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Author Archives: annebuist
Behind the mother façade: when it’s not only perinatal anxiety and depression
Even before Amy* delivered her much-wanted, planned, second child, Elissa, she was feeling like she was losing a bit of herself every day. Her two year old, Jed, was exhausting; and no one seemed to be hearing her concern that … Continue reading
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Female Friendships
One of the themes that emerged from my latest book with partner Graeme Simsion, Two Steps Onward was that of the power of female friendships. Booktopia invited me to write a blog on it – check it out
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Animals Make Us Human
Leah Kaminsky and Meg Keneally have put together short stories bout Australian animals to raise money for them in the light of the bushfires devastating their habitat. Consider buying loads for Christmas presents! Buy here The wonderful birds of Lancefield … Continue reading
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Lessons from Lockdown
I saved this blog before it was written as april2020; when I then opened the document I seriously considered posting it blank. Well, not that seriously, but I did think for a moment would a blank page be representative? Representative … Continue reading
Becoming a mother in the time of corona
I normally keep these posts light and without my “medical” hat on – but given the times, this one is an exception! I’m back at work with women with perinatal depression and anxiety – wherever possible seeing people on Skype, … Continue reading
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Why Walk: The Seven Times Two Reasons to Have a Walking Vacation
Or: How to justify a vacation in Italy in the middle of a coronavirus epidemic Disclosure here; there really wasn’t an outbreak when we left to Italy in February, despite what our travel insurance says (we have another trip … Continue reading
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How to co-author a book (and have a holiday and keep fit)
When we (husband Graeme Simsion and I) do author talks about our joint book, Two Steps Forward, one of the most common questions is: How did you do it? One friend (four times divorced) was completely mystified we hadn’t killed … Continue reading
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Tagged camino, camino de santiago, Chemin Cluny, chemin d'assise, Two Steps Forward, Via Francigena
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On Homesickness…
On any long break away from Australia, it is inevitable that the idea of home and what it is, starts to reverberate around the subconscious. You either end up homesick—or realise that to some degree “home” is where you are … Continue reading
A Writing Pause
I’m in one of those incredibly lucky moments in my life that I am stopping (briefly) from writing (well, from books and editing) to just take breath. Everyone is freezing back home in Melbourne (my son returned there from … Continue reading
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