Mid-life nutrition is ever more important. Not only are we trying to juggle careers, families, and personal well-being, but we also need to ensure that we’re giving our bodies the fuel they need to keep going
As I discovered during my A Grown Up’s Gap Year, putting yourself back in the picture isn’t a luxury – it’s essential for your mid-life wellbeing.
A Grown Up’s Gap Year explores how you embracing mid-life adventure, wellness, with a side order of ‘navel gazing’…mid-life adventure as it were!
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Nozawa Onsen, a charming ski village nestled in the Japanese Alps, has become one of my favourite destinations over the years.
Life rarely follows a linear script. When I realised ‘mid-life’ was where I now resided, an urgent desire – no, a need – for space started to bubble.
FEEL BETTER, With Ideas That Don’t Cost the Earth
It’s about giving each other the freedom to pursue individual passions while still choosing to sail through life together. Mid-life sharpens the horizon – ensure you’re both steering toward joy.
The Merits of ‘Writing It Out’. It doesn’t just help you remember things, it helps you organise your mind.
In A Grown Up’s Gap Year, I’m not offering a magic fix or a grand escape (though let’s be honest, that tropical island does sound tempting). I’m offering a framework to help you reclaim the life you’ve spent so long building for others.
Connecting with Chic Local Florence Ilickovic, proprieter of the Oasis Boutique at Airlie Beach, Whitsundays.
The Locale When the Sydney bustle becomes too much and the kidults at home seem to have forgotten the art of using a dishwasher, The
Minestrone, adapted from favourite cookbook author, Claudia Roden. It is a version that my long-lived Grandma kept on the stovetop each winter. It is delicious and healthful.
I try three Japanese spas ranging from traditional, to luxury, to a local spot tucked away in a quiet residential suburb.
Tokyo is a fabulous place to visit, Here are a selection of things to do when visiting with kids.
A Conversation with Jean Wethmar, Co-Founder and Director of Glam Girls Lux Travels.
A guide for visiting Tokyo, the wondrous city – ‘the most densely populated urban area in the world’
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Waitlist re-opens for Wellbeing zoom sessions with Monique. Together we will design your mid-life.
Monique champions mid-life women to find courage to reinvigorate; during a time careers take a back seat, kids leave the nest, ageing parents need support, relationships shift, body and mindsets change.
The COMO Uma Canggu Bali exudes coastal charm. Conveniently situated beachfront, within easy reach of Canggu town
Secluded Wellbeing in the Austrian Alps.
An interview with Kate Kendall, Zen Zone expert and co-founder of visionary fitness space Flow Athletic (with ex NRL star Ben Lucas).
A GROWN UP’S GAP YEAR
Special Offer: Buy A Grown Up’s Gap Year Now and Gift One to a Friend!
I’m thrilled to announce that A Grown Up’s Gap Year is now available for purchase on Amazon! To celebrate, I want to offer you a special opportunity to share the book with a friend.
While Amazon doesn’t allow direct ‘Buy One, Get One Free’ offers, here’s what I’d love to do:
Simply purchase a copy of A Grown Up’s Gap Year through Amazon, then send me a screenshot of your receipt and/or a review via email or Instagram DM.
Provide your preferred mailing address, and I will send you a FREE copy for a friend in mid-January (once my publisher is back on deck).