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Pen Your Next Chapter in Paradise: Victoria’s Writing Retreats
May Sarton, prolific poet, novelist and memoirist, once said: "The world is full of places. Why aren't they enough? Why...
Road Tripping with Kids: How to Keep Your Sanity (and Your Kids) Intact!
Heading out on a long car trip with young children can be daunting, but with some planning and preparation, it can also be...
Hilary Bouma: Navigating Life’s Waves with a Steady Hand and a Heart.
Hilary Bouma is a wise, and wonderful woman who has many roles and continues to inspire her friends, family and community....
Dare to Lead- Brene Brown, Ponderings Book Club
In "Dare to Lead," Brene Brown emboldens us to embrace vulnerability and transform our leadership skills. Through...
The Bookbinder of Jericho- Ponderings Book Club
"The Bookbinder of Jericho" by Pip Williams weaves the realms of history, mystery, and the enduring magic of storytelling....
Pen Your Next Chapter in Paradise: Victoria’s Writing Retreats
May Sarton, prolific poet, novelist and memoirist, once said: "The world is full of places. Why aren't they enough? Why...
Dive into the Story Seas: Ponderings Magazine’s Exciting New Voyage into the Realm of Online Book Clubs
Every once in a while, a revolutionary shift redefines our perception of how we experience books. It challenges the status...
How to Stop Time by Matt Haig, Ponderings Book Club
In "How to Stop Time," Matt Haig takes readers on an enchanting journey through the extraordinary life of Tom Hazard, a man...
The Divine Comedy- Dante, Ponderings Book Club
Dante's Alighieri's The Divine Comedy" has left an indelible mark on Western literature and culture. Its exploration of...
The Power of Listening
One of my life's most restorative moments happened in the middle of my biggest heartbreak. My husband had just ended our...
The Concept of Karma
Words by Montanna Macdonald What goes around comes around, but does it really? Where does this ideology come from and have...
The Paramedic and His Quest For a Fear Less Life
Chris Breen is a paramedic, a father and husband, and a friend to many. He has assisted at terror attacks in Melbourne and...
Interview With a Real Life Ghostbuster
What is paranormal activity? It is the occurrence of inexplicable happenings. Bumps and knocks in the night, an eerie...
Pondering with Kate Forsyth
Internationally bestselling and award-winning author of more than thirty books, Kate Forsyth ponders with us about her...
Lucille Ball -More Than Just A Funny Face
Words by Cassidy Krygger Who doesn't love Lucy? One of the most recognized and beloved female comedians of all time, with...
Talking Transgender Truth and Trials with Melissa Griffiths
Words by Jasmin Pedretti We sit down with Melissa Griffiths, transgender authority and advocate, to talk about her personal...
Ten Tantalizing Reasons to Love Turmeric
words: Jasmin Pedretti Turmeric. Is it worth all the hype, or is it just a trendy fad loved by hipsters who want to spice...
Crumpets and Farting Rainbows
words by Kirsten MacdonaldWaxing lyrical about a majestic universe or avoiding A-Hole retrograde? You have come to the...
Comparison is the Thief of Joy
words by Kate O'Donnell I would like to tell you that there are specific types of autism, but the truth is whilst with new...
Lucy in the Sky with Blinders
Lucy McEvoy is an AFLW player. A Carlton player to be precise. A bluebagger that might have ground curators shaking in...
The State of Being Faye – Changing Health for Australians
words by Kirsten Macdonald When I first met Faye Kendall, I knew she was someone I would like to interview one day. With a...
Wuthering Heathcliff
Darkly menacing, untamable and with a hint of a savage. What's not to love about literary hero Heathcliff? He is...
Still Hope For Angel Babies
Alison and Adam Wightwick sit side by side on their sofa, looking into the eyes of each other as they speak about their...
Unapologetically Her
What does it take to climb a mountain of adversity as a child, to find yourself as an adult in a place of complete...
Meet The Mother Who Turned Grief Into A Refuge For Kids
Deborah Saunders experienced a mother’s worst nightmare when her son was killed in a tragic car accident at age 17. ...
Reading the Play on the Mental Health Crisis
‘Read the Play’ is a mental health awareness and wellbeing program, specifically aimed at kids between the ages of 14 and...
