A Week I Won’t Forget 🇦🇺✨
From Farm Tours to Gala Nights: A Week I Won’t Forget 🇦🇺✨
What a week. Honestly… I’m still pinching myself.
From farm tours to gala nights, workshops to workouts — it felt like a dream from start to finish. ☀️💪🏽🦘
I headed over to Australia with Kath (my partner in crime for the week), kicking things off with the most beautiful welcome event with Motherland Australia. And from there… it just kept getting better.
A Night That Shifted Something in Me
The Motherland Australia Gala Dinner was something special.
Over 500 people in the room and more than $57,000 raised — but it wasn’t just the scale of it, it was how it made me feel. Motherland Australia’s mission is to ensure rural mums never feel alone and you could feel that in every conversation, every hug, every shared story.
There was one message that really stuck with me: Don’t ask yourself “what if”… focus on “what is.”
It hit harder than I expected.
I realised that for a long time, I’d had this invisible ceiling — a quiet, lingering “what if” that would creep in, especially on the tougher days.
What if this doesn’t work? What if I’m not enough?
But not anymore.
This week felt like a turning point.
Less “what if”… and a whole lot more gratitude. More presence. More focus on making the most of what is. 🫶
Why This Work Matters
We then headed to Goondiwindi and Texas, for our peri to post menopause workshops.
And wow.
Helping rural women feel seen, supported, and strong in this stage of life — it’s hard to put into words how rewarding that is.
The rooms were filled with connection, honesty, laughter… and a real sense that this work matters.
It grounded me, and at the same time, lit an even bigger fire to keep doing what we’re doing at DediKate.
Because women deserve support that feels real. Relatable. Doable. No fluff — just what actually helps.
The In-Between Moments
It wasn’t all workshops and events either.
There were:
- Early morning workouts 💪🏽
- Cotton farm tours 🚜
- Insta Live sweat sessions
- Road trips at dusk (dodging kangaroos — slightly terrifying 😅)
- Spicy margs (because… balance 🌶️🍸)
- And so many incredible meals and moments of hospitality
And in between it all — content creation, laughs, sore muscles from SIT sessions, and Kath sneaking in selfies at every opportunity 📸
The People That Made It
One of the best parts of the week?
The people.
With our team spread across New Zealand and Australia, we don’t often get to be in the same place at the same time — so these moments mean a lot.
Kath, who lives on a farm in Lockhart with her five kids, spent the whole week alongside me. Teek, based in Condamine and expecting her first baby in June (so special 🥰).
We also got to spend time with so many incredible women across Southern QLD and Northern NSW — each one welcoming us with open arms.
A huge thank you to everyone who made this week what it was — Kath, Chicky, Shona, Michelle, Paulie, Annie, Sandra, Teek… and so many more. 🫶
Best Job in the World
Weeks like this remind me why we do what we do.
It’s about connection. It’s about community. It’s about helping women feel strong — in every sense of the word.
And it’s a privilege to be surrounded by women who are positive, motivated, and genuinely inspiring.
Best job in the world. 🥹💙
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