Lollies can do Great Things
I’m not a sweet tooth – however, I have always loved jelly lollies (and Haigh’s chocolate). Usually, the harder the jelly lolly, the better – but not [...]
February 16th, 2026
10:18 am
February 12th, 2026
4:23 pm
Onwards and Upwards (And Lots of Sidewards)
Inspiring change and progress in any industry can be tough, but I think the toughest industry to change is the ‘sick’ system. But that hasn’t stopped me [...]
July 10th, 2025
11:34 am
Free Resource: Live PelvicSense Session With Evelyn Hecht
The fabulous Evelyn Hecht (and our comrade of the pelvic pain world), who created Pelvic Sense, has an invitation for you. If you are experiencing persistent pelvic [...]
July 2nd, 2025
12:29 pm
Magnolia Season
I’ve been productive and my Magnolia season is on track to bloom. I refer to winter as Magnolia season because when I lived in Collingwood, I would [...]
March 2nd, 2025
10:16 am
The Beast Matures – My 18th Anniversary
There are so many ways I can write about this 18th anniversary. Will you entertain me while I think aloud this year? I’m angry… that’s the first [...]
November 9th, 2024
2:45 pm
Keeping Busy, Living Life, and Staying Pain Free(ish)
The essence is all in the ‘ish’, right? But grant me this: at least I did use the words ‘pain-free’. And the words ‘busy’ and ‘living’. You [...]
July 28th, 2024
12:34 pm
Busy Advocating and Making Art – My Life Management
Although pain management is the undercurrent of my life, it no longer rules my life activity. This is a tricky mind battle that underlies everything I do. [...]
April 11th, 2024
2:04 pm
Four Corners… More like One.
I’m so disappointed in Adele Ferguson and Chris Gillett. I can’t believe this is an ABC story. Firstly, I do want to express my sadness for the [...]
March 20th, 2024
5:59 pm
Aussies Turn To Online Advice To Try And Get Off Their Antidepressant Medication
I really can’t believe this story. Stories like this one leave me feeling healthcare is still so miserably failing people. Our voices are not being heard. I [...]
February 27th, 2024
12:29 pm
The 17th Anniversary Post
In 2013, when I began making progress with pain management, I had the idea to make a marionette of myself. Theo and I had just travelled to Italy (masks and Pinocchios everywhere!), and returning on the plane I watched the film, Marilyn. It dawned on me how seriously invisible many illnesses are. As much as I would have loved to make the marionette myself, at the time, any self-portraits I was drawing or painting were horrifying. They were brutal, disturbing, and sad to the point where I had to ask Theo to wrap them up one day – I couldn't look at them anymore.