Dunia has a double degree in Law and business that's she's never used on principle! Having a 'tiger mum' she decided to pursue her own path and she hasn't let any of the health issues she's struggled with since childhood rob her of her adventurous spirit and contagious positivity. Dunia is truly inspiring to me and I got a lot of our hearing her story. I hope you all do as well. Link to blog: https://shine-me-a-light.com/2023/02/01/7-years-to-recover-from-a-mouthful-of-soup/ Link to support the making and maintaining of this content online: https://gofund.me/4bc3310d

Lia has fond memories of high school and reminded me how the site used to be Sydney Zoo! Lia has had a fabulously successful career and had her daughter later in life. Lia loves sailing and reading and travelling and it was a pleasure to have her story as part of this collection. If you'd like to donate to the making and maintaining of these projects online, please go to: https://gofund.me/4bc3310d

Sumana currently lives in Singapore with her husband and two sons. She's previously lived in France and travel has been a big part of her last 27 years. Sumana works for Lego! Which I personally think is one of the coolest jobs EVER and she puts a lot of effort into trying to find and maintain balance in her life. Blog Link: TBA at shinemealight.com   To fund these projects, please head to: gofund.me/78452864

Camila has lived in various countries, speaks multiple languages and has varied interests. She definitely reminds me of that old cliche "still waters run deep" as she certainly has a depth to her that not immediately apparent, as she comes across initially as so calm and collected. I admire her love of animals and relate to her interests in martial arts and weight lifting. I hope you all enjoy catching up with Camila as much as I did x   To support the making and maintaining of this podcast and content online, please donate at: https://gofund.me/4bc3310d   Link to Camila's Blog: https://shine-me-a-light.com/2022/10/27/proof-you-can-love-cats-and-dogs/

Preethi is lawyer who is married, lives on the north shore and has two boys. But scratch the surface of this traditional success story and you find this amazingly quirky, witty, super smart woman who I had soooo much fun recording with. I hope you all love this episode as much as I loved recording it.   To support the making of this podcast, the subscriptions and maintaining of the sites, please donate to: https://gofund.me/4bc3310d

Emma still works in Healthcare, as she has since her early 20's becoming the youngest NUM at the time, at St Vincent's Hospital. Her work life has taught her "not to sweat" the small stuff and this attitude has bled beautifully into her family life. Emma keeps in touch regularly with high school friends and considers them some of her most important supports.

Michelle is a mother of two teenage girls and a young son she's had with her second husband. She lives happily in Bondi in Sydney and balances work as a lawyer with her numerous family commitments. Michelle prioritised an amicable divorce for the sake of her children (and everyone else!) and has a relationship with her daughter's father most would envy, allowing the whole family to attend special events without unnecessary tension. That's something not many have achieved.  Michelle has always been larger than life, with her humour and good nature shining through as much today as it ever did. I enjoyed catching up with Michelle and I hope you guys do too, just as much xx Michelle owns and runs Quest in Goulburn with her second husband and so they travel down the m5 ALL THE WAY quite often lol passing Campbelltown on their way BACK into Sydney!   https://www.questapartments.com.au/properties/nsw/goulburn/quest-goulburn/overview?fbclid=IwAR1rYF5-vABFD0m_tT2USUIrrDnKQ5dbsR4OLLKDtjB7kpJgqpcjNXV5Gbw

Vanessa has live a varied life - from the corporate world to living in rural victoria, distilling gin from grapes! And there is so much in between. Enjoy x To purchase Vanessa's Gin, head to:https://www.envydistilling.com.au/ To support the making of this podcast, the subscriptions and maintaining of the sites, please donate to: https://gofund.me/4bc3310d

Polina is one of those rare people who knew eaxctly what job they wanted to do, went for it straight out of high school, and found it to be both a challenging and fulfilling career. Polina is a mother of two and lives with her husband in East Sydney. Polina is conscious of privilege and is invested in cultivating in her children (as much as possible!) an appreciation of how fortunate they are. Polina is a trail runner and volunteers with Pets in the Park, using her specialised skills as a vet to give back to the greater community. Like most of us, she's striving for balance in her life at this age. Hope you enjoy this catch up with Polina! I did. xx

