I have spent my long career in finance and was Asia-Pacific CEO for one of the world’s largest investment managers.

I am now a non-executive chair and director on boards of Australian financial organisations, a leadership mentor, author, speaker and meditation teacher.

I am a mother of four and grandmother of two, an adoptive parent of nearly two decades and a cancer survivor.

With my logic-based training, I assumed plenty of love and enough money could fix almost anything. I quickly learned how naïve I was.

My favourite life advice is “this too shall pass”, and I have had plenty of chances to test it.

I live near the beach in Sydney with my family, two Cavalier King Charles spaniels and two rescue cats.

I share my stories to help individuals, families and teams develop strategies to build resilience and to feel less alone.