The Book Doula

I help aspiring authors write & sell their books so they can heal, leave a legacy & make an impact.

16/09/2026

Do you fully, completely accept yourself?

I said yes.

And then he sent me this. One hour. Film it, send it back.

(I swear at least once in the blooper. I butcher the lyrics. I keep going anyway.)

Because it turns out you can spend forty-odd years telling other women to fully express themselves while quietly hiding the parts of yourself you’re most scared to be seen doing. You can coach other creative women to back themselves while still learning to back yourself in the way you’d expect a client to.

That’s what I’ve been quietly writing about for the last few years. And this Sunday I’m publishing the first piece on my brand new Substack: Yes, I Am.

The extended enquiry underneath a writer’s life. On creativity, self-worth, spirituality and the slow work of answering the question every writer and creative grapples with: am I even any f**king good?

Comment STACK and I’ll pop you on the list. Launching this Sunday. You’ll be the first to get the link.

Thanks James Wedmore | Business Performance Coach for the push and thanks D A I S Y 🔅 H I L L for being such a patient friend. 🤣👌 x

13/09/2026

A lot of us have secret dreams and desires but refuse to pursue them because we’re so attached to our past and we don’t even realise it. We don’t like where we are but we refuse to let go because we are scared of what might BE (and we don’t want the same as the past).

What I have learned that many have not is that surrendering and detachment is the ANSWER to most things you want.

It really does allow you to let in what is destined for you.

So many women walk around with protection with masks scared to fully show themselves and be seen and it’s in fact in their vulnerability that they open themselves to receive more.

When you can be fully YOU and claim the things you most desire i promise you that life will change for you in ways that you never ever in your wildest dreams ever thought possible. I speak from experience as someone who was terrified to be seen for a long long time. ♥️

Do you agree? Disagree? Do you think there is any part of you still attached to the past? What does detachment mean to you? I’d love to know. 👇

08/09/2026

I’m taking part in the Live Like Her Challenge this Thursday night to support women over 55 experiencing homelessness, often hidden, often overlooked, and growing faster than any other group in Australia.

They are known as the ‘hidden homeless’. Women who may be couch surfing, living in cars, or quietly slipping through the cracks. This could be someone’s mother, grandmother, sister, or friend.

Homelessness has always been a cause that I am passionate about. The first story I wrote as a student journalist 22 years ago was an investigation into youth homelessness on the Gold Coast. Ten years later my husband and I and our 2 year old lost everything in a house fire overnight and had it not been for the generosity & support of our family, friends and charities we may have been homeless. We found ourselves certainly homeless that day in the weeks following while we rebuilt our life.

When my parents divorced my mother decided to walk away from her marriage with nothing financially, and had it not been for the generosity of her own mother at 60 years old she may have been one of these statistics. She had not worked in years, instead she was the main carer for her 3 children. Years later I consulted with the Ambulance and was mortified to learn that one of the main calls they received at the time was from “concerned citizens” who would prefer to dial 000 than just make a friendly enquiry, tap on the shoulder or pulse check if they found a homeless person on a sidewalk.

At the time I wondered, what has happened to us as a society?

Each of us can play a role in fighting homelessness.

Homelessness can happen to anyone and society can be very quick to judge. There are many reasons a person becomes homeless. Unfortunately, women are particularly vulnerable and I am very proud to support this event.

For one night, I’ll be sleeping in my car to raise awareness and funds so these women can access safe, secure housing and the support as well as dignity they deserve.

Every donation makes a real difference.

And if this cause resonates with you, I’d love you to join me and take part as well.

02/09/2026

Authors hear me loud and clear: you will be judged NO MATTER WHAT. May as well start moving how you want to anyway 💜

And the best day to start building your audience and readers? Is yesterday.

29/08/2026

Thank you Basq House, Byron Bay for a wonderful wedding anniversary staycation. Nick Moody and I had such a wonderful time last night at this property! All the little details, the hospitality, the love of artwork & styling…. It was just perfect!

I wasn’t surprised to discover this wonderful location hosted many of the writers from the recent Byron Writers Festival … I mean, the fact you have to walk through the LIBRARY to check in tells you everything about why this place is a MUST for your next author retreat 😉✨💜👏

I’m hosting a special VIP Inner Circle Day & workshop in Byron Bay in October. If you’re interested DM me WORKSHOP and I’ll add you to the priority list when tickets release. This one will be highly exclusive, limited numbers & a day of elevation & growth for your next season and chapter.

It’s time to turn the page and step into a new chapter of YOU, aspiring author! 💜

26/08/2026

Instagram help me find the people that also could give zero fks about followers, algorithm hacks, hooks and trending fonts and palette colours.

Help me find 0 people for all I care cos I said what I said.

Kinda chic? Felt cute might delete later. It’s not this. It’s that. And here’s why that matters. 🫠

Pls pls pls stop reducing yourself to one liners and share your heart and beautiful wonderful complex mind with us.

While everyone is yapping, kinda chic and living in the world of butter yellow I’ll just be over here doing ME.

When you outsource your BRAIN and entire BUSINESS and creative THOUGHTS to AI you’re literally teaching yourself how to be stupid. (Sorry I know that may not be PC but honestly). Cancel me.

It’s time to buckle in to the realness of YOU. The authenticity of YOU. The personal brand is YOU. Cos guess what? Nobody speaks, thinks or IS you.

Please let’s make original thought trendy again.

Over and out.

Unfollow. Don’t share. Depost. Forget. Send to the stars instead of stories. Whatever ya want.

Also fricken hilarious if this post goes viral. Just sayin.

13/08/2026

Happy Eclipse wonderful souls. ✨💜

Feeling so grateful to walk this path helping all the incredible women who are called back to their roots, to share their stories, their medicine, their intuitive knowing of their gifts and truth and all they are here to share with the world.

It is an honour and a privilege to support this elevation of humanity at this time, through the ancient practice of storytelling.

When you work with me you are accessing an energy that is rare and incredibly special to support the truth of all you wish to share.

The time for truth telling is N O W.

I will be opening spaces for my VIP Private Experience / my highly exclusive and limited 1:1 container for 2027 very soon.

If you would like to walk this path to birth your book next year with me, comment 💜 and I’ll be in touch. ###

Photos by the talented Shannon Kelly Creative

05/08/2026

July Photo Dump… the last 8 weeks has challenged me in ways I am not yet ready to fully share publicly AND I’ll also share that I have experienced the highest of highs and the lowest of lows.

Through it all I am reminded of this: everything in life is CHOICE and integration of the dark and light is a necessary part of our growth.

Our true self is to walk as our higher self, to come home to that part of ourselves and remember we are luminous perfect being with nothing to FIX.

Consider this the season I walk myself home. 💜

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