How to Survive a Day in Sydney
My boss took my colleague and I to Sydney for the day. I should’ve been excited but was shrouded with apprehension....
Follow the Breadcrumbs to Storyville…
Walking down a small lane on cobblestone streets in the inner belly of Melbourne can always delight and surprise. Perhaps...
Mindfulness: Journey From Blue Eyed Barbarian to Medical Marvel
Are you a master of your mind, or does the thought of mindfulness send you cross-eyed and thought twisted? What exactly is...
When The Period Painters Come in to Decorate
If a woman's body was a home, its walls would be covered in a myriad of vibrancy and colour. But for a lot of us too,...
Will the #lifegoal meet the #reality?
by Jasmin Pedretti Life goals vs reality. A phrase we see bouncing around the insta-phere is life goals. So, what is the...
Meet The Mother Who Turned Grief Into A Refuge For Kids
Deborah Saunders experienced a mother’s worst nightmare when her son was killed in a tragic car accident at age 17. She...
5 Ways in 5 Days to Detox Mind, Body and Spirit
Life is busy. Busy with burdens and busy with blessings. While it’s easy to share and shout memes about removing what no...
The Barbaric Truth About Hair
Journalist Jasmin PedrettiGetting your hair done is one of life's simple pleasures. It might even cost an arm and a leg,...
Melbourne Quirk Scape
Kirsten Macdonald - Wordsmith and Quirk Expert So have you heard? In a survey conducted by TimeOut, Melbourne had more...
From Vacant Rooftop to Designer Urban Paradise
Interview with the creator of Notel. The inspiring tale of how his passion for Melbourne collided with his creative vision...
Hey Sis, What’s the Tea? Make Your Own!
All the reasons why you should grow your own tea. Ideal herbs to use and their specific medicinal health benefits....
The Hot Breath of Humanity and The Art of Growing Up
by Kirsten MacdonaldFriends, Romans, Countrymen lend me your ears... John Marsden has the knowledge, and he's not afraid...
Socks and Sandals To Help The Homeless
Underworks has partnered with the Salvation Army, who together are on a mission to provide socks to those experiencing...
Bear Fire, Five Minute Reading Meditation
Instructions - please use a laptop or Ipad for this activity *Attach your headphones- *Click Play and on the Featured...
Libby Trickett, the Woman Behind the Hero
As one of Australia’s great Olympic champions, we have seen Libby Trickett battle it out in the pool. What we have not seen...
The Warrior, the Compass and the Fight for Truth
A medical system in crisis, and one doctor’s fight to restore the moral compass. We unpack the issues with Paddy Dewan and...
From Devastation to Transformation- One Woman’s Journey
by Jasmine Pedretti The absolute devastation of losing two loved ones created a ripple in Julia Lorent's life that would...
Exercise Myths, Activewear and Do You Want Coffee With That?
Sarah Healy physiologist and columnist unpacks the myths about exercise and gets straight to the point! Extra flexible...
One Brave Mother and 65 Roses
We spoke to the wonderful Jennifer Jury who runs the annual Charity Ladies Lunch Event on the 31st of May (2019) for Cystic...
The O’Donnell Sisters Guide to Mama’s Survival
How has your day been Mama? Right now, you might have your magnificent offspring on your hip while talking on the phone-...
The World’s Most Influential Young People Inspiring The Way For 2019
The world is grueling, inspiring and unequivocally extraordinary in all its facets. It is important not to lose sight of...
Anxiety- One Brave Step
What's the difference between a professional and an expert? The person who not only has impressive qualifications but has...
The Why Of The World
Nothing frustrates me more than the smoke and mirrors of marketing. There is no greater culprit than social media...
Tales From The Authory
As someone who is fortunate enough to make a living from writing (historical fiction and a weekly newspaper and...
A Transformative Life
There is a photograph of Jillie A. Carter as a young school teacher and beauty queen... Her delicate features and...
5 Ways To Stay True To Your Business Vision
Let’s assume you know your business vision and why you are doing what you do. It can be so easy to get caught up in...
The Mysterious Case Of The Twisted Knickers
by wordsmith Kirsten MacdonaldSo what gets your knickers in a twist? What cooks your wig? Are you about to have kittens?...
