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About The Bub Hub Crew
The Bub Hub Crew is the name we have given to our esteemed team of award-winning* staff writers. We’re a small team. Small, not short. In fact some of us are quite tall. Tall enough to be quite good at netball.
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About Addie Wootten
Dr Addie Wootten is the CEO of Smiling Mind and a Clinical Psychologist by background.
Addie brings her extensive background in clinical psychology, research and e-health to her position of CEO of Smiling Mind.
Addie ...
About Adrienne Buckingham
Adrienne is an optimistic traveller who, while seeking a life less ordinary, settled herself in the suburbs of New Zealand. She is a mother to three girls, a stepmother to one boy and a teacher to about 120 teenagers a ...
About Ailsa Robson
Ailsa Robson is the author of Perfectly Imperfect: Raw reflections on body image, mothering, love and loneliness (that you don’t usually share). She is a water baby, incessant muser and writer, and someone who ...
About Ali Mountifield
Ali Mountifield is a mother of triplets Hannah, Lucy and Oscar and volunteers her spare time to the Australian Multiple Birth Association as the Communications Director.
Ali also blogs about life with triplets via her ...
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 Alice Hall
Alice Hall is UNICEF Australia’s Program Manager for Early Childhood Development.
Alice advises on community-based early childhood programs in places like the Solomon Islands or the highlands of Papua New Guinea, ...
About Alice Vandyke
Alice Vandyke is a long-standing and trusted figure in the food obsessed precinct of Bondi. Beginning her career as a Registered Midwife with postgraduate studies in International Public Health, she developed a love of ...
About Alison Osborne
Alison Osborne is the author of The Post-Baby Conversation – What New Parents Need to Say to Each Other — a relationship book for new parents.
Alison is mother to two children and has a First Class Honours ...
About Allie Gaunt, Jessica Beaton & Sarah Buckle
Allie Gaunt, Jessica Beaton and Sarah Buckle are the authors of One Handed Cooks: Boosting Your Basics, which features 100+ simple, healthy, family-friendly recipes.
Formerly a professional nanny and advertising ...
About Alys Lizza
She’s a first-time mum to an independent and free-spirited little lady. And the wife to a laidback and kind-hearted man. She drinks coffee and wine and she isn’t afraid to tell it how it is.
On her own blog, ...
About Amanda Lehman
Amanda Lehman is the director and principal psychologist at Lehman Career Psychology.
About Dr Amanda Mergler
Dr Amanda Mergler is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Early Childhood and Inclusive Education at QUT, and a registered psychologist. Amanda’s research focuses on delayed school entry, the values of pre-service ...
About Ami Summers
Ami Summers is a leadership consultant and author of the book Heart Space. In 2013, after what had been a healthy and uneventful pregnancy, Ami and her husband Dave lost their daughter Arla at 38 weeks and then went on ...
About Amy McAlister
Amy McAlister is the Chief Operating Officer at Youthrive, a unique service offering psychology, speech pathology and occupational therapy for kids and young people.
Amy has extensive experience as a speech pathologist, ...
About Amy Smith
Amy Smith is CEO of The Good Foundation and Jamie’s Ministry of Food Australia.
About Andrew Collins
Andrew Collins is the Executive Director, Ageing Services for the Benevolent Society, which operates a range of services for older people including; Home Care Packages, Respite Services and other home supports.
Andrew ...
About AJ Sutherland
Author, copywriter and regular procrastinator, Angela’s latest book London with Kids is jam-packed with real-life tips on travelling with young children.
When she’s not writing books, blogs, or anything in- ...
About Angela Jacobsen
Angela Jacobsen (AKA OzSuperNanny) is the author of Baby Love and Baby Food. Angela has worked with children for more than 20 years internationally specialising in VIP families including Madonna and currently Kate ...
About Angharad Candlin
Angharad is a psychologist with more than 20 years’ experience working with parents and families. As the coordinator of Parent Education at CatholicCare, Angharad runs parenting courses across Sydney and has ...
About Anju Regis
Anju has been through separation and runs The Separation Exchange, a portal where you can find support and connect with others going through a separation or divorce.
The portal also has a directory of EXPERTS ...
About Anju Regis & Ben Dillon-Smith
Anju Regis runs The Separation Exchange, a portal where you can find support and connect with others going through a separation or divorce.
Ben Dillon-Smith is an award-winning freelance creative — who writes, ...
About Annabel Karmel
Mother-of-three, Annabel Karmel MBE is a leading children’s cookery author, best-selling international author, and expert on devising delicious, nutritious meals for babies, children and families.
Annabel has ...
About Annie Wylie
Annie Wylie is the Content Manager at ReachOut Parents. She has 5+ years of experience across the media and not-for-profit sectors, using her passion and expertise for achieving better outcomes for vulnerable ...
About Ashlea Kemp
Ashlea Kemp, owner of Unsurpassable Hair and Make Up, believes hard works brings success.
The wife and mother-of-two is passionate about raising much-needed funds for vulnerable youth and giving back to the community.
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About Ava Miles
International bestselling author Ava Miles calls herself a divine rockstar — something she believes everyone is deep down.
Her all-new book series, “The Goddess Guides to Being A Woman”, invites us all ...
About Baby Brain Humour
Andrea describes herself as “just an ordinary mum” who thought she could escape the clutches of baby brain. When she started to experience the phenomenon, she could have fought on through frustration, but instead ...
About Baroness Mischa
Baroness Mischa is a circus and stage performer, writer, avid gardener and musician. She lives in Melbourne with a partner, their toddler, extended family, and menagerie. She has a great interest in how to assist ...
About Bart Paino
My name is Bart, married for five years, have five children and work full time.
Life changed drastically just over 12 months ago when my wife and I found out baby number 3 was now going to be baby number 3, 4 and 5.
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About Bec Cavalôt
Bec is a freelance writer and editor. She’s also a half-out-of-the-closet hippy, blogging about all things natural health and wellbeing related at Wellbeing bites.
Bec lives in Melbourne with her husband and 2 feisty ...
About Belinda Messer
Belinda Messer, children’s book author on Big Topics for Little Kids.
Her latest book On the Wings of a Butterfly is a special book on grief and loss for little ones aged 4 and up. Available at all good book ...
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 Best Dads in the World Ever
The Dads behind hilarious website Best Dads in the World Ever! bring you the lighter side of being a Dad.
They’re passionate about building a community for Dads to share some laughs, a few tips and trade war stories. ...
About Bobbie Richardson
Bobbie Richardson is a mum and the author and illustrator of two books, the new age children’s fiction Jonar & Kitty (A&A Publishing $15.99) and the children’s picture book, Imagine Holding Hands.
About Brad Lauder
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).
I love that we have been able to help make the parenting journey easier ...
About Cinemum
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 Bronwyn Darnoc
Bronwyn Darnoc is the creator of Simply For Flying – the Children’s Flight Logbook. She was born in Sydney and is married with two young children. She currently resides in Singapore.