Shelley is a business entrepreneur, small business advisor and home-school Mumma based in sunny North Queensland. In this episode, Shelley shares her health journey of struggling with the symptoms of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in her teens and young adult, before completely changing her diet and lifestyle to achieve fertility. She ultimately conceived her son, Pacey-James at 37. She also takes us through the career steps that led her to finding the love of her life in far North Queensland (of all places!) and jointly building a wholesome food business that supports their community to enjoy the sweet goodness in life and nourish their bodies at the same time. Shelley's business is Nourishing Bites: www.nourishingbites.com.au/

Elyssa is a remedial massage therapist in the Blue Mountains and the owner of Massage and Soul. She also works as a disability support worker, likes to sing, dance and has a rescue greyhound, Coco. Her life motto is to help people feel a little bit better whether that’s through massage, friendly chat in the community or participating in one of her many hobbies.   https://www.massageandsoul.com.au www.Facebook.com/massageandsoul www.Instagram.com/massage_and_soul www.instagram.com/mtnlyss

Back in the 90's you might remember Karina for her Tuba playing. Today Karina owns her own IT consulting business and is the mother of two boys. She has degrees in teaching, arts, science and wrote a thesis on music as a language. However, Karina's journey also includes having needed to overcome the greatest health obstacle I think I've heard about in a long time. Here is Episode 12. Blog Link: https://shine-me-a-light.com/2022/11/03/leading-with-love/ If you want to contribute to the making and maintaining of this series online, please donate to: https://gofund.me/4bc3310d

Today, Zoe owns a digital marketing business, ‘Lulu loves Digital’ (..does she really love it though?) and puts a lot of thought into parenting the aformentioned Lulu, who loves baking 🥰 If you want to hear what happened to take us from Zoe Crane in the 90's to the Zoe Pester of today, here is Episode 11. It was a really fun episode to record!! ...difficult to edit lol And I’d like to dedicate this episode to actress, author and teacher Bobby Gledhill, who passed away in September this year.

Kate is an Art curator with a passion for photography, today living in Tasmania. In this episode, Kate is brave and candid about challenges she's faced and overcome. Prepare yourself for some harsh realities with this episode, but I love that Kate has grown into the woman and mother she always wanted to be. Growth and change and overcoming obstacles we encounter, define all of our lives if we are on a path to our highest self. This episode is a beautiful reminder of the darkness and that we can step into the light.   Blog Link: https://shine-me-a-light.com/2022/08/11/breaking-the-cycle/

Sasha has multiple passions - extraordinary "swanky" food as an experience, fabricating items from scratch and supporting the wellbeing of LGBTQI+ youth through fundraising events. They're even going back to uni to do a double degree to better support young people. There's so much more and I hope you guys enjoy this catch up as much as I did recording it. Enjoy x   Blog Link: https://shine-me-a-light.com/2022/07/31/jack-of-all-trades/

Riyong Kim has 4 degrees including a PhD, she's been part of humanitarian aid during times of genocide and natural disasters. Her life would make an incredible book. She currently advises the European Union on environmental issues. She often had me out of the present moment and off into the land of ..."what was I doing when I was 25?" type thoughts..... But it is pretty jaw-dropping stuff Riyong has been involved with. I loved hearing her last 27 years and i hope you do as well. Enjoy x

Riani is a primary school teacher and mother of 6 - BUT she hated homeschooling. Phew! lol This down to earth woman came out with the grestest queste that belongs on a T-Shirt "It's easy to raise turds" pmsl   Enjoy

Chrissy is a well travelled-sometimes photographer raising multiple kids with her partner, David. She's creative and intelligent, promotes slow living and one of those rare people who makes one feel calmer after spending time with them. Chrissy has been responsible for all the promotional photos for the podcast so far and I thank her so much. Enjoy xx

It took me ages to remember Natasha's maiden name - Clarke! That was it!! lol Well Natasha is one of those rare individuals who was born knowing to follow her intuition and allow herself to be guided to where she is meant to be. So her life is a beautiful case of being in the right place at the right time. I learned a lot through my conversation with Natasha and i hope you all get as much out of it as I did!

This is #episode4 of #thelast27years #podcast on #podbean #spotify #rss and #soundcloud This week's episode features former engineer Heather Clement, who designed the flying carpet roof over the Chicago Art Institute.