Outspoken – The Voice of Justice
by Fr. Rod Bower There are twelve minutes and four seconds of my life of which I have no actual memory. That is the...
The Secret Language of Tiffany
The Ferris Bueller soundtrack is playing on Spotify, Twist and Shout sounds so good on a Saturday. The sun has finally...
Friendship- How To Do It Better
Navigating the waters of friendship can come easily for many who have had a stable upbringing and a great example of...
Things That Make You Go OM
As the dusty and crater filled road sweeps around, edged with thick green forest an outcrop of buildings emerges, opening...
Egos Are Like Farts
by StevieAnne Minner Egos. We all have them. In fact, egos have become a subject that more and more new-thought leaders and...
A Stand Up Comedian Walked into The Club…
What happens when you cross a stand-up comedian, a writer, and a Christian together? You get the quirkiest and cool...
Midsummer Hiccups and the FOMO Effect
by Kirsten Macdonald The Finnish sure do know how to spend midsummer. What is this magic? A cabin by a lake, squirrels and...
Dr. Fiona Wood
Australian of the Year Anyone? It’s not every day you get to meet an Australian of the Year. Or the head of a large...
Non-Toxic Mother’s Day Anyone?
by Liz Sefton. With Mother’s Day approaching the retail catalogs are overflowing with perfumes, scented body wash &...
Bronte, Anxiety, London and Back Again
By Cassidy Krygger The United Kingdom has always held a certain magic for me, a girl growing up in Australia looks afar. So...
Little Shape Changer
By Kirsten Macdonald She was sure she heard someone call her name. The voice had a feminine lilt with gentle humor etched...
Australia You Have Your Very Own ‘Yoda’!
Over the last 50 years, there have been treasured yet humble contributors to our well-being and health. One such...
Dear God, it’s me Rod
The final part of my interview with Fr. Rod Bower, we talk heaven, kingdoms, Shakespeare and prophetic wisdom. Kirsten: So...
Girl Boss
A few years ago now, a young writer who worked for an eco-mag got in touch with me to do an interview about my business at...
Ponder Kindness Part Two
There is nothing I like more than meeting a person who surprises you with a character that is refreshing and far from...
Ponder Kindness
by Kirsten Macdonald For those of you that have followed Ponderings over the last few years, you will know that my...
Inspiration to Outback- a journey
Having children often presents many changes in life, there is a whole new chapter in your personal story that reveals...
The Motorbike Chic Saving Lives
At a dinner party one night, a conversation started about an awe-inspiring surgeon who saved the life of a woman at our...
Food Glorious Food- A Warriors Tale
Is it just me or are there are a lot of people scrambling to make a buck from the wellness industry? Well, let me tell you...
Tolkien, Journalism and Dante
Ponderers, please focus your eyes on this wonderful creature- an award winning social commentator, journalist for the...
Treehouses, Hogwarts and the Home for the Perpetually Bewildered
When I was 12 years old my mother bought me a book. It was So Much to Tell You by John Marsden. It is the story of a young...
Prof. Fiona Wood – Pioneer of Positive
It’s not every day you get to chat to an Australian of the Year. Or the head of a large foundation backed by some of the...
The Mind Body Connection
You may have heard of the Mind Body Connection, this unique turn of phrase used to describe some mystical or fad wellness...
Wherefore Art Thou Jana?
1987 was the year of Dirty Dancing, Lost boys and Nightmare on Elm Street. It was the year Robin Williams screamed Good...
Chronicles of an over- sharer
Last week I took a deep breath and I remembered a story about a bear. It gave me the idea for a series of blogs I shall...
Calling all Polygons…are you ready?
Well hello 2016 you sexy son of a bitch. How are you? Are you surviving? I would like to begin my saying I wish mine had...
Want to Build Treehouse?
I may have mentioned to you before that I had this thing for the Magic Faraway Tree as a kid that verged on madness. I...
The Land of Always and Hugs
It's been a while. I know. I am sorry. I have been going through a bit of a process, a great word - from Latin processus,...
Choices of a Polygon
You have days that plonk themselves on you like a big fat lardy icky stink. Days where it can be hard to whistle and smile....