After putting her ...
About Brooke Graham
Brooke Graham is a children’s author, primary school teacher and mother.
Her debut picture book, Go Away, Worry Monster! published by EK Books was released in 2020.
She is passionate about reducing the stigma ...
About Brooke Hanson
Brooke Hanson is a former Australian Olympic Swimming Champion, who, following her own electric shock, has an ongoing commitment to educating people and businesses about the importance of regular testing and tagging of ...
About Carol Ireland
Carol Ireland joined Epilepsy Action Australia as CEO in March 2006 and became a Director in 2009. She has worked in the not-for-profit human services sector for a period spanning more than 35 years and holding a ...
About Carolyn Batt
Carolyn Batt is a former business journalist with The Age, The Daily Telegraph (UK), and The West Australian. After having children she made five international moves in a decade, and her freelance writing covered a ...
About Casey Ellis
Melbourne-based mother and student, Casey Ellis is the author of Mum, Can I Eat This? a collection of her recipes for anyone who requires low fructose, low FODMAP, sucrose free, gluten free, and low or no lactose foods. ...
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 Cassandra Budge
Cassandra Budge is a wife and mum to two gorgeous girls and Java the golden retriever. Cassandra has a background in Marketing, Public Relations and Travel and a keen interest in business, 90s pop culture, parenting ...
About Cath Hakanson
Cath Hakanson is a mother, nurse, sex educator and founder of Sex Ed Rescue.
Bringing her 20+ years clinical knowledge, a practical down-to-earth approach, and passion for helping families, Cath inspires parents to ...
About Cherie Pasion
Cherie Pasion lives up to her name and is passionate about the transformative journey women take when becoming mothers.
She is the author of It’s Your Birth… Right? A guide for professional women to calmly ...
About Cheryl Fingleson
Cheryl has completed The Gentle Sleep Coach Program, the first and most extensive professional sleep coaching certification program available.
The program involves more than 80 hours of training, an exam and ...
About Chezzi Denyer
A producing powerhouse with experience across TV, radio and politics, Chezzi Denyer has just launched two exciting concepts The Chezzi Diaries and Mummy Time TV.
Self-deprecating and comical with moments of real heart- ...
About Christina Mathewson
Christina is the President of the Australian Chapter of the Hope for Accreta Foundation.
She is mum to seven children and had placenta accreta during her last pregnancy. She is sharing her story in order to raise ...
About Colin Anson
Colin Anson is a digital entrepreneur, and the CEO and co-founder of child image protection and photo storage solution, pixevety.
In 2012, Colin saw an opportunity to create a unique business within his area of passion, ...
About Community Midwifery WA
Community Midwifery WA is a not for profit organisation offering pregnancy classes, midwifery advice, lactation consultations, post natal support services such as Mother Nurture groups, and a specialist education ...
About Dr Claire Noone
Dr Claire Noone is Director of Consumer Affairs Victoria, the state’s consumer affairs regulator. Consumer Affairs Victoria helps create a competitive and fair market place for businesses and consumers. It is part of ...
About Corinna Stoeffl
Corinna Stoeffl is a counsellor, life coach, photographer, author and Right Voice for You facilitator. An Access Consciousness facilitator and mother of two, Corinna’s diverse career path has equipped her with a ...
About Cressida Blumson
Cressida is a passionate advocate for women’s right to birth respectfully and is honoured to work for Birth for Humankind, helping women with complex needs access supportive doula care.
She is a mum to two little ...
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 Dr Dain Heer
A Doctor of Chiropractic, born and raised in California, Dain Heer hosts a regular radio show entitled Conversations in Consciousness on Voice of America. He has been a guest on hundreds of nationally syndicated radio ...
About Daniel Steele
Daniel Steele is a primary school educator and leader who has recently begun to navigate and survive the world of dadhood.
He is the founder of the educational blog Upgrade Think Learn and upcoming dadhood podcast ...
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.
Her family is very similar to yours, but probably a little bit stranger. Her blog ...
About Davina Donovan
Davina Donovan is the owner and founder of Speak Teen and the author of What Your Teen is Telling Me and Why They’re Not Telling You: Practical Communication Tools Every Parent Should Know.
Speak Teen offers ...
About Deb De Wilde
Deb De Wilde is a social worker at Sydney’s Mater Hospital who has an expertise and long experience in caring for families at the time of a baby’s death.
She has been looking after bereaved parents for more ...
About Deb Ryan
Deb Ryan is the National Lead Facilitator for The Smith Family’s Let’s Count program. An educator, advocate, parent and grandparent, her passion is early childhood and the important role that parents play ...
About Debra Goldfinch
Deb is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Irabina Autism Services. Irabina Autism Services specialises in delivering programs for children and adolescents diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder and their ...
About Delia Rickard
Delia Rickard is Deputy Chair of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. For more information about product safety click on the links below, follow @ACCCProdSafety on Twitter or call the ACCC Infocentre on 13 ...
About Denise Condon
Denise is a leading International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) and midwife at The Mater Hospital – one of Sydney’s leading maternity hospitals.
She is a member of the Lactation Consultants of ...
About Dr Anthea Rhodes
Dr Anthea Rhodes is a paediatrician and medical educator. She has clinical interests in the health needs of the vulnerable child, with expertise in child development and behaviour.
Dr Rhodes undertook her paediatric ...
About Dr Dimity Williams
Dimity works as a GP in Melbourne and is the Biodiversity Convenor for Doctors for the Environment Australia and a Co-Founder of the Kids in Nature Network.
She also has three teenage boys and is passionate about ...
About Dr Eduardo Alcaino
Dr Eduardo Alcaino is a specialist paediatric dentist currently working in private practice, a lecturer nationally and internationally, involved in clinical research and teaches at a post-graduate and graduate level. ...
About Dr Elise Bialylew
Dr Elise Bialylew is the founder of Mindful in May, an online global mindfulness campaign that teaches thousands of people worldwide to meditate, whilst raising funds to build clean water projects in the developing ...
About Dr Elissa Pearson
Dr Elissa Pearson is a lecturer in developmental and conservation psychology at UniSA Online who specialises in how people – particularly children – connect with the natural world.
She is passionate about ...
About Dr Harvey Karp
Dr Harvey Karp is a renowned pediatrician, author of best-selling parenting book The Happiest Baby on The Block and founder of the SNOO Smart Sleeper.
About Dr Jane Williams
Dr Jane is one of Australia’s leading experts on child neuro-development.
She is the Research and Education General Manager for GymbaROO and KindyROO, a Neuro-Developmental Consultant, and Adjunct Lecturer at ...
About Dr Katrina Warren
Dr Katrina Warren is a mother, a media veterinarian, television presenter and passionate animal lover.
About Dr Kaylene Henderson
Dr Kaylene Henderson (MBBS FRANZCP Cert C&A Psych) is an Australian Child Psychiatrist and mother of three young children. She is currently presenting the acclaimed Circle of Security Parenting course around ...
