Amanda

About Amanda

Amanda Viviers has published ten books and is a presenter on radio across New Zealand and Australia. She is also the co-founder of Kinwomen; a network created to inspire women to start conversations that matter. Head of Narrative for Compassion Australia, she is driven by a passion for social justice, she loves supporting projects for women in developing countries. Teaching women to live creative lives, beyond the circumstances, is something she pursues daily. Wife of Charl and Mum of Maximus and Liberty, she lives a creative life, longing to see people live inspired. Pinterest/ Twitter/ @Mandaviviers Instagram: @amandaviviers Facebook: @amandaviviersperth
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“Always winter but never Christmas.” C.S. Lewis Christmas is a season of celebration and carols. Friends inviting friends to sit around a table and share what has occurred since they saw them last. Somedays though I think of those who don’t have any invites sitting in their email boxes. I […]

Seek out the lonely this christmas

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“Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn’t before! What if Christmas, he thought, doesn’t come from a store. What if Christmas…perhaps…means a little bit more!” Dr. Seuss Growing up I was a Christmas fanatic. Begging my parents to put the tree up in October. Singing carols out loud and […]

The Christmas Grinch

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“If it rains on your wedding day, every time it rains for the rest of your life you will be reminded of that special moment” Soul Stories Many life circumstances in our every day are out of our control. I remember the week of my wedding and the foreboding weather […]

Rain on my wedding day

 in 2018 The Unknown by
“A poem begins with a lump in the throat; a homesickness. It is a reaching-out toward expression; an effort to find fulfilment. ” Robert Frost Do you feel afraid of the unknown? I often call this space the in-between. The in-between is a season of transition from one thing to […]

Fear of the unknown

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