The Palace of Lost Virtue #author Anthea Hodgson

ROW Your Business to Health #author Elizabeth Blackley

Healthy people; healthy outcomes. While employment is essential for survival today, it rarely holds the highest honour in our priorities, and the traditional notion of work-life balance oversimplifies a much more complex reality. We need to move beyond the industrial-era model that shaped our current systems and begin designing work cultures based on what we know supports, and what hinders, human performance. This book invites readers to reconsider how the experience of work is formed - from the rhythms influencing daily life to the environments that affect behaviour, energy, and clarity. Grounded in behavioural science and systems thinking, it explores the impact of building workplaces around the conditions in which people genuinely thrive. A Return on Wellness (ROW) occurs when investment in people strengthens clarity, energy, and psychological safety; these are the drivers of resilience and consistent performance. Organisations that cultivate these conditions gain steadier results, stronger engagement, and cultures able to meet complexity with confidence. For those reimagining the future of work, this is an offering of practical and human insights that align culture, environment, and performance. When applied deliberately, the business can leverage their ROW and sow sustainable results. Let's build businesses where people and performance thrive together. To connect with Eliabeth .... https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-blackley/

The Parenting Paradox #author Dr Jenny Brown

The Parenting Paradox: Loving Our Children by Giving Them Space to Grow Many devoted parents instinctively step in to protect and guide their children yet struggle knowing when to step back. While "helicopter parenting" is widely discouraged, parents are often left without clear, practical alternatives. In The Parenting Paradox: Loving Our Children by Giving Them Space to Grow, Dr. Jenny Brown offers a new perspective--not about loving less, but about shifting the anxious energy that often comes with deep parental care to a more constructive type of love. Dr. Brown sheds light on the cultural forces shaping today's intensive parenting, revealing how well-meaning advice can often undermine a parent's growth and confidence. Through real-life experiences and professional insights, she challenges the message that constant intervention is necessary for a child to flourish and instead provides a thoughtful, lasting approach to fostering independence. Rather than offering a quick fix or the latest parenting trend, The Parenting Paradox provides a sustainable path forward. Dr. Brown helps parents navigate their own fears while giving their children space to build confidence and resilience. And in creating that space, parents also grow, gaining clarity in their role so they can become the loving leaders they aspire to be. To connect with Jenny ... https://parenthopeproject.com.au/the-parenting-paradox-new-book-2026-bloomsbury/ https://parenthopeproject.com.au/parent-resources/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-parent-hope-project/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenny-brown-phd/

The Palace of Lost Virtue #author Anthea Hodgson

In 1898, Marigold Harrington arrives on the goldfields of Western Australia with conviction in her heart. The daughter of a prospector and a proud member of the Christian Women's Temperance Union, she dreams of rescuing women the gold rush has forgotten, those trapped in the shadows of brothels and bars. Across town, Pansy Arlington presides over the Palace of Pleasure, her own small empire built from ruin. When Marigold arrives at her door, offering God's forgiveness, Pansy surprises her with unexpected kindness. The two women spark an unlikely friendship, but in a rough, lawless town built on greed and desire, their bond will be tested by betrayal, violence and a crime that will echo through the years. To connect with Anthea .... https://www.antheahodgson.com/ https://www.antheahodgson.com/books https://www.instagram.com/antheahodgson

How to Love the World #author Ilka Tampke

Perhaps motherhood is always a promise that cannot be kept. When her children are born, Nellika vows she will be the perfect mother. Motherhood is sacred, mythic: it will remake everything that is broken in her. But as her children grow, something buried is awakened, and the myth begins to crack. Only the cool, green silence of the forest, where Nellika walks every day, can soothe what is repeatedly torn apart by family life. One morning, deep in a remote part of the forest, she is struck by a falling manna gum branch. Shockingly injured and unable to move, her only hope is that someone will find her. As darkness falls on what might be her last day, Nellika must reckon with herself and the place where she lies. Is this fallen branch an accident or a punishment? As death draws close, the forest asks her: why should you live? And in the dark heart of her memories, she discovers that there is an answer. A powerful meditation on nature and healing, How to Love the World finds hope where none seems possible. To connect with Ilka ... https://www.ilkatampke.com/ https://www.ilkatampke.com/books https://www.instagram.com/ilkatampke/

Secrets of the New Online #entrepreneurship #author Bernadette Schwerdt

Secrets of the New Online Entrepreneurs How Australia's Top Disruptors Scale Up, Sell Fast and Stand Out - And How You Can Too The definitive guide for creating, building and scaling an online business in today’s fast-moving digital economy Packed with candid stories and hard-won lessons from more than 30 of Australia’s leading online founders, this book reveals what actually works when it comes to online business. The digital mavericks behind ventures like Boost Juice, Airtasker, Luxury Escapes and OzHarvest didn’t do things by the book. They followed their passion and did what others weren’t prepared to do. They relied on their creativity, grit and gut instinct to create world-leading brands worth millions and, in some cases, billions. In Secrets of the New Online Entrepreneurs, bestselling author Bernadette Schwerdt distils the proven tactics and actionable lessons of online empire builders. You’ll discover how side hustles are turned into standout brands, how early mistakes become the foundation for future success and how tiny ideas can become transformational startups. Along the way, you’ll hear how Australia’s chocolate queen turned six students and a fax machine into a multi-million-dollar empire. And you’ll learn how a home-based tanning company used one mega-influencer to go global. The stories and insights inside reveal the surprisingly random, remarkably honest origins of Australia’s biggest digital brands — and show what actually works in launching, growing and selling a business. To connect with Bernadette .... https://bernadetteschwerdt.com.au/ https://bernadetteschwerdt.com.au/books/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/bernadetteschwerdt/