About Dr Kelly Bowers
Dr Kelly Bowers is a Clinical Director and child psychologist at Youthrive Integrated Therapy Services.
Kelly has a passion for working with children and their families and has extensive experience providing support to ...
About Dr Matthew Roberts
Dr Matthew Roberts is a perinatal psychiatrist, a doctor specialising in mental health and wellbeing during pregnancy and early family life. He has a keen interest in fathers’ mental health, with a focus on ...
About Dr Raphael Kuhn
Dr Raphael Kuhn is the author of IVF Success: An Evidence- Based Guide to Getting Pregnant and Clues to Why You are Not Pregnant Now . He was a fertility specialist with Melbourne IVF for more than 15 years and served ...
About Dr Sacha Stelzer-Braid
Dr Sacha Stelzer-Braid is a Postdoctoral Scientist at the Virology Research Laboratory, University of New South Wales Sydney. She specialises in respiratory virus infections in children with chronic respiratory diseases. ...
About Shilpa Jesudason
Dr Shilpa Jesudason is Clinical Director at Kidney Health Australia.
About Titia Benders
Titia Benders is a Lecturer in Linguistics and Deputy-Director of the Child Language Lab at Macquarie University.
She is also a member of the Macquarie University Phonetics Lab, the Centre for Language Sciences (CLaS) ...
About Dr Vanessa Lapointe
Dr Vanessa Lapointe is a registered psychologist, parenting educator, best-selling author, international speaker, and a mum.
As the founder and director of The Wishing Star Lapointe Developmental Clinic, she has been ...
About Dr Wendy Roncolato and Prue Foster
Wendy Roncolato is Principal Clinical Psychologist at Cloudberry Clinic in Sydney’s East. She feels privileged to listen to and support women as they navigate motherhood and life beyond. A mother to three school- ...
About Soul Sisters
We are a group of Australian mothers who were brought together because our babies were all due at the same time. We have stayed together, however, because of the love, support and friendship that each woman has given ...
About Elizabeth McLardy
Elizabeth is a Brisbane mum of one and expecting her second.
As a Certified Practising Accountant (CPA) with a background in budgeting, finance and IT, she developed a passion for family finance.
Elizabeth is a ...
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 Emma McKay
Emma McKay is a certified occupational therapist at Youthrive Springfield, and a practicing member of the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency and Occupational Therapy Australia.
Since completing her ...
About Emma Reeves
Emma Reeves is a writer and editor. She is also the mother of two young children.
About Erica Barlow
Erica Barlow is an English expat who, having had enough of SAD, settled for the warmer shores/better coffee of Sydney four years ago.
Now mum to two-year-old Anton and mum-to-be to The Imminent Arrival, she divides her ...
About fiona
Fiona has shared her story to raise awareness during Postnatal Depression Awareness Week – November 18-24. Anyone concerned about postnatal depression should call PANDA’s National Perinatal Depression Helpline 1300 7 ...
About Fiona Holmes
About Freeda Thong
Freeda is a certified Speech Pathologist at Youthrive. She has a fond interest in speech sound disorders, early language and literacy learning difficulties in children.
Freeda believes communication is a vital mode of ...
About Gabrielle Williams
Gabrielle is a writer, a qualified high school teacher and a modern day mummy of one point five.
She’s interested in health and wellness, alternative parenting and a bunch of other stuff typical of millennials.
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About Grace Lachica
Grace is mum to two wonderful kids who are more disciplined and well behaved than she can ever be. She admits having learned more from them than the other way around.
When she’s not busy plucking nuggets of ...
About Hannah Gentile
Hannah Gentile is mum of one toddler, one dog, and one husband. She founded her business – EatWell Australia, after the birth of her daughter in 2013.
Her passion is changing the face of nutrition for mums and young ...
About Haylea Hodges
Haylea Hodges is a certified psychologist at Youthrive and a practicing member of the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency.
Haylea is particularly interested in cognitive assessment, working with children ...
About Helen Baker
Helen Baker is an award-winning financial advisor who has been empowering Aussies to find financial freedom since 2009. She is also the spokesperson for online finance information platform Money.com.au. Helen has ...
About Helen McAllister
As National Director Raphael Services, Helen McAllister leads a team of specialists to deliver free support to mums and dads affected by perinatal anxiety and depression. Raphael Services are available in Western ...
About Almost Jane
My name is Jane, and I write about my journey; from who I was, to who I am, and to who I want to become.
I spent many years living in chaos, and bouncing from one dysfunctional relationship to another. Then, in a ...
About Hester Leung and Sema Musson
Sema Musson and Hester Leung are the co-authors of Being Brave – a positive, inspirational novel and guide for girls in their pre-teens on being brave.
Sema and Hester both lead successful careers in their field, ...
About holly
Holly has shared her story to raise awareness during Postnatal Depression Awareness Week – November 18-24. Anyone concerned about postnatal depression should call PANDA’s National Perinatal Depression Helpline 1300 7 ...
About Housewife in Heels
I am a stay-at-home mother to two gorgeous boys – parenting without the help of a nanny, housekeeper, or personal hair and make-up stylist.
About Ian Shann
Ian Shann is the principal mediator and director of Move On.
Move On offers affordable and effective divorce and family mediation in Perth for separating couples.
Ian’s commitment is simple –- to help keep ...
About Ilana Green
Ilana Green is a Team Leader – Foster Care Recruitment Team at The Benevolent Society.
About The Stork
Read about unexpected homebirths, emergency c-sections, natural breech births and more! We created this space so women can speak honestly about their labour, tell a real story, honour their experience and pay tribute ...
About Irina Aristova
Irina Aristova works in communications for Acronis and loves to explore everything new and geeky.
She strives for women to be independent and accepted in all areas of life, especially in business and management.
In ...
About James Clode
James is a father of four, a secondary school teacher and founder of the family cooking YouTube channel “Dad’s Apron”.
In-between teaching, running around after the kids and the hustle and bustle of ...
About James Thomas
James is the founder of Feel The Magic, a non-profit organisation that provides grief education and support to bereaved children and their families to help alleviate the pain and isolation felt by the loss of a parent, ...
About Jane Cafarella
Jane Cafarella is a Melbourne writer, journalist and cartoonist with a career spanning 35 years in the print media.
She is perhaps best known for her work at The Age newspaper, where she was employed for nearly 10 ...
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 Jen Bakker
Jen’s working background is in financial services. As the eldest of five children she’s used to sharing her knowledge! Having three kids of her own she likes to combine her money knowledge with her love of ...
About Jen McGinlay
Jen McGinlay is a former radio announcer from Scotland. After 10 years talking for a living Jen returned to her first love of writing. She now divides her time between the beaches and cafes of sunny Perth writing for ...
