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 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
Hey champ, If you follow me on Insta, you’ll know that I had surgery this week. It was a pretty cool op, actually. Basically, my surgeon took some looser skin from my belly (thank you…
Turia PittSeptember 27, 2018
