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I'm a science, health, nutrition and lifestyle journalist, fascinated by the way the physical world operates in all its forms, and how people create their lives and respond to what life sends them.
My background is in science, and from there into journalism, starting with work on a regional newspaper, where no experience is ever wasted. For some years I was a Jill of all trades , writing on local politics, agricultural shows, crime, the court rounds, house prices, new industry, old history, art and craft.
Newspaper training teaches you how to get the gist of a story really quickly, to do the research and turn it into something the readers want to know about, before they even know they want it.
About 14 years ago, I found my niche in writing for health publications. For five years I edited an Australasian magazine for hospital and aged care facility managers, Hospital&healthcare. I then briefly edited a magazine for veterinary surgeons, The Veterinarian. I still contribute regularly to both of these.
At the same time, I pursued my interest in complementary therapies I'd developed while writing for an Australian pharmacy publication. I wrote a series of articles for the consumer publication Nature & Health, and began to explore the interface between art and health.
In recent years, I've become my own boss, .operating a freelance agency for print and web publications, focused mainly on all aspects of health from human to animal to the environment, physical, mental and spiritual. You can find examples of recent articles on my website Contextualise.com.
In what little spare time I have, I write short stories, and wrestle with writing a novel, garden, knit, read, cook, catch up with friends, and try to fit in enough exercise for good health!