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Lisa Benson

I Collected Things for the Babies I Never Had.

“You’ll be thinking about all this one day when you have your own babies.’

Jul 6, 2022

I Collected Things for the Babies I Never Had.

Jul 6, 2022

The Behaviour I Will No Longer Put Up With.

No one intentionally invites others to treat them badly. Unthinkable acts are inflicted on some of us in circumstances completely beyond…

May 18, 2022

The Behaviour I Will No Longer Put Up With.

May 18, 2022

My Greatest Loss Helped Me Embody Acceptance.

The useless pleading wasn’t going to make it bounce out of one of the boxes I had already scoured through. I knew it was gone, but I kept…

Mar 30, 2022

My Greatest Loss Helped Me Embody Acceptance.

Mar 30, 2022

My Story of ‘Not-So-Healthy’ Competition.

I smiled as I watched my husband forge ahead of me as we were striding through the bush the other day on our morning walk. Every so often…

Feb 22, 2022

My Story of ‘Not-So-Healthy’ Competition.

Feb 22, 2022

My Body Exposed the Emotions I’d Buried.

My naturopath scratched above his eyebrows. He was studying the detailed pages of my food diary, which showed ultra-healthy, clean eating…

Jan 18, 2022

My Body Exposed the Emotions I’d Buried.

Jan 18, 2022

Why I’ll Never Feel Alone Again.

I’ve harboured unnatural fears, anxiety and unnecessary guilt throughout my life. It’s been difficult for me to set healthy boundaries and…

Nov 4, 2021

Why I’ll Never Feel Alone Again.

Nov 4, 2021

How I’ve Made it Easy for People to Manipulate Me.

‘You’d hate it. You can’t smile at anyone, you have to stay completely still, and you can’t even go to the bathroom.’

Sep 29, 2021

How I’ve Made it Easy for People to Manipulate Me.

Sep 29, 2021

The Sinister Side of People Pleasing.

I believe that wanting to please others, typifies a caring and considerate person — one who isn’t self-absorbed or narcissistic. It may…

Sep 2, 2021

The Sinister Side of People Pleasing.

Sep 2, 2021

I Never Imagined a Life Without Children.

I always assumed I’d have babies. It was part of my life plan. I spent my childhood role playing being a mum. I never considered my life…

Aug 3, 2021

I Never Imagined a Life Without Children.

Aug 3, 2021

How Pain Has Become My Portal to Peace.

We all know the difference between physical and emotional pain. Or do we? As children, we are encouraged to avoid physical pain. ‘Don’t…

Jun 30, 2021

How Pain Has Become My Portal to Peace.

Jun 30, 2021

Lisa Benson

Lisa Benson

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Multi-award winning author of memoir, 'Where Have I Been All My Life?' Motto is Stop Trying – Start Being, as she spent most of her life doing the opposite.

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