A mountainbiking guide to the Flinders Ranges in South Australia

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Have you been to the incredible Flinders Ranges in the South Australian outback yet? Not so many have. Which is madness. The place is a supreme mix of outback expansiveness mixed with stunning rock formations and surprisingly oasis-lush landscape reminiscent at times of California or Greece…all within a few hours drive of Adelaide. Well four-to-five, … Read more

When wellness friends get caught up in QAnon conspiracies: some resources

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Earlier this week I decided to write an oped for The Guardian about a phenomenon plaguing many of us – how people we know, mostly “loose” friends from Facebook who, more often than not, are wellness warriors or spiritual types, have suddenly bought into QAnon-inspired conspiracy theories. I wrote the piece because I was really … Read more

Welcome to This One Wild and Precious Life

This One Wild and Precious Life

This One Wild and Precious Life is my latest book, which took me three years to research and write (while hiking it!). Below you will find all of the details, resources, links and fun bits that you might need as a reader, journalist or otherwise. In two sentences: I head off on a soul’s journey … Read more

Your Wild and Precious “Get Involved Now” Kit

I figured (and hope) that after reading This One Wild and Precious Life, you’d be gagging to make a difference immediately. I’ve compiled this bunch of carbon counters, apps, zero-waste online challenges, books, shopping guides etc. that can assist you and your household make switches straight away. I’ve started with Australian resources for now, but … Read more

I pull apart the Covid “bliss bubble”

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I feel cautious around all the “Covid-19 is a beautiful corrective experience”-speak. Not because I don’t wish that such a sentiment was signifying a substantive shift in the Zeitgeist. I want it more than anything else on this poor, bedraggled planet. But is the point. We want a correction. We want more of the stuff … Read more