Heather L Walker

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A Currawong Somersault

Life can turn you upside down.

Beschreibung

'A Currawong Somersault' provides a snapshot of busy inner-city living in Melbourne, highlighting over the course of one year what makes the cultural capital iconic - football, coffee, food and the arts and entertainment scene. We journey through Heather's country childhood experiences and the move to Melbourne with her husband, where she embraces an exciting singing career and becomes a personal fitness trainer and life coach. Her world instantly shrinks after receiving a back injury and when suddenly in 2020, Covid -19 strikes, retracts even further. Lockdown in inner-city Melbourne, opens up a chance for Heather to explore what's important in life and where happiness is found. A new world of nature opens around her and gives motivation to create change in her life, finding contentment in the smallest of things. It's a heartfelt conversation, filled with humorous stories, illustrations and recipes. Part diary of an intriguing life journey, part recipe for finding happiness and part guide to create change in your own life. Her battle to overcome pain brings an inspiring, insightful and uplifting message - where the simple action of a bird changes her world for the better.

Autor

Heather Walker is a first time author who has drawn on her personal experience to deliver a message of hope and encouragement to anyone who is experiencing challenge. She has been working in her personal training business in Melbourne Victoria for 20 years and is a qualified train the trainer, life coach and stretch therapist, specialising in rehabilitation, older adults and pregnancy. Over the last few years she has developed a unique observation based method of working with clients, in response to a back injury which left her physically living with the restrictions of chronic pain.Prior to this she enjoyed a professional singing career spanning 20 years, which involved performing around Australia, TV appearances and co-wrote and performed the show 'I'll Take Manhattan', a tribute to the Manhattan Transfer in venues around Melbourne.She grew up in regional country Victoria moving to Adelaide for 10 years and then Melbourne to further her musical studies and career. While living in Adelaide she taught pianoforte, singing, performed professionally and provided part-time assistance with the United Marion Care program for the underprivileged. She proudly calls Melbourne - "The World's most livable City" home and resides there with her husband.

Produktdetails

• Seitenzahl: 392
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 522g
• ISBN-13: 9780645345704
• ISBN-10: 0645345709
• Artikelnr.: 62998910