Hey mate, Wanted to remind you that it’s OK if you feel scared, and sad, and angry and overwhelmed right now. It’s normal. There’s a lot going on. And a lot of it IS really…
Turia PittMarch 10, 2022
One day last week, I looked up and saw an eagle hovering over our backyard. It circled Rahiti, and my motherly instinct went into overdrive. I envisaged one of those YouTube videos where a giant…
Turia PittApril 1, 2021
I love the ocean. Sometimes it reflects my moods. Some days I wake up and it’s moody and sombre. And other times the sky is red and the sun is rising and the ocean is…
Turia PittNovember 22, 2020
In our house, for reasons I explain more fully inside Happy, Michael has “his” jobs, and I have my jobs. It works well, most of the time. He does stuff like chopping firewood and catching fish,…
Turia PittNovember 10, 2020
So, I’d just finished competing at the Ironman World Championships. I was the fittest I’d ever been in my life. I’m talking one of those lean and toned, honey-limbed, sunglass-wearing triathlon types. It was a…
Turia PittNovember 10, 2020
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
It’s hot, sweaty and humid. There’s a strange smell in the air. I feel like I’m going to pass out and hit my head on the concrete floor. Overhead, a fan hums listlessly. The ward…
Turia PittNovember 21, 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
