Green Living
Join Our Revolution of #kindnessandhope
It’s getting harder, this holding onto hope. The daily onslaught of terrible news, how we are destroying the planet, destroying ourselves. The selfish, self-interested liars, who dangle their power across our faces, making choices most of us don’t want. Seeing the children, marching for change, feeling frightened nobody will care. Reading comments on social media…
Read MoreRespecting Our Planet On The Wide-Open Road
I have been quiet on the blog recently because I was finishing my thesis and have now submitted it! Wish me luck. We then took a family road trip, which included me attending two children’s writing events. We traversed across lots of wonderful places in Victoria and NSW, including Melbourne, Bega, Tathra, Canberra, Jindabyne, Lakes…
Read MoreFlourishing in the Face of Climate-Grief and Eco-Anxiety
How do you hold onto hope when everything seems hopeless? How do you enjoy daily life when it all feels pointless? These kinds of feelings are things I have experienced before, as someone who has had depression a number of times. And I am feeling them now, but not due to depression. We are now…
Read MoreWhy We Are in a Climate Emergency and What You Can Do About it
Have you noticed that more and more people are becoming climate aware? More and more of us are talking about climate change and what we have to do to stop, or at least slow down, this impending doom. But this is not the time to be talking about ‘climate change’ anymore, it is the time…
Read MoreJunkies Magazine: Making Change in the World, One Piece of Junk at a Time
I am very excited to be announcing my partnership with Junkies magazine. I will be a regular contributer to the magazine, writing about sustainable living and homes. Junkies was started in 2012 by a small group of passionate creative women from Queensland. Current editor, Selena Buckingham, was lucky enough to become part of Junkies from…
Read MoreRewilding in Australia – What is it and Why Does it Matter?
Have you heard of rewilding? It makes me think of the Wildlings in Game of Thrones (and yes I am hanging out for the final season!), or my childhood (my maiden name was Wilde!), but what it refers to, is a powerful option we have at our fingertips, to really heal our planet. It is…
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