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This edited version of a speech given by Tracey Spicer at a Women of Letters presentation was first published on Wendy Harmer’s, The Hoopla.

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The Good Girl Stripped Bare

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Tracey Spicer on upskilling your kids to contribute at home
Tracey Spicer on upskilling your kids to contribute at home

We interview[ed] Tracey Spicer, longtime broadcaster and recent NSW Premier’s Woman of the Year, on how she and her partner organise and share their home life and careers.

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Brain Health in Retirement
Brain Health in Retirement

In this video Tracey Spicer talks to clinical psychologist Deanna Pitchford about ways that retirees can look after their brain health.

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Tracey Spicer heads to Perisher with tweens in tow
Tracey Spicer heads to Perisher with tweens in tow

After three years away from the snow, Tracey Spicer takes her family to Perisher and falls in love with skiing all over again.

Read more →
Newer - Unfiltered - Daphne Crowhurst.jpg
Unfiltered Conversations: Striking out on your own, despite criticism

Unfiltered Conversations pairs brilliant business women who are disrupting the status quo, for an honest, intimate and authentic conversation. In this feature, join Tracey Spicer AM, multiple Walkley Award winning author, journalist and broadcaster, and Daphne Crowhurst, 2019 South Australian Business Woman of the Year and Managing Director of Crowies Paints.

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Feminism

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Tracey Spicer on upskilling your kids to contribute at home
Tracey Spicer on upskilling your kids to contribute at home

We interview[ed] Tracey Spicer, longtime broadcaster and recent NSW Premier’s Woman of the Year, on how she and her partner organise and share their home life and careers.

Brain Health in Retirement
Brain Health in Retirement

In this video Tracey Spicer talks to clinical psychologist Deanna Pitchford about ways that retirees can look after their brain health.

Tracey Spicer heads to Perisher with tweens in tow
Tracey Spicer heads to Perisher with tweens in tow

After three years away from the snow, Tracey Spicer takes her family to Perisher and falls in love with skiing all over again.

Newer - Unfiltered - Daphne Crowhurst.jpg
Unfiltered Conversations: Striking out on your own, despite criticism

Unfiltered Conversations pairs brilliant business women who are disrupting the status quo, for an honest, intimate and authentic conversation. In this feature, join Tracey Spicer AM, multiple Walkley Award winning author, journalist and broadcaster, and Daphne Crowhurst, 2019 South Australian Business Woman of the Year and Managing Director of Crowies Paints.

Health

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Tracey Spicer on upskilling your kids to contribute at home
Tracey Spicer on upskilling your kids to contribute at home

We interview[ed] Tracey Spicer, longtime broadcaster and recent NSW Premier’s Woman of the Year, on how she and her partner organise and share their home life and careers.

Brain Health in Retirement
Brain Health in Retirement

In this video Tracey Spicer talks to clinical psychologist Deanna Pitchford about ways that retirees can look after their brain health.

Tracey Spicer heads to Perisher with tweens in tow
Tracey Spicer heads to Perisher with tweens in tow

After three years away from the snow, Tracey Spicer takes her family to Perisher and falls in love with skiing all over again.

Newer - Unfiltered - Daphne Crowhurst.jpg
Unfiltered Conversations: Striking out on your own, despite criticism

Unfiltered Conversations pairs brilliant business women who are disrupting the status quo, for an honest, intimate and authentic conversation. In this feature, join Tracey Spicer AM, multiple Walkley Award winning author, journalist and broadcaster, and Daphne Crowhurst, 2019 South Australian Business Woman of the Year and Managing Director of Crowies Paints.

Parenting

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Tracey Spicer on upskilling your kids to contribute at home
Tracey Spicer on upskilling your kids to contribute at home

We interview[ed] Tracey Spicer, longtime broadcaster and recent NSW Premier’s Woman of the Year, on how she and her partner organise and share their home life and careers.

Read more →
Brain Health in Retirement
Brain Health in Retirement

In this video Tracey Spicer talks to clinical psychologist Deanna Pitchford about ways that retirees can look after their brain health.