About Jen Uebergang
Jen is mum to one LP (little pancake, not bubs’ real name). She’s more of a listener than a talker which is why she loves to write because she still has a lot to say, just not out loud.
She’s a jack ...
About Professor Jennie Hudson
Professor Jennie Hudson is the director of the Centre for Emotional Health (CEH) at Macquarie University.
She is an internationally recognised, leading researcher in the field of youth anxiety.
The CEH conducts ...
About Jennifer Hacker Pearson
Jennifer Hacker Pearson PhD is a mum of three and author of the highly-regarded pregnancy must-read I Wish Someone Had Told Me… – unspoken truths about what really happens to women during labour, childbirth and ...
About Jess Miller
Jess is a mother and parenting professional with over 17 years experience as a nanny.
A US citizen currently living in Australia, Jess enjoys writing and runs her own parenting blog where she shares her knowledge, tips ...
About Jess Lowe
Jess is a fertility and pregnancy blogger and owner of Path To Birth where she works as a Fertility and Wellness Coach. After experiencing her own fertility challenges Jess has become very passionate about all things ...
About Jessica Johnson
Jessica Johnson works for www.extraspace.com and contributes to the Extra Space Storage blog, exploring various aspects of organising and storing possessions.
About Jo Crawford
Jo Crawford is the mum of two teenage boys. Jo quit smoking to give herself the best chance of becoming a mum and she’s shared her story with the Bub Hub on World No Tobacco Day as part of a Your Fertility ...
About Jo Ryan
Jo Ryan is the founder and director of Babybliss – a home visiting and parenting consultation business. She is also the author of popular baby sleep book Babybliss.
Jo was a Registered Nurse for nearly 20 years, ...
About Joanne Rae
Joanne is a full-time wife to a compassionate husband, mum to an effervescent 2YO girl and part-time bank employee.
She loves exercise, reading, crafting, planning, thinking and anything with dark chocolate.
Since ...
About Jodie Benveniste
Jodie Benveniste is a psychologist, parenting author, TEDx speaker and parenting commentator.
Jodie has written four parenting books, created online courses for parents, and worked with many organisations and brands on ...
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 ...
About Julia Christie
Julia is the designer of innovative Nail Snail – baby nail trimmer. She invented it after the terrible experience of injuring her newborn boy after using baby nail clippers. She has spent the past five years, ...
About Julie Borninkhof
Julie has recently been appointed as CEO of PANDA, bringing significant experience as a recognised leader in the primary health sector. Julie is a Clinical Psychologist who has worked across primary and tertiary ...
About Julie Cini
CEO, Julie Cini founded Spinal Muscular Atrophy Australia Inc. after losing both her children to Spinal Muscular Atrophy in 2005 and 2007.
Julie’s first daughter Montanna, died on June 25, 2005, aged only 10 ...
About Julie Fison
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 environmental twist. ...
About Karen Phillip
With more than 20 years’ of experience, parent and family counsellor Karen Phillip has launched a new book, Who Runs Your House – The Kids or You? The book explores the relationship between parents and their ...
About Karen Seinor
Karen Seinor is the author of Is My Child Ready For School and has been passionate educator for over 17 years.
She has worked as both a classroom teacher and an ESL teacher and while she has enjoyed her many roles as a ...
About Karin Holmes
Karin is a grief counsellor and author of How to Survive a Miscarriage.
About Karina Francois
Karina Francois is a leading Australian naturopath, health educator and public speaker with more than 14 years’ experience running her own clinic in Melbourne, Infinite Health Practice.
She is also an ...
About Kasey Lloyd
Kasey is a registered psychologist at Youthrive. She has particular interests in depression, anxiety disorders, self-harm, suicidal ideation, Autism, ADHD, issues relating to gender and sexual identity, low self-esteem, ...
About Kate Wengier
Family nutritionist and mum of four Kate Wengier is the founder of Foost. She promotes ‘colourful eating’ and encourages youngsters to become adventurous eaters through food education and involvement in the ...
About Kathleen Waddington
Kathleen Waddington is a single parent who lives with her teenage son in Melbourne. She is the author of Parent and Child – The Two Person Family and currently works as a nurse, midwife and hypnobirthing ...
About Katie Joseph
Katie Joseph is a certified infant and child sleep consultant and founder of The Hush Co. Katie uses a holistic approach and gentle solutions to help families get back the sleep they need.
She works with families to ...
About Katrina Clark
My name is Katrina. I am a lawyer in a community legal centre in Sydney with a passion for writing the occasional blog when I feel inspired by something special or humorous. I consider myself rather a “seasonedR ...
About Kayla Barber
Hi I am Kayla, a Sydney mum of three little girls and an online shopping guru, borderline shopaholic. I am the founder and chief editor of my blog, Zangle.com.au, which helps Australians shop the world, with ...
About Kaz Cooke
Kaz Cooke is a bestselling author and cartoonist whose books have informed and tickled Australians and New Zealanders for more than twenty years. Her books include Up the Duff: The Real Guide to Pregnancy, Babies & ...
About Kellie Edwards
Kellie Edwards is a facilitator of mindfulness in the family, the workplace and beyond. She has online mindfulness programs for parents, runs group workshops and individual coaching sessions integrating mindfulness ...
About Kelly McDonough
Kelly is a mother of five and is a little obsessed with to-do lists and chocolate. Not necessarily in that order.
A Registered Nurse for more than 12 years, Kelly now runs her own business, The Styling Mama.
Sleep is ...
About Kelly Wilton
I’m Kelly. I started my blog earlier in 2016 to put into words the whirlwind we have experienced since receiving a rare diagnosis for our young son of HHE – Hemiconvulsion Hemiplegia Epilepsy Syndrome in 2012.
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About Keri Hedrick
Keri is a former accountant turned freelance writer, currently residing with her husband and three young children in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
A seasoned Aussie expat, she has spent the past 11 years living ...
About Ki Wolf
My name is Ki Wolf. I’m an excellent storyteller and a terrible editor. I have many years of experience in online content creation and am now a published author.
I am a mother of three. I have worked and studied ...
About Kirsty Kilmister
Kirsty Kilmister is a busy mother of two children and lives and works in the northern suburbs of Perth. She has just started a new job and like all super mums is juggling the daily grind between work, her family and ...
About Krista Christensen
Krista was born prematurely and while receiving oxygen to assist her breathing, was given an overdose, which caused her retinas to detach.
She has shared her story to raise awareness of Seeing Eye Dogs Australia.
To ...
About Kristen Dias
Kristen Dias is the founder of Travel Karma – providing captivating, educational, hands-on activities to engage kids.
Ten years of teaching science in Australia and India as an expat she felt changed who she was ...
About Kristina Keneally
The Hon Kristina Keneally is an advocate for the stillbirth cause and a former patron of the Stillbirth Foundation Australia. She is a mother of three, including daughter Caroline who was stillborn.
Kristina was the 42 ...
