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May 29, 2023 | 
mouthsofmums.com.au | Fleur Michell
Supermodel Elle Macpherson may now call Florida home, but she’s still famously down to earth in typical Aussie style. The now 59-year-old admits that when she hit 50 she felt run down and far from glam which led to the formulation of her successful wellness company WelleCo. “At 50, I began to notice how run down I felt. I was taking a host of vitamins and supplements, but nothing seemed to be working,” she says.
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May 29, 2023 | 
mouthsofmums.com.au | Fleur Michell
Pandemic lock-down life may well be in the rear-view but for many of us, working from home has become the new normal. Some of us love it, some of us hate it … and some of us have to do it whilst taking care of our kids. It’s a lot to juggle, and truth be told, the key to nailing it is accepting that some days will be better than others. Here organisational queen and mum of two, Steph Pase, shares her tips on how to WFH with kids without completely losing the plot.
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May 24, 2023 | 
mouthsofmums.com.au | Fleur Michell
Sometimes a simple life frustration can lead to something much bigger ÔÇô such as a whole new business ÔÇŽ and even finding your life partner. We talk to three parents who developed successful businesses in the healthy living sphere when life presented them lemons.
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May 23, 2023 | 
thecarousel.com | Fleur Michell |Victoria Webster |Victoria Dezeraud |Alison Maiden
She’s undeniably the poster girl for looking incredible at any age, but supermodel Elle Macpherson, admits that once she hit 50, she suddenly started to struggle health-wise.
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May 18, 2023 | 
mouthsofmums.com.au | Fleur Michell
Mega popular kids show Hey Duggee, from Studio AKA and BBC Studios, has been a smash hit with both kids and parents ever since its debut in 2014. It’s also been praised for encouraging core skills and promoting learning through play. If you’re not sure what the latest is with the best kids shows, here’s the secret to the show’s enduring success.
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May 8, 2023 | 
foodanddrinkbusiness.com.au | Fleur Michell
One area of the organic market that continues to grow is farming and live cultivation. Fleur Michell speaks to two producers in the poultry and honey sector to learn more. Sonya Dowling and her husband Angus established Enviroganic Farm in 1999. Located on the southwestern slopes of New South Wales, the couple had started to question the chemicals in foods they were consuming. “We saw an opportunity to grow and produce healthy, responsibly raised organic chickens.
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May 8, 2023 | 
foodanddrinkbusiness.com.au | Fleur Michell
Many great ideas are sparked by an ‘a ha’ moment or twist of fate. While the spark is often the easy bit, creating a viable product can be challenging for producers in the rapidly growing healthy living sector. In keeping up with changing trends, this year’s Naturally Good sees the launch of the Conscious Consumption Zone, highlighting products demonstrating positive social, economic and environmental impact. Alexandra Szwarcberg-Poch: Allie’s Cold Pressed JuicesHow did the business start?
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May 4, 2023 | 
mouthsofmums.com.au | Fleur Michell
It’s something we hear from health experts all the time – we all need to drink more water. However, that’s easier said than done. If you have a busy life, juggle kids, forget to drink or just don’t like the taste of water, sooner or later you end up dry as a bone without even trying. “Aside from glowing skin, boosted energy, mind clarity, weight loss and overall healthy bodily functions, drinking water also helps maintain good mental health,” says Paul Sprokkreeff from hydration brand waterdrop®.
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Mar 13, 2023 | 
mouthsofmums.com.au | Fleur Michell
A NAPLAN sample quiz aimed at children has managed to stump parents with one third of adult testers managing to score only six (or less) out of 10. Whilst the average score came in at seven correctly answered questions, 15 people who took the test sank dismally to the bottom of the class, scoring zero.
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Feb 16, 2023 | 
mouthsofmums.com.au | Fleur Michell
Model turned author Maria Thattil says she’s always wanted to write a book from a very young age. However, she later discovered a lot of her creative expression in her teens and 20s was suppressed because of messaging she’d absorbing from many different places. “This was everything from who I should be and what I should be doing career wise to what it is to be a good woman,” she says.