Read more →
Tracey Spicer heads to Perisher with tweens in tow
Tracey Spicer heads to Perisher with tweens in tow

After three years away from the snow, Tracey Spicer takes her family to Perisher and falls in love with skiing all over again.

Read more →
Newer - Unfiltered - Daphne Crowhurst.jpg
Unfiltered Conversations: Striking out on your own, despite criticism

Unfiltered Conversations pairs brilliant business women who are disrupting the status quo, for an honest, intimate and authentic conversation. In this feature, join Tracey Spicer AM, multiple Walkley Award winning author, journalist and broadcaster, and Daphne Crowhurst, 2019 South Australian Business Woman of the Year and Managing Director of Crowies Paints.

Read more →

Politics

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Tracey Spicer on upskilling your kids to contribute at home
Tracey Spicer on upskilling your kids to contribute at home

We interview[ed] Tracey Spicer, longtime broadcaster and recent NSW Premier’s Woman of the Year, on how she and her partner organise and share their home life and careers.

Brain Health in Retirement
Brain Health in Retirement

In this video Tracey Spicer talks to clinical psychologist Deanna Pitchford about ways that retirees can look after their brain health.

Tracey Spicer heads to Perisher with tweens in tow
Tracey Spicer heads to Perisher with tweens in tow

After three years away from the snow, Tracey Spicer takes her family to Perisher and falls in love with skiing all over again.

Newer - Unfiltered - Daphne Crowhurst.jpg
Unfiltered Conversations: Striking out on your own, despite criticism

Unfiltered Conversations pairs brilliant business women who are disrupting the status quo, for an honest, intimate and authentic conversation. In this feature, join Tracey Spicer AM, multiple Walkley Award winning author, journalist and broadcaster, and Daphne Crowhurst, 2019 South Australian Business Woman of the Year and Managing Director of Crowies Paints.

TEDx Talk - The Lady Stripped Bare

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Tracey Spicer on upskilling your kids to contribute at home
Tracey Spicer on upskilling your kids to contribute at home

We interview[ed] Tracey Spicer, longtime broadcaster and recent NSW Premier’s Woman of the Year, on how she and her partner organise and share their home life and careers.

Read more →
Brain Health in Retirement
Brain Health in Retirement

In this video Tracey Spicer talks to clinical psychologist Deanna Pitchford about ways that retirees can look after their brain health.

Read more →
Tracey Spicer heads to Perisher with tweens in tow
Tracey Spicer heads to Perisher with tweens in tow

After three years away from the snow, Tracey Spicer takes her family to Perisher and falls in love with skiing all over again.

Read more →
Newer - Unfiltered - Daphne Crowhurst.jpg
Unfiltered Conversations: Striking out on your own, despite criticism

Unfiltered Conversations pairs brilliant business women who are disrupting the status quo, for an honest, intimate and authentic conversation. In this feature, join Tracey Spicer AM, multiple Walkley Award winning author, journalist and broadcaster, and Daphne Crowhurst, 2019 South Australian Business Woman of the Year and Managing Director of Crowies Paints.

Read more →

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Tracey Spicer heads to Perisher with tweens in tow
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After three years away from the snow, Tracey Spicer takes her family to Perisher and falls in love with skiing all over again.

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Tracey Spicer’s 9 day Hawaii itinerary
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Tracey Spicer’s 9 day Hawaii itinerary
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From the thumping hub of Waikiki to the sublime stillness of the Big Island, this is the ideal family destination, as Tracey Spicer and her family discover.

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The 50 best family holiday destinations
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The 50 best family holiday destinations
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These terrific 20 (plus another 30 great family destinations elsewhere on these pages) are easy to get to , not too expensive, and extremely kid-friendly.

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Health spas: Gwinganna on the Gold Coast is a perfect place to heal
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Back in the 1980s, health retreats were all about losing weight and looking great. Now, with an ageing population, wellness tourism centres those managing a terminal illness, loss of a loved one, or mental health issues.

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