Jodie McCarthy

About Jodie McCarthy

Jodie is a writer, speaker, poet and mother. An unashamed words girl who writes to process the myriad of experiences of life. In her writing and on her blog she investigates the journey of life: the beautiful; the painful; the everyday; and the mundane. She has a heart for encouraging women on their life journey, particularly when that journey traverses the harder places of grief and pain. On the days when she is not writing you will find her in her kitchen, usually licking the beaters from a chocolate cake. You can find her books and follow her journey at jodiemccarthy.com
My youngest daughter had her first overseas trip before she turned two. We put her and her three-year old sister on a plane and took them to Thailand. You may ask, “What were you thinking?” I will tell you what we were thinking. We were thinking it is never too […]

the whole mosaic

 in 2015 March Diverse by
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At this time of year the focus is on the big picture, the dreams, the plans, the goals and the aspirations. These things are important, but sometimes finding time to dream and plan can seem too hard in the reality of every day. Like you, I have a house to […]

progress not perfection

 in 2015 Jan: Today by