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 Kylie Dawson
Kylie is the owner and founder of Cookielicious. A cookie decorating website that is now specialising in cookie decorating for kids parties and birthday party ideas for kids. Kylie has also recently taken on blogging ...
About Kylie-Jo Elliott
Kylie-Jo is a New Parent Relationship Educator who is accredited to teach the world renowned ‘Bringing Baby Home’ program, designed to guide all couples to success during the transition to parenthood and ...
About Kym Turale
Kym is the founding member of Progress Ahead Life Coaching.
“Having worked in law enforcement for 30 years and specialising in areas relating to people management, I have learnt a lot about human behaviour, why ...
About Lara Silbert
Lara Silbert is a freelance writer, communications consultant and project manager.
She lives in sunny Perth with her adorable toddler and two very cute cats. She’s passionate about parenting, social impact, ...
About Leigh East
Leigh East has two girls, both born by caesarean and believes very firmly in a woman’s right to informed choice.
She is the author of Caesarean Birth: A positive approach to preparation and recovery. It is the ...
About Leith Sterling
Leith Sterling is the Executive Director, Child and Family Services, The Benevolent Society.
Leith manages the service delivery for child development, community development, early childhood education, child protection ...
About Dr Linda Friedland
Dr Linda Friedland is a medical doctor, mother of five and the author of Raising Competent Teenagers (Rockpool Publishing $27.99).
Her many years of parenting as well as those as a medical doctor treating and ...
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 Lisa Coker
Lisa is the owner of your yoga in Sydney. She is a passionate supporter of women’s choices and birth education and enjoys helping women to find and own their power in pregnancy, birth and in the new role of mother. ...
About Lisa Kathleen Daly
Lisa Daly is the author of Healthy Eating for the Time Poor, has 18 years experience in the wellbeing industry and is a qualified and successful personal trainer and has qualifications in nutrition.
Healthy Eating ...
About Lisa Murdoch
Formerly an Occupational Therapist, Lisa Murdoch completed a Bachelor of Health Science in Naturopathy at Endeavour College of Natural Health. Lisa is a Naturopath, Nutritionist and Medical Herbalist, and practices at ...
About Lisa Sarquis
Lisa Sarquis is a freelance writer, a wife, and a mother of two young children and two beagles.
About Dr Liz Walker
Dr Liz Walker has been Chief Executive Officer of Lort Smith Animal Hospital since June 2010. Her career began as a vet in private small animal practice, in research (the field of parasitology of sheep) and teaching. ...
About Lizzy Williamson
Lizzy Williamson is a Personal Trainer, Pre & Post-Natal Coach and Integrative Nutrition Health Coach who helps mums get their bodies, confidence and mojo back.
Her workouts have been featured on Mind Body Green, ...
About Loren Waller
Loren Waller is an Australian mother-of-two with advanced qualifications in psychology and education.
Through Loren’s personal experience with children’s food sensitivities, she has developed The Food Werewolf ...
About Louise Dunham
Louise Dunham is the author of State of the Nanny: Telling It Like It Really Is.
She is the CEO of Placement Solutions, a Melbourne-based firm, specialising in nanny placement, Just Family Nanny Payroll and Nurture ...
About Louise Johnson
Louise Johnson is CEO of the Victorian Assisted Reproductive Treatment Authority (VARTA) which provides information about assisted reproductive treatment, including IVF, donor conception and surrogacy.
Louise is also ...
About Louise Smithson
Louise Smithson is a foster carer for CatholicCare Sydney.
To find out more about becoming a CatholicCare Sydney foster carer click on the links below, phone 02 8700 3333 or email fosterkids@catholiccare.org
About Melissa Burrows
In April 2013 Melissa’s son Lucas contracted the deadly meningococcal disease. She is a wife and stay-at-home mum of two gorgeous children – Lucas, aged 3 and Eloise, 14 weeks, and has written her story to ...
About Lynda Harlos
Lynda Harlos lives in Canada happily married since 1986. Being a stay-at-home mom raising four children while selling Avon. Although she has one child still at home she is now a home-based travel agent and writer.
Her ...
About Lynne Trevail
Lynne Trevail is a professional organiser, a school teacher, a leadership and motivation coach and a mum of two. Her life has revolved around children at work and at home, and she’s taken the skills learnt ‘ ...
About Maggie Dent
Commonly known as the ‘queen of common sense’, Maggie Dent has become one of Australia’s favourite parenting authors and educators, with a particular interest in the early years, adolescence and ...
About Mama Pyjama
Hi, I’m Kellie – dream chaser, music enthusiast, project manager, wife, and mother of two spirited little boys.
Somewhere along the journey of becoming wife and mother, I lost my sense of ‘self’. ...
About Mamma Raj
When I fell pregnant, I could not believe the amount of baby products on the market. It is like a whole other world. One I was quite unfamiliar with after years in the corporate world. After pulling my hair out I ...
About Marika Hart
Marika Hart is a musculoskeletal physiotherapist from Perth who runs pilates-based exercise classes for women who are pregnant or have just had a baby. She is passionate about helping women stay strong and healthy ...
About Martha Goop
As a crafter, Martha loves to share her creativity with readers around the world.
Ten years of crafting experience has given her the knowledge to share all kinds of techniques, and projects she has worked on over the ...
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 Mary Ann Napper
Mary Ann Napper is the author of Born to Fly – the story of her own personal journey to come to terms with growing up with a profoundly autistic twin brother.
Her aim in writing Born to Fly was to inspire people ...
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 Matt Coyne
Matt Coyne is the creator of Man Vs Baby and the author of ‘Dummy – The comedy and chaos of real-life parenting’.
Matt’s life was turned upside-down by the arrival of his first child, Charlie. ...
About Meg Tuohey
Meg is a relationships psychologist specialising in women and the relationships they hold.
Think the relationship you have with yourself (super important), the one you have with your partner (super important) and the ...
About Melinda Hildebrandt
Melinda Hildebrandt is the author of Amelia & Me on deafness, autism and parenting by the seat of my pants, an honest, inspiring and heart-wrenching memoir that explores what disability and mothering means when ...
About Melinda Peers
Melinda is the Director of Honey & Flint Communications and mum to two cheeky little monkeys.
As a PR and Marketing Consultant, Melinda started working with ChildSafe Limited, and has been deeply affected by the ...
About Melissa Macdonald
Melissa Macdonald is the author of the best-selling book for pregnant women and new mums – Breastfeeding: Real Mums Tell You How.
She is a respected media commentator having appeared regularly on the TODAY show and ...
About Melissa Yapp
Melissa Yapp is a speech pathologist and a former special education teacher. When not at work or spending time with her husband and two spirited children, she can be found creating resources for professionals and ...
About Melissa Zagari
Marketing professional Melissa Zagari is stumbling through this new mothering gig, with her newborn in one arm and a jar of Nutella in the other.
She’s battling the lows and revelling in the highs, all with her ...
