Peak behind the palm fronds to discover how macramé artist, Zin, is forging her own path by creating beautiful handmade macramé art, following her passion and colouring dreams of women who purchase her art. Let’s set the scene… Sparkling azure waters, powdery white sands, luxe overwater bungalows… the Maldives… a heavenly travel and honeymoon destination! However, take a peek behind the palm fronds, and you will discover over half a million locals residing amongst the tourist cohort. What you might not know is that the locals rely heavily on the tourism industry… in fact, 50% of the Maldivian ..read more

Sexy is a mindset, weight is just a number on the scale  The media floods us with a certain type of ‘look’ we ‘should’ all be. Seeing this day in and day out can lead us to have a negative body image about ourselves.   In fact, recent research suggests that 80% of Australian women are dissatisfied with their bodies to some degree*. This is unacceptable. We are fortunate in this day and age to have body confidence pioneers stepping out of the media’s shadow and showing us that beauty comes in many sizes, shapes, forms. And if we get our minds right… our body confidence will follow. On ..read more

 Imposter Syndrome 3 ways to kick imposter syndrome to the kerb and #walkwithconfidence Let’s start with… what exactly is imposter syndrome? Imposter syndrome is the all-too-common feeling that your success in life is down to luck rather than your own talent or skills and that you don’t deserve your achievements – sad, huh?!   The term was first introduced in the 1970s by two psychologists (Pauline Rose Chance and Suzanna Imes) who studied over 150 high-achieving women and found all of them shared the same belief that they weren’t as intelligent or as successful as their achievements ..read more

How to avoid burnout when working from home, and still retain human connection. Lockdown or no lockdown, working from home is now more prevalent than ever.  With advances in technology and organisations thrown into this new way of working when COVID hit, working from home (or a hybrid model of office/home based work) is now the way of the future. Whilst it has its advantages… no peak hour traffic and a more relaxed attire (well, on the bottom half anyways ?), there comes a point in time (even for the introverts among us) where human connection is lacking and the candle has well and truly ..read more

Here is a compilation of 10 of our most popular confidence quotes featured on HerParade social media accounts.  1. "Do your squats. Eat your vegetables. Wear your red lipstick. Don't let people be mean to you."   2. "It's not who you are that holds you back, it's who you think you are not that does"- Denise Waitley   3. "If you believe you can, then my dear, you are half way there." 4. "Repeat after me: I need to start showing up as the woman I want to be." 5. "With a little bit of love, mixed with a little bit of patience, nothing is impossible." 6. "Design and nurture ..read more

Before we share with you some tips on how to come up with the best conversation starters, we want you to imagine the following scenario in a post-COVID / semi normal world where outside events are taking place again. So you've just arrived to an event, all by yourself.  There are no familiar faces.  Having looked around the room, it seems most people have found a circle and are engaging actively in conversation with each-other. There are many smiles and a lot of laughs. A wine-in-hand suggests that the guests are mellowing slightly, which is a bit of a relief, you think to yours ..read more

Do you feel like you've lost some momentum lately in achieving your goals? You're feeling tired, overwhelmed and don't really feel like doing work that you know needs to be done right now?  Yes. It's tough, and the struggle is real.  Today we share five tips with you how to stay consistent and achieve your goals, even if you are not really feeling it! You want to change something now or have already taken steps to make a change, but feel like you have come to a screeching halt? Do you want to be consistent on a diet, be consistent in exercise, be consistent in your relationships ..read more

Tarryn Christy shares how to be confident with acne and how she embraced acne positivity, as well as her self affirmation for confidence.  Tarryn Christy is an HR Professional by day and a blogger by night. She is the founder of TarrynChristy.com, a Blog and Brand that is centered around celebrating females blazing their own trail and not being afraid to take a risk even though they feel fear. She describes herself as a complete feminist and lover of champagne! We are so honoured to have Tarryn on the blog. This is her much anticipated story of how she embraced acne positivity. ___ ..read more

Low or negative body image traps us in a never ending cycle of low confidence, not only negatively impacting the relationship we have with ourselves and physical and mental health, but also our relationships with others. Having a positive body image means that you accept your body for what it is, you are comfortable with your body and you know there is much more to you than just your physical appearance (this is absolutely true 100%!!!). Developing a positive body image will definitely help you to build your self-esteem and confidence, and yes - be more happy about yourself! When you start to ..read more

Have you ever been in the situation where you know what you want to say, but you have trouble communicating your message or formulating exactly what you want to say?  How you convey a message is important, when you want someone to understand it and accept your ideas. Some people believe if you can't explain something clearly and well, then you don't fully understand it yourself.  But we beg to differ.  Yes, we DO think you know what you're talking about, you just might need some tips to help you get your message across.  Today we share with you 4 tips to help you commu ..read more