Ever since I had Hakavai, I’ve made a great new friend. Her name is Mother Guilt and, look, she’s an opinionated lass. She makes snide remarks when I serve up dinner (“You really should have…
Turia PittDecember 19, 2019
I remember one of the first times I ever shared my story on stage. I was terrible. I’d been booked to be the guest speaker at a conference, and I was so nervous that when…
Turia PittNovember 1, 2019
I was in the worst mood before I got there. A pick-a-fight-with-Michael-for-absolutely-no-reason kind of mood. “There” was Concord Hospital, AKA the place I was flown to just days after the fire. It’s where I woke…
Turia PittAugust 29, 2019
It was 4am on a Wednesday morning. Five days after I'd had surgery.I was on my way to Sydney for a TV appearance.To be honest, I didn't really feel up to it. But I'd agreed…
Turia PittMay 16, 2019
It was a glorious day in Hawaii. I’d spoken at a conference the day before, so Michael, Hakavai and I had set up by the pool for a little down-time before the trip home. Hakavai…
Turia PittMay 9, 2019
About a year or so ago, my phone pinged as a new email landed in my inbox. The heading grabbed me immediately: “The meaning of life”, it read. “Finally!” I thought. The universe had recognised…
Turia PittMay 9, 2019
l tripped over last week. Not a small "lost my balance and stumbled" sort of trip. Like a big, cartwheeling, scene-causing, ass-over-head fall. I was walking through North Sydney, on the hunt for a coffee.…
Turia PittApril 4, 2019
Hey champ, If you read last week's letter, you'll know that Sandra Sully recently asked me to contribute to her new book AGENDA. She sent me a question to answer over email: What's your advice for…
Turia PittMarch 14, 2019
“How do you stay positive even when it feels like your world is falling apart?”. That was the last line in an email I received last month. The writer of the email? A woman I…
Turia PittNovember 15, 2018