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 Mem Fox
Mem Fox is one of Australia’s best known authors of children’s books, having produced popular modern classics such as Possum Magic and Where is the Green Sheep?.
Her book Reading Magic is a popular title ...
About Merissa Forsyth
Merissa Forsyth is the CEO and Founder of Pretty Foundation.
In 2013, putting a halt on a fast-moving corporate career, Merissa Forsyth established the Makeup Free Me movement which encouraged women and girls across ...
About Michael Atma
Michael Atma is a best-selling meditation and personal development author of Master Your Mindspace, which is a revolutionary fitness book for the mind.
His books, seminars and online courses have touched the hearts and ...
About Michael McQueen
Michael McQueen is a youth trends expert and four-time bestselling author. His book The ‘New’ Rules of Engagement is a parent’s guide to understanding and engaging Gen Y and Gen Z.
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 Michelle Karavas
Michelle Karavas is a child psychologist, mum and author of The Day My Brain Went Crazy , a children’s book designed to help children who find it difficult to self-regulate and manage their anger.
Michelle was ...
About Michelle Mitchell
Parenting author and educator Michelle Mitchell is the founder of Youth Excel, a charity which helps young people make positive life choices during difficult times.
Michelle’s new book Parenting Teenage Girls in ...
About Midwife Cath
Midwife Cath is a trusted expert in women’s health, pre-pregnancy, antenatal care and education, labour and birth as well as postnatal care.
Cath has delivered thousands of babies throughout her 40 year career as a ...
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 Miranda Hill
Miranda Hill is a coach who helps life-hungry souls get unstuck from the fear and chaos of life. If you want to stop spinning your wheels, hopping from one thing to the next in search of answers, head to her site to ...
About Miranda Hodge
Miranda is a mama of 3, teacher and parenting coach for parents of children under 8 at Smart Mama Smart Kids Parent Coaching.
She holds programs and online strategy sessions for parents who want to know how to create ...
About Molly Lewis
Molly is an innovative marketing manager working with Expect a Star nanny services. She has foundations in product marketing and over a decade’s experience in marketing and communications both agency and client ...
About Monique Cain
Monique Cain is a mother of two children diagnosed with Autism. She is the author of the Everyday Autism Series — five children’s picture books, written to give her children and others a voice and Never ...
About monkeyboyzmum
I grew up in northwest Tasmania and now live in North Queensland with my family. I have been a breastfeeding counsellor for 23 years. I am monkeyboyzmum on Twitter, and love to read, crochet, cook and obsess over ...
About Caroline
Caroline is a wife, mother and very new lawyer who made the unexpected decision to become a stay-at-home-mum to her baby girl. When she’s not writing legal blogs for her husband’s firm, Caroline writes her ...
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 Nadine Lipworth
Nadine Lipworth is the founder and managing director of My Event Pages, an Australia-wide online directory of venues and suppliers for events, including kids parties and baby showers.
Prior to founding My Event Pages, ...
About Naomi Dorland
Passionate about all things multiple, Naomi is the founder of Twinfo and a twin mum herself. Twinfo is an online community for multiple birth parents.
It is also a directory of services and products that truly meet the ...
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.
...
About Natalie Barr
Natalie Barr is a Sunrise 7 Presenter and Return Unwanted Medicines Spokesperson.
About Natalie Kringoudis
Natalie Kringoudis is a doctor of Chinese medicine and acupuncturist, natural fertility educator and author. Her belief in the benefits of alternative therapies saw her establish her own Women’s Health and Natural ...
About Nick Bregozzo
Nick is the Operations Manager at Debt Fix. Debt Fix encourages better debt management awareness and financial literacy through free tools and one-on-one assessments, free advice and options for people looking for a ...
About Nicole Melanson
Nicole Melanson grew up near Boston, studied at NYU and Oxford, and after 18 years in Sydney, now lives in Brisbane with her husband and their five sons. A recipient of Australia Council grants in both poetry and ...
About Nicole Monteforte and Shane Byrne
Nic Monteforte & Shane Byrne are the authors of A Busy Parent’s Guide to Raising Super Healthy Kids.
They have collectively had more than 40 years in the Health and Wellness industry and have both lived high ...
About Nicole Rogerson
Nicole Rogerson is the founding Director of Autism Awareness Australia. She volunteers her time as CEO and is one of the nation’s leading advocates for the awareness and understanding of Autism Spectrum Disorder.
About Niels Van Hove
Niels is an author, mental toughness coach and founder of www.mentaltoughness.online. He is passionate about writing children’s books that make a positive difference.
His first book My Strong Mind was published ...
About Nutritionist Mum Lisa
Lisa is a Brisbane nutritionist, mum and foodie who specialises in helping people have a healthier relationship with food, and also to achieve healthy weight loss where they need to.
She runs Size Fantastic, which ...
About Olivia Anderson
Olivia Anderson, together with her partner Shane Crawford, are raising four young children, so life is definitely a juggling act.
Their brood is all boys and includes their surprise gift of identical twins. Olivia says ...
About Isiah McKimmie
Isiah McKimmie is a Sex and Relationship Coach who has been helping people improve their sex lives and relationships for over six years. She is a certified Somatic Sex Therapist and studied at the Institute for the ...
About Paul Woods
Paul lives in Melbourne, Australia with his wife, one year old son and a very spoilt dog.
His work has featured in various print and online media for more than 12 years.
About Paula Beckton
Paula Beckton is a Gold Coast artist and mum who appeared on the TV show Bringing Sexy Back, which aired on Seven in 2014.
Paula is married to Mark and with their blended family have four children. She runs a business ...
About Philippa Christian
Philippa Christian, best known as the ‘Number 1 Nanny’ or ‘Australia’s Nanny to the Stars’, has worked for many well-known celebrity families around the world.
Philippa began babysitting ...
About Pia Dorer
Pia Dorer is a Filmmaker and PR professional who co-founded the boutique communications agency Orange Identity. She is also the mother to five precious babies, two of whom are with her today.
After losing her first son ...
About Pinky McKay
Pinky McKay is an International Board certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) who runs a private practice in Melbourne specialising in gentle parenting techniques. A sought-after keynote speaker and best-selling author ...
About Piper O'Neill
Piper O’Neill, model and mother of two, was Mrs Australia International 2015 and the first pageant winner in Australian history to be crowned while pregnant. Unlike most pageants, the Mrs Australia pageant is not ...
About onemum
I’m a busy mum of three school-age kids as well as the co-owner of the Bub Hub – all of which keeps me really, really busy! (and our house not quite as tidy as it should be …)
About Portia Gunn
Portia is an occupational therapist and Youthrive team leader in Springfield. Portia is also a practicing member of the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency.
Portia is particularly passionate about helping ...
About Priyanka Saha
Priyanka Saha’s baby Lily, died aged 10 months old of a terminal brain condition in 2017. Prior to having Lily, Priyanka she also suffered a traumatic and life-threatening ectopic pregnancy.
