The Brave Discussion

I’m busy completing ‘My Byline‘ – our new seminar series for bloggers. It will be available soon and will guide you through a process that when completed will give you a life plan blueprint, giving clarity and direction to living a great story. I get asked so much ‘how do I determine my story’ that [...]

LOHAS is an acronym for Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability (LOHAS), a market segment focused on health and fitness, the environment, personal development, sustainable living, and social justice. Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability (LOHAS) describes an estimated $290 billion U.S. marketplace for goods and services focused on health, the environment, social justice, personal development and sustainable [...]

By Guest blogger Sarah Corbett On the eve of the 14th February Craftivists (people who use craft as a tool to do activism) plant homemade Valentine’s letters where unsuspecting strangers may find them. I came up with this idea about 6 years ago and do it every year sometimes on my own and sometimes with [...]

One of the great blogs I follow is ArmChair Advocates. As we return to work and move into the New Year I thought I’d share their list of 30 must-read blogs covering trends and tips for using social media for social good to kick start our New Year on The Brave Discussion. These blogs discuss [...]

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I’ve just started researching a book I plan to write with a colleague on Storytelling, the social entrepreneur and activism and have been fascinated by the cut-through bloggers can have in illicting change through activism messaging. Take for example the health blogger campaigning against Nestle Baby Formula adding to the 30 year boycott in place for [...]

Guest Post by Jennifer Burden – Founder of World Moms Blog  -  Do you like the idea of helping children around the world and wish you could do more? What if I told you that you could help by throwing a party?  Now that’s your kind of social good, right? World Moms Blog, an organization of [...]

The last few weeks on The Brave Discussion has been a roller coaster  of emotion for me and many others as we have shared and reached out to help others during some incredibly distressing times. Thank you for your private messages both feedback and also advising of what you have done or given to help [...]

Today’s post is dedicated to Gerry Tye who has opened my own eyes as to the importance of Bear Cottage and the need for the community to assist with raising funds for this facility. Bear Cottage is NSW’s only children’s hospice, located on the grounds of St Patrick’s Estate, right next to Manly Beach Sydney. It’s a [...]