by Margie | May 12, 2024 | Build Resilience, Latest Thoughts, Live Passionately
Many years ago, my younger sister Anne volunteered with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), a French medical humanitarian organization – also known as Doctors Without Borders. Anne was not long out of medical school but wanted to heed a long-held desire to help...
by Margie | Jun 30, 2023 | Latest Thoughts, Live Passionately
It’s been over three weeks since my precious mum left this world and over two weeks today since her funeral. And oh, what a beautiful funeral it was! Yes, it was sad. Yes, we cried. Yes, our hearts hurt. My siblings and I have lost our mum. Our eighteen children, a...
by Margie | Jun 1, 2022 | Latest Thoughts, Speak Bravely
Which do you value more: the truth or your own beliefs? Because they are not synonymous. It’s pretty safe to assume that people reading this will have different opinions about many topics. Fiscal policy. Abortion. Parenting. Education. Climate change. Racism....
by Margie | May 23, 2022 | Latest Thoughts, Live Passionately
Dr Brené Brown has shared many insights that resonate with me. Yet one stands apart: “When we don’t work on our shame, we work it out on others.” Sometimes we conflate and confuse guilt and shame. Guilt is an adaptive emotion we feel when we assess that we...
by Margie | Dec 17, 2021 | Latest Thoughts, Live Passionately
A swirling mix of nerves and excitement coursed through me as I waved my family goodbye and the sliding doors closed behind me at Melbourne airport. I was 21 and, armed with little more than a backpack and some travelers’ checks (remember those?), I was...
