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North Star Award 2026: Dr Sarah Springer ✨
Dr Sarah Jane Springer is lighting the way for healthcare that is culturally safe, community led and deeply respectful of identity and lived experience.
Her leadership reminds us that true wellbeing begins

I had the most wonderful afternoon last week meeting Charmaine from MY105.9FM and speaking with the amazing Dr Sarah Springer and on her show Health Yarns.
I love speaking about storytelling as a wellbeing tool and how connecting through stories can

Be the woman who knows the grass is greener wherever she stands, because she brings value to every space she enters.

I love spending time with Sarah, I have had the honour of being captured through her lens for the past decade.

It’s always

MAGIC MUSE WINNER | JSP Women’s Awards 2026

What happens when art meets honesty, courage and care?
For Bri Brett, creativity is a language of connection — one that turns the hidden and the hard into shared healing.

Named the 2026 Magic

I slept on a bus last Friday night… and it shifted something in me.

We talk about homelessness like it’s something we can see.
But often, we can’t.

It’s the woman between couches.
The person in their car… still showi

Feel Good Friday | Mother of All Mothers

Started the day off by visiting this year’s Mother of All Mothers Terri Leotta. Terri was at Happy Paws one of the many places she gives her time.

Terri was unable to attend the awards this year so I

Tell me your a geriatric millennial without telling me you are one ✌️

Sunday nights. The day of rest, but some weeks, in our house we have the the Sunday night blues. As a kid I used to get a little blue, the anticipation of another week. It’

DRUMROLL PLEASE | Finalists and Winners of the JSP Women’s Awards

Last Saturday night, we came together to celebrate the incredible women (and allies!) of our community at the JSP Women’s Awards 2026
What an unforgettable evening honou

I have a soft spot for the Isaac region. In the past 10 years I have spoken four times in the region.
It is one of the most unique and wonderful places in Queensland.

And it’s the people and in particular the women who live there that make i

Great news to all our wonderful people who purchased a Pre-Order of our Mona Lisa T-shirt!

We are in the process of sending them to you. YAY!

We thank you for your patience and love for this shirt.

We an’t wait to see you all rock this shirt

Tickets close tomorrow at midday (March 4).

For $115 you’ll join us for a 7-course canapé experience, drink on arrival, powerful finalist stories, our Women Who Hold the Cards installation, and a keynote from internationally bestselling

3 days left to secure your seat.
On March 14, the stories begin.

In just 10 days, the room will fill with women from across our region — women who build, lead, nurture, create and quietly hold so much of our community together.

The menus will

If JSP didn’t exist…

How many stories would stay untold?

How many women would think their impact was ordinary?

How many girls would grow up without seeing what’s possible?

The JSP Women’s Awards is more than a celebration

JSP WOMEN’S AWARDS | A night of Storytelling

Picture this.
You walk in at 5.30pm.
Music hums.
Women greet each other like they’ve known each other for years.
A drink in hand.
Canapés circulating.
Stories about to unfold.
By the e

I must agree with Hedy, just because we don’t live near a bakery doesn’t mean we have to go without cheesecake.

I know the Golden Girls solved some of their problems and bonded over cheesecake at the kitchen table.
Julia Child famously

Today I spoke at the EmpowerHER Collective about something many women recognise deeply.

Many women move between two archetypes —
The Cut-Out, who learned how to fit,
and The Anchor, who chooses to stay grounded.

This work explores what shifts

2026 NOMINEES | The Equaliser
These men pay attention.
They notice imbalance — and respond with care.
They listen.
They speak up when it matters.
They help create spaces where women feel respected and valued.
Their allyship shows up in everyda