Lisa Taylor

03/09/2026

Dads don’t need to be perfect.

30/08/2026

If you’ve ever worried that your anxiety might be impacting your children, you’re not alone.

In this compassionate conversation, Dr Jodi Richardson is joined by family therapist and author Lisa Taylor to explore one of the most common concerns anxious parents have: “Am I affecting my kids?”

Together, they discuss the difference between sharing feelings and burdening children, how anxiety can sometimes lead to overprotection, and why children don’t need perfect parents, they need honest, connected ones.

You’ll hear practical strategies for talking to children about anxiety, supporting their independence, and helping them understand that a parent’s feelings are never their responsibility to fix.

05/08/2026

05/08/2026

There is something special about being with other mothers. A beauty, tenderness and truth that only they know. Come and join me and other beautiful mothers for a day of stories, connection and love.
Friday 21st August in Melbourne. I will be joining Benita Bensch, Portia Lam and Sarah Churcher as we share stories and insights from the heart of our work.❤️
Link in bio.

04/08/2026

Looking forward to talking about this with Transforming your anxiety, empowering you to help others today.

02/08/2026

Last week, a beautiful neighbour gave us some lemons.

On Sunday morning, I made lemon and sugar crepes, and with the very first bite I was no longer standing in my own kitchen.

I was a little girl again.

My mum was making Sunday breakfast, and for a moment I could feel it all over again, the warmth, the love, the feeling of being together.

It made me realise that some of our most treasured memories aren’t really about the food.

They’re about how someone made us feel.

Those moments stay with us.

Long after the plates have been cleared away, we carry the feeling.

Sometimes it brings us comfort.

Sometimes it quietly shapes the way we respond when life becomes hard.

Either way, we all carry those memories into our relationships.

Perhaps that’s why the older I get, the more I realise that understanding ourselves isn’t about looking backwards.

It’s about loving the people in front of us a little better.

💛 I’d love to know... what’s one childhood memory that still warms your heart today?

29/07/2026

Sometimes love is simply staying beside someone.

Our beautiful golden retriever, Faith, had just come home after an operation when my husband, Chris, lay down beside her.

He wasn’t trying to fix anything. He was simply there, loving her, soothing her and letting her know she wasn’t alone.

Faith has done the same for us many times.
She always acknowledges our presence. She greets us as though seeing us is the best part of her day. When one of us is upset, she gently comes alongside and places a paw on our leg.

Now she needs us, and we are beside her.

Looking at this photo made me wonder how different our families might feel if we offered more of this to one another.
If we looked up when someone entered the room.
If we greeted the people we love in a way that showed them we were glad they were there.
If we noticed when someone was struggling and came alongside them, not always with advice or answers, but with our presence.
Sometimes, when people feel hurt or afraid, they protect themselves by withdrawing, criticising or pushing others away.
Protection can look like disconnection, even when connection is what we most need.
We cannot guarantee that the love, kindness or compassion we offer will always be returned. Love is not a transaction.
But we can choose the presence we bring.

Sometimes that presence simply says:
I see you. I’m here. You matter to me.

Faith has eight weeks of rehabilitation ahead of her. Hopefully, before too long, we’ll be walking together again in the early morning under the stars, appreciating that beautiful, simple time we share. 🤍

10/07/2026

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10/07/2026

"Most parents don't walk in planning to say it. It slips out." https://bit.ly/47cNCFs