The Naked Gardiner
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I am Kathy Gardiner (or better known as The Naked Gardiner) and here I take you on my journey through my life of mindfulness, clean eating and living, pursuing my foodie love by creating plant-based whole food recipes; exploring sustainable products; navigating a path of self-love and inner healing… all while having a biff with terminally diagnosed Advanced Metastatic Melanoma.
The Naked Gardiner
3y ago
Last week I was invited by Creative Morning’s Brisbane as a guest speaker to talk alongside Dr Mahdi Mason and Jamie Marloo Thomas (Wayapa Wuurrk) on this month’s theme, Nature. I was asked to (virtually) speak on how nature inspires my artwork and working on the amazing collaboration I undertook with Dr Mahdi Mason on her...
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The Naked Gardiner
3y ago
2015 was a pretty big year. To rehash for those not familiar; my husband and I were married, I watched my nephew being born, we brought and moved in to our first home and we saw all the hard work that we had been involved in with campaigning and sharing my story come in to...
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The Naked Gardiner
3y ago
Since I was a little kid, I have been artistic. From my earliest memories I recall that I was fascinated with Disney cartoons and I would spend hours recreating my favourite characters. I loved everything about visual storytelling, so much so, that when I reached high school I approached my course selections with a career...
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The Naked Gardiner
3y ago
The concept of ‘why vs why not’ essentially is a tug-of-war within one’s mind-set, a debate where the participants consist of ‘reality vs emotion’. Some people challenge themselves with the question independently while others need an audience, but whatever the outcome, the debate of ‘why vs why not’ will affect someone personally. Here I will...
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The Naked Gardiner
3y ago
I last sat down to write back in March of this year, and you could say there has been quite some time between ‘old friends’ (me and my keyboard). Some of you may be wondering where I have disappeared, while others may be keeping up-to-date with me on social media or watching my regular InstaStories...
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The Naked Gardiner
3y ago
I am proud to announce that The Naked Gardiner Foundation have raised $1050.75 in profits from Tuesday’s Bunnings Sausage Sizzle Fundraiser. This amount has been on-donated to the “Love For Emma MyCause” account for our friend Emma Betts and her family of Dear Melanoma. A great effort achieved by all! Thank you to everyone who supported...
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The Naked Gardiner
3y ago
I have some pretty big and exciting news! I am off to Tokyo, Japan in April to be the first patient guest speaker at the 9th Asian Regulatory Conference (ARC) co-hosted by the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations (IFPMA) and Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (JPMA). The conference’s (held over two days) key purpose...
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The Naked Gardiner
3y ago
The Naked Gardiner Foundation will be hosting it’s next Bunnings Sausage Sizzle at the Stafford Warehouse, in Brisbane on Tuesday, 21 March. All profits raised on the day of the Sizzle will be donated to Emma Betts’ My Cause fundraising (for more details see Dear Melanoma https://www.mycause.com.au/page/144596/love-for-emma), a donation page organized by Emma’s sisters to assist...
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The Naked Gardiner
3y ago
I’ve been a bit quiet of late over here on The Naked Gardiner but that is because I have been working on an exciting creative project for one of my gorgeous friends! And I am LOVING IT!!! It has me finding myself in a new space that I am completely unfamiliar with, where I am...
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The Naked Gardiner
3y ago
This week my husband and I heard those beautiful little words of N.E.D. (no evidence of disease) result. And I have to say, I never tire of these magical words! They are my lifeline! Confession… I admit the process never gets any easier, in fact sometimes I think as we get further away from my...
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