Led by professional writer, PR consultant and published author, Sarah Cannata, we believe in equality, diversity and providing women with a voice via our platform without fear of ridicule or shame. When we combine collaboration, leadership, passion, vulnerability and courage, we’re capable of anything. Real progress is not inevitable, we have to use our voices and stories to fight for it.
Are you ready to join a community of people dedicated to empowering women to become tomorrow’s leaders by tapping into the power of storytelling? Are you ready to position yourself as a leader, achieve your business goals and drive change through storytelling? Welcome to This Woman Can!
Storytelling is Your superpower
Lessons learned starting an unplanned business
I never planned on being a start-up business entrepreneur. It happened by accident. But after suffering unbearable pain, numerous medical misdiagnoses, and ineffective surgeries, there was no choice. For four long years, I suffered from vulvodynia, experiencing sharp,...
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Hey Mum, I’m transgender – a bridge to Brad
In March 1994, I gave birth to my second child, a beautiful, perfectly formed little girl. We named her Bridget. Within her tiny body, Bridget stored a huge secret. The secret was called gender. That secret was kept for another 22 years. Bridget grew just like her...
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How the secrets I tried to keep eventually spilled out into adrenal fatigue
Have you heard the age-old saying, that goes along the lines of: you never really know what goes on behind closed doors? Well, that kind of sums up my family... My early childhood one, the one I grew up in. Seemingly all polished on the outside, smiley, happy,...
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From deafness came my voice
As soon as I woke up, I knew something was wrong. The room was spinning violently; I couldn't lift my head from the floor. My worst hangover minus the alcohol. I could hear a swooshing sound like when you hold a seashell to your ear - and that was all. It was meant to...
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6 Tips on Creating a Professional Development Plan
A professional development plan is your map of where you are headed in your career. Everyone should have a professional development plan to improve personally and grow professionally. Professional growth is up to you. It’s not the responsibility of your employer,...
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5 top tips for wellbeing in the workplace
I have a confession to make. I just might be a workaholic. And the weird thing is, I’m strangely proud of it. We wear it like a badge of honour, don’t we? Telling anyone who will listen how busy we are, even as we drown in a constant flood of work emails, texts and...
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