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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Big Bad Brad
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 ...
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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
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 months ...
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 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 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 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 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 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.
Her ...
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 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 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 children and is a little obsessed with to-do lists, babies and chocolate. Not necessarily in that order.
A Registered Nurse for more than 10 years, Kelly now combines her project management ...
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
Ki Wolf writes peer-reviewed research articles, short fictional stories and blog posts for The Bub Hub.
As an aspiring author, working hubber and a mother of three beautiful children, Ki understands the struggles, ...
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 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 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 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
Maggie Dent is a parenting author, educator, resilience specialist and mother of four adult sons.
She is the author of nine books including her new releases My Cool Plastics Cupboard, Maggie’s first children’s ...
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 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 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
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 the Age of a New Normal̶ ...
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
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