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…
Hey mate, Let me take you to New York. It's 2016, a few weeks after I’ve competed in the Ironman World Championships. My Ironman journey had been included in an NBC documentary and I’d flown over to…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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