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JLGTK Ep 2.26 Jessica Walton – Author of Stars in their Eyes

I got to chat with the author of one of the hottest graphic novels for 2021, Jessica Walton. We talked about disability, queerness, love, inclusion and how she made ‘Stars in their Eyes” with the incredible Aśka Illustration and Fremantle Press Plus you’ll find out what inspiration porn is!

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JLGTK – Ep 2.25 Lillian Reekie – Parenting Strategist

Welcome to part 2 of my special 2 part series on parenting. So what do I know about parenting? Nothing, so I’m asking parenting coaches and mentors for their insights. I chatted with Lillian Reekie who teaches the Nurtured Heart Approach to Parenting. TW: We do discuss suicide at around the 40-minute mark, so if […]

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JLGTK – 2.24 Yolanda Alvares – Empowered Parenting

Part 1 of my 2-part series on parenting. What do I know about parenting? Zilch! So I asked a couple of very different experts, but strap yourself in, this is not your common garden variety parenting advice. Why Yolanda become a parenting coach. Why she wasn’t showing up for her kids. How she turned the […]

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HOW TO GET PUBLISHED – THE BASICS (UPDATED 2020)

HOW TO GET PUBLISHED – THE BASICS (UPDATED 2020) (Estimated reading time, 2 glasses of wine) So you’ve written a book or want to write a book and have no frigging idea of what to do next. Well hopefully over the next couple of glasses of wine I’ll help fill in some gaps and give […]

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Why lived experience is so important

I’m sitting in a university library surrounded by countless academic books and students studying for exams, but I’m here writing about the importance of lived experience. Since I started writing kids books and doing school talks, I’ve noticed everything in the parenting and kids’ education space, has to be research led and evidence based and […]

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Ep 2.23 Jeremy Kalbstein – The Empathy Initiative

How do you teach kids empathy especially in the online world? I chat with online expert and educator, Jeremy Kalbstein about how to help kids and parents deal with bullying online and to build empathy. It’s a complex issue and Jeremy breaks it down with simple and effective strategies. He also talks about his soon […]

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A defining act of courage

There are moments that stay with you, and this is one of them. We were at the drawing part of my Being You is Enough presentation, and I was wandering around looking at the kids’ amazing inventions and asking questions. One little girl shyly dipped her head and looked down at her drawing when I […]

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Finalist for WA Mental Health Awards 2021

I’m still coming down from finding out that I’m a finalist for the Western Australian Association for Mental Health WA Mental Health Awards in the Lived experience Impact and Inspiration Award category. I had to check it was really my name and wasn’t a typo or anything! Even to just be a finalist in these prestigious awards […]

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Westfield Local Hero for 2021

I was humbled to be a winner of the 2021 Westfield Local Heroes campaign where I was presented with the award at a special ceremony on Thursday October 21. I was initially put forward by Ruth Lindsay at the Children’s Tumour Foundation and became a finalist back in June and it went from there to […]

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Books to help your child’s mental health

With a growing need for positive mental health messages for children and teenagers, the Children’s Book Council of Australia WA Branch has created a series of five videos to highlight how books and reading can play an important role in helping young people feel better about themselves and their place in the world. Reading for […]

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