After Lily died, seeing ...
About Marie-Paule Austin
Professor Marie-Paule Austin is the St John of God Health Care Chair Perinatal and Women’s Mental Health Research Unit, at the University of NSW, Sydney.
She specialises in perinatal women’s mental health ...
About Rachael Layton
Rachael Layton is a Brisbane writer, mother of two, communications specialist and avid traveller. She writes on a range of topics including wellbeing, career, relationships and parenting.
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 Raquel it like it is
Raquel is the mother to 2 small children who simultaneously thrill, frustrate and inspire her to be a better woman.
After a decade working in print media she is a happy SAHM who recognises the importance of being ...
About Denyse Whelan
Denyse Whelan B.Ed. M.Ed. is a passionate and experienced K-6 educator who is newly retired. She loves sharing her knowledge gleaned over more than 4 decades via her blog called Denyse Whelan Blogs.
Each Tuesday Denyse ...
About Rebecca Beckwith
Rebecca Beckwith was 31 years old when her veteran husband passed away, leaving her to raise their four-year-old son and seven-month-old daughter alone.
She enlisted the help of Legacy two days after her husband’s ...
About Rebecca Galton
Rebecca is the Bub Hub’s content editor. She is also parent to three growing children. In her spare time she … who are we kidding, she has no spare time!
In the years BC (before children), Rebecca was ...
About Dr Rebecca Micallef
Dr Rebecca Micallef started her career as a veterinarian, before becoming an advocate for children’s health. She now works for Serkel, an Australian, 3D-printing medical device company where she uses her clinical ...
About Renée Mill
Renée Mill has been working with people since 1973, first as an occupational therapist and then as a clinical psychologist.
Renée continues to work full time in her own private practice in Sydney to deliver effective ...
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 Robert McKenzie
Rob is a registered Psychologist and a member of the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency. He is particularly interested in childhood and adolescent mental health, and is passionate about:
– The ...
About Robyn Campbell
Robyn Campbell is the busy mother of three fantastic boys all on the Autism Spectrum. As well as being a Mum and a writer, she runs two photography businesses with her husband. In her spare time she pastors to kids, ...
About Rosie Luik
Rosie is a Brisbane mother of four children, who has co-authored her first children’s story book, in the ‘I Am Extra Special’ book series. The first book is named An IVF Story.
Rosie was the first ...
About Ross Gage
As CEO of Aussie Aquatics, Ross Gage is dedicated to helping reduce drowning deaths, and ensure all Aussies learn-to-swim and learn to swim safer.
Qualified in Human Movements (Education), Ross has evolved as a ...
About Ross Hunt
Ross is a 26-year-old, married father-of-one to a daughter named Isabelle. He started writing around 4 months after Isabelle was born to talk about postnatal depression in the hopes to bring about better discussion on ...
About Row Murray
Row Murray is a self-proclaimed “Sex Fairy Godmother” and author of For Foxes’ Sake – an educational book for teen girls and their parents that covers topics as diverse as BDSM, anal sex, consent, ...
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 Rudo Makuyana
Rudo Makuyana is one of the podiatrists at The Foot Hub, a podiatry clinic in Sydney. Rudo is passionate about foot health and treating patients holistically – not just the individual problem.
Originally from Zimbabwe, ...
About Ruth Dearnley
Ruth is the Chief Executive Officer of Birth for Humankind.
She is an experienced not-for-profit leader, advocate and social change strategist, with specialist focus on international development, child protection and ...
About Ruth King
Ruth King is a mother, midwife and Midwifery Advisor for the Australian College of Midwives, the professional body who have midwives at the heart of everything they do.
Ruth gets to bring her passion for her profession ...
About Ryan Heffernan
Ryan Heffernan is the author of SuperDad SpeedBible.
As a well-regarded Australian journalist and television producer, he has flown headlong into cyclones, almost been driven over by a man who sold his baby for $10,000 ...
About Sabina Pyne
Sabina is a Youthrive Speech Pathologist and practicing member of Speech Pathology Australia with a Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Special Education and Masters in Speech Language Pathology.
Sabina has a ...
About Salz @ Salz Dummy Spit
I’m Salwa (aka Salz) a mother to 4 girls and a wife to one. 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 family life. ...
About Sam Everingham
Sam is dad to two girls, Zoe and Ruby, via surrogacy. He has seen the best and worst that surrogacy can deliver and has become one of the globe’s foremost commentators and researchers on surrogacy trends.
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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 Samantha Thurlby-Brooks
Samantha Thurlby-Brooks is a specialist in pregnancy and postnatal massage as well as a birth doula and BirthWorks certified childbirth educator.
She’s the inventor of the Mumanu Pillow, a self-inflating pillow ...
About Sandra Beynon
Sandra Beynon is a publicist and author of Homecooked Food for Babies & Toddlers: A Simple Guide.
She is the mother of a 16-year-old son who was the inspiration for writing the book’s first edition in 2001.
...
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 Sarah Buckley
Sarah J Buckley is the bestselling author of Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering: The Wisdom and Science of Gentle Choices in Pregnancy, Birth, and Parenting.
She is a New-Zealand-trained GP/family physician with ...
About Sarah Firth
Sarah Firth is a comic artist, writer, graphic recorder and animator based in Melbourne. Recently she received a Frankie Magazine Good Stuff Award, was a finalist in the Incinerator Social Change Art Award, and her ...
About Sarah Neale
Sarah Neale is a neonatal nurse with 12 years’ experience. She has qualifications in specialised neonatal intensive care and is Clinical Nurse Coordinator of the Special Care Nursery at the Mater Hospital – one ...
About Sarah Preston
Sarah Preston writes a lifestyle blog for Tomfo. It’s the home of a fabulous product called Tomfo – (Tomorrows Family Organiser), the perfect family organiser for busy mums and DIY Custom Party and Organising ...
About Sarah-Jane Kurtini
Sarah-Jane Kurtini is a founder of Tinybeans and a mum of two.
S-J moved to Australia from the UK in 2009 and one of the big reasons for setting up Tinybeans was to help keep her family up to date with her kids’ ...
About Angela East
Angela East is from Ballarat, Victoria. She combines her love for education and writing in her blog to talk about all things parenting and learning.
Angela is a past teacher, present content writer and blogger and ...
About Scott
Scott is a father of two and shares his experience when his wife Gina experienced postnatal depression.
He has written his story to help raise awareness for post-natal depression and for PANDA.
The PANDA (the Post & ...
About Sean Tonnet
Sean Tonnet is a psychotherapist specialising in parenting, family and couples. He is based in Mullumbimby.
About Shanelle Schick
Shanelle Schick is a coach with a passion for helping new mums reconnect with their passion and purpose for life after having their babies.
Having established a successful career in the travel industry prior to the ...
