author. He works with thousands of people across the globe each year, helping them understand how to be their best.
His new book Play a Bigger Game how to ...
About Salz @ Salz Dummy Spit
I’m Salwa (aka Salz) a mother to 4 girls and a wife to one husband. I’m a little bit quirky, a little bit of fun and a whole lot of crazy. But who isn’t. I blog about child care, my children and my ...
About Sam Everingham
Sam Everingham is the president of Surrogacy Australia – a not-for-profit organisation set up to support Australians who are planning on becoming, or who are already, parents via surrogacy arrangements.
Surrogacy ...
About Samantha Strahan
My name is Samantha Strahan, I have been happily married for 10 years, and I am a mother of two beautiful happy, healthy children, who keep me very busy. I enjoy writing, photography, and most things to do with art. I ...
About Sandy Hobley
Sandy is a passionate person who is actively working towards getting the awareness of Dyslexia out into the public arena. Her own personal journey is one of complete denial of her amazing gifts. She embraces her gift ...
About School of Mum
I’m a primary school teacher from Country Victoria who is combining my passion for education and writing to provide others with reviews, tips, stories and more on ways they can make learning fun at home for ...
About The Bubhub Crew
The Bub Hub Crew is kind of like Justice Crew except we’re not an all-male, hip-hop group, we don’t sing or dance (well) and we’ve never appeared on reality TV. In fact, besides the word ‘crewR ...
About Craig Gibson
Craig Gibson is editor of hipages.com.au, Australia’s leading resource for all things home improvement related. As a father of two girls and keen renovator Craig is blogging to share his professional & personal ...
About Tabatha Conroy
My name is Tabatha! and I love sharing all of my experiences as a mother, writer and seasoned traveler.
I have lived and loved in Amsterdam The Netherlands for about ten years and then lived, loved and given birth (!) ...
About The Crunchy Mum
Hi! My name is Serene and I am a first time mum to a lovely baby boy. Since becoming a parent, my life has changed completely. I found myself doing things I never thought I could and taking on new interests I never ...
About Thrifty Mama
Blogger, mother of three, wife, business owner, tightwad, surprised car enthusiast, wannabe baker/foodie, I can’t grow radishes. Passionate Tasmanian and Cheese adorer. I write blogs about getting the most out of ...
About Torny Miller
Torny Miller is a journalist ready and raring for her most important assignment yet – the birth of her first child.
Join her for discussions on new motherhood as well as musings about family, health, and this ...
About Whats Hot Mama
Kate Christie is What’s Hot Mama! Kate writes about all things hot, or not.
Kate owns Babysitters and More at www.babysittersandmore.com.au, an online service putting busy people in touch with local nannies, ...
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