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Relationship break-ups are hard: Q&A NZME

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Dating after divorce – you might kiss a few frogs: Your Weekend/Stuff

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Five things I wish I’d known when I split: NZ Listener

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He said “It’s over” – book extract, Newsroom

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Midlife reboot – book extract

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Learning to co-parent with your ex – 1News online

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How to Break Up Well: If it’s not F’ yes it’s F’ no, Capsule 2024

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Why so many women get screwed in divorce – Spinoff

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Podcasts, webinars, radio interviews

Talking about my book on RNZ Saturday morning with Colin Peacock

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Talking about my book and why I wrote it: watch the webinar

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Essays and creative writing

A breast cancer diagnosis as a mother of three: NZ Listener, May 2024

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What I learnt about making new friends in my 50s

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It happened to me: I’ve become a dog person

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Toxic positivity: The business of happiness

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Short story: Nights with men

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Should I stay or should I go: The eventual upside of divorce

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About Town: Waimārama

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A beauty contest:  1985 – creative non-fiction essay – Dominion Post/Stuff

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Bare Island  – a short story – Turbine, VUW 2020

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Remembering and Forgetting – Spinoff – an essay for Mum

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Yeah Mum I know: talking to teens about sex

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Let’s raise a toast to technology: Your Weekend/Stuff

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Make an effort for Mum tomorrow – Your Weekend/Stuff 

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My thoughts on Valentine’s Day – Your Weekend/Stuff

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Are we losing the art of conversation – Your Weekend/Stuff

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Gen Vers guilty of spoiling their kids – Your Weekend/Stuff

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Turning 50 – Stuff/Your Weekend

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The cruel disease that has taken my young mother’s mind – Stuff

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Mother’s Day: A letter to my dying mum – Stuff

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The highs and lows of a high-school reunion – Stuff

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Checking out a university – for my daughter – Stuff

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A one week roadie to the Far North reveals beauty previously unwitnessed – Stuff

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Blended: Inside the tricky dynamics of the stepfamily unit – Stuff

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I’m a dance mum… but thank goodness I’m not a horse mum – Stuff

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Generation X: The pressures women face – Stuff

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I tried to live plastic free for a week and it’s impossible – Stuff

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Essays/Opinion

What I learnt about making new friends in my 50s

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It happened to me: I’ve become a dog person

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Toxic positivity: The business of happiness

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Short story: Nights with men

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Should I stay or should I go: The eventual upside of divorce

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About Town: Waimārama

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A beauty contest:  1985 – creative non-fiction essay – Dominion Post/Stuff

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Bare Island  – a short story – Turbine, VUW 2020

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Remembering and Forgetting – Spinoff – an essay for Mum

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Yeah Mum I know: talking to teens about sex

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Let’s raise a toast to technology: Your Weekend/Stuff

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Make an effort for Mum tomorrow – Your Weekend/Stuff 

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My thoughts on Valentine’s Day – Your Weekend/Stuff

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Are we losing the art of conversation – Your Weekend/Stuff

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Gen Vers guilty of spoiling their kids – Your Weekend/Stuff

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Turning 50 – Stuff/Your Weekend

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The cruel disease that has taken my young mother’s mind – Stuff

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Mother’s Day: A letter to my dying mum – Stuff

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The highs and lows of a high-school reunion – Stuff

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Checking out a university – for my daughter – Stuff

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A one week roadie to the Far North reveals beauty previously unwitnessed – Stuff

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Blended: Inside the tricky dynamics of the stepfamily unit – Stuff

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I’m a dance mum… but thank goodness I’m not a horse mum – Stuff

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Generation X: The pressures women face – Stuff

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I tried to live plastic free for a week and it’s impossible – Stuff

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