About Sharlene Barnes
Sharlene Barnes is an education technologist based out of Kaikoura, New Zealand. She is the founder of Skool Loop, the free parent-teacher communication app being used by more than 700 schools in New Zealand and ...
About Shona Gates
Shona is a mum of two from Australia. Self-proclaimed badass wine lover and authenticity ambassador.
Shona is passionate about helping mums overcome their limiting beliefs about money, totally transform their money ...
About Sian Ceinwen
Sian lives at home with her husband and two sons in Western Australia. She’s always loved writing, bringing characters and worlds to life for other people to enjoy is her passion.
The Album, her debut novel and ...
About Siobhan Rennie
My name is Siobhan, and I’m a busy wife, mum to a baby boy, blogger and freelance writer living in Brisbane.
I have more than 15 years’ experience in PR, freelance writing, journalism and media. My work has ...
About Stefanie Valakas
Stefanie Valakas is an Accredited Practising Dietitian & Nutritionist based in Sydney, with a special interest in women’s health, fertility, pregnancy and children’s nutrition issues. Her goal is to ...
About Stella Stead
Stella Stead is an early childhood consultant, mum and author of Hey Mamma, Breathe, You’re Doing An Amazing Job, a book and mission all about reminding mums they really are doing an amazing job — no ifs, ...
About Steve Bedwell
Steve Bedwell is a comedian, father of two and the author of Baby Owner’s Manual and Toddler’s Owner’s Manual (Rockpool Publishing, $19.99), now available at good book stores and online.
About Storm Ellyatt
Storm is a freelance writer, blogger, first-time mum, long-time mess. Published in Marie Claire, Huffington Post, The Mirror UK, Cosmopolitan US Weekly, Kidspot and Scarymommy to name a few.
Storm was studying a ...
About Susan Ross
Susan Ross has 40 years’ experience, is Director of Birth Right, hypnotherapist, doula, midwife, doula trainer, Inside Birth® Master Practitioner and trainer, childbirth educator, public speaker, published ...
About Susanna Hatcher
Susanna Hatcher is a Certified Practising Speech Pathologist from the Central Coast, NSW. She has worked with families over the last 13 years, in NSW and the Northern Territory. She has a Bachelor of Speech and Hearing ...
About Susie Burrell
Susie Burrell is one of Australia’s leading dietitians, known for her practical, easy-to-understand approach to diet, nutrition and wellbeing. With more than 20 years’ experience, Susie is a trusted expert ...
About Suvi Mahonen
Suvi Mahonen is a freelance writer based in Surfers Paradise on Australia’s Gold Coast. Her non-fiction appears on many platforms including The Huffington Post, The Australian and The Establishment. Her fiction ...
About Suzi O'Shea
Leaving behind a footloose and fancy-free life of trash-baggery, Suzi has embraced the wonderful world of motherhood and all the craziness that comes with it.
She takes it all in her stride and likes to have a bit of a ...
About Suzie Edward May
Suzie Edward May is a mother, wife, author, Australian lawyer and consumer advocate for people with arthritis. She lives in Perth, Western Australia. After being diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis at age 28, she has ...
About Suzy Mac
Suzy Mac is a former finance journo and travel writer turned culinary challenged kid wrangler, jigsaw jockey and lunch boxer. When maternity leave morphed into unemployment she began developing her Perfectly Imperfect ...
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 in ...
About Tammy Anson
Tammy Anson is a mum and a senior executive at child image protection and photo storage solution, pixevety. pixevety is an easy-to-use consent-driven online platform that offers a hassle-free solution to schools to ...
About Tammy Logan
Tammy Logan is the zero waste hero behind Gippsland Unwrapped, a blog committed to the pursuit of zero-waste living. Tammy wants to inspire others to reduce their waste and prove that living sustainably results in a ...
About Tanya Curren Brown
Tanya Curren Brown is the author of the inspiring new memoir, A Tale of Two Titties (Love & Write Publishing, $24.99), in which she shares her personal account of fighting an aggressive form of breast cancer. Told ...
About Tanya Lewis
Tanya Lewis created Eco Organiser® after realising her passion was helping people organise their TIME and SPACE – and to do it in an environmentally responsible way.
Author of STUFF OFF! and founder of The10R̵ ...
About Tasha Jennings
Tasha Jennings holds degrees in naturopathy, nutrition and herbal medicine and has over 10 years experience in the field. Tasha has extensive experience in clinical practice and is also an expert writer, trainer and ...
About Terri Smith
Terri Smith was appointed CEO of PANDA in December 2014 bringing a commitment to developing PANDA’s role as a voice for families affected by perinatal anxiety and depression.
Terri brings a wealth of experience ...
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 The Multitasking Mummy
Eva is a wife, a mother to one little boy and a recently turned stay at home mum after a life as a career focused woman battling post natal depression.
Eva’s blog, The Multitasking Mummy, is an honest compilation of ...
About Theo Mallos
Theo Mallos – BHthSc (Paramedic), EMT- P, is a current operational frontline paramedic working in Sydney.
His years of experience in Prehospital Emergency Care have inspired him to become the Managing Director of ...
About Jessie
Blogger, mother, wife, business owner, tightwad, surprised car enthusiast, wannabe baker/foodie, I can’t grow radishes. I write blogs about getting the most out of life for the least money, waste, time and effort. ...
About Tony Anscombe
Tony Anscombe is the Senior Security Evangelist for AVG Technologies and author of One Parent to Another, a new ebook and practical guide to the challenges parents and children face in today’s digital world.
Tony’ ...
About Torny Miller
Torny Miller is a journalist ready and raring for her most important assignment yet – raising her first child.
Join her for discussions on new motherhood as well as musings about family, health, and this crazy, ...
About Tracey Spicer
Tracey Spicer is a Sky News anchor, Fairfax columnist, and media trainer at spicercommunications.biz. She is a proud Ambassador at Wannabees Family Play Town, World Vision, Action Aid, Life’s Little Treasures, ...
About Unorganised Mum
Unorganised Mum is a Turkish mum of three trying to raise bilingual kids plus juggling life, a large family (we are 7 people), cooking to satisfy all, learning to look after me and work – all in an unorganised ...
About Ursula Kolbe
Ursula Kolbe is an artist and internationally recognised author of books about early childhood. She lectured in early childhood art at Macquarie University, worked as artist-teacher with young children, and wrote and ...
About Vanessa Bartlett
Vanessa Bartlett is a wellness presenter, life coach and holistic fitness trainer with 20 years’ experience coaching people of all ages, including professional athletes.
She has appeared on the Channel 7 Morning ...
About Wendy Field
Wendy is Head of Policy and Programs at The Smith Family. She has more than 20 years’ experience in management, administration and leadership across a range of environments, including the community sector, policy ...
About Yasodhara Romero Fernandes
Yasodhara Romero Fernandes is a professional performer, vocal coach, performance and communications expert, bodyworker, former teacher and certified Access Consciousness & Right Voice for You facilitator.
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