Boorowa's International Women's Day celebrates 14 years

We would like to acknowledge the Boorowa Ex-Services & Citizens Club for providing the venue and their support, Paddock 55 for the nothing short of amazing food and beautiful flowers from Native Botanical and Superb Country Bunches.

The theme this year was "Skin Deep".

The program was composed of four inspirational speakers:

Dr Libby Weaver (PhD) - Nutritional Biochemist, Author, Speaker

"Beneath the Surface, Connecting Nutrition, Biochemistry and Emotions"

Dr Libby's vitality and passion was evident from the moment she stepped on stage.

She delivered her session with infectious enthusiasm and drive.

Dr Libby spoke of her three-pillar approach and how our body presents stress.

She spoke of how we evolved and how our current daily lifestyle is so different since evolution - touching on how much has changed even in the last thirty years.

She advised often it is how we respond to the stress, it is all about perspective and our perception of urgency and stress.

Often we mask our emotions and "what we hear, is not what was said".

She explained how we look for evidence to justify our beliefs, and how our thoughts become stress.

She spoke of the physical consequences of stress and how our body responds to the information we give it, how many of us are in pursuit of approval.

She explained her concepts in layman's terms and captivated the audience with her boundless energy and zest.

Dr Libby left many attendees assessing their "take on life" with a new wisdom and becoming more conscious of how our thoughts become actions.

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The enormous efforts Dr Libby made to come to Boorowa and her generosity was certainly appreciated.

It was a privilege to have someone of her calibre and knowledge in the room.

She was a breath of fresh air in today's world and put simply, if we peel back the layers we can view life with fresh eyes and regain a sense of balance not let things "get under our skin".

Tanya Barton-Brown - Young Skin Logic

"Skincare for Life!"

Tanya has a wealth of knowledge and was passionate about her profession.

She explained the structure and layers of the skin, how cells talk to each other and what healthy skin looks like.

Tanya introduced to the audience Corneotherapy and how important it was to preserve the top layer of the skin.

She spoke about how important our lifestyle was in maintaining a healthy skin including developing good micro-habits such as drinking plenty of water, diet, exercise and sun protection.

She spoke of gut health and good and bad micro-organisms, and told how our skin is our individual thumbprint.

She gave an overview on skincare, and the benefits of a good routine and ingredients.

She advised there are "too many people counting calories and not counting chemicals".

Tanya finished with her ten tips for healthy skin.

Tanya was generous with her knowledge and her enthusiasm for her profession did not go unnoticed.

Liz Giuliano - Renew Medica Clinic and Founder of Elixalife

"The Truth of Beauty"

Liz shared with the audience her personal story of her families sleep apnea journey with small children, of feeling so alone and how she persevered with courage and found her own strength of character.

She spoke about how being comfortable in your own skin is so important, our mindset and confidence and that beauty is deeper than skin deep.

She spoke of being kind and loving towards ourselves and switching off that critical gaze.

Liz defined the many facets of the beauty industry including the latest techniques available.

She described her hero products to add to your routine and emphasized the importance a good skin routine and looking after ourselves.

Liz shared her wealth of knowledge and gave the audience an insight into today's beauty world and with so many treatment options available and what she considered to be authentic but emphasised that beauty comes from within which was reflected in her persona - a gentle beauty with soul.

Liz launched her Elixalife Skin and Health range on International Women's Day.

Peter & Suzanne O'Keefe - Inspirational Couple, Burns Recovery Survivor, Graziers, OK Earthmoving Contractors

"Under our Skin - Digging Deep"

Peter and Suzanne shared their story of how after a shocking farm accident where Peter suffered severe burns, how their lives changed from that moment and their journey of recovery and resilience.

Peter and Suzanne spoke of the challenges both physically and mentally following that faithful day.

A fighter from the core, Peter defied the odds surviving with sheer determination, but not without the strength of his wife Suzanne and his family.

Suzanne being his anchor and together they were a formidable couple.

They have an unspoken code and explained how the accident has strengthened their relationship.

Peter explained how the support of his family and the local community was immeasureable in his recovery.

Peter has a true strength of character coming to terms with not only the physical but mental aspects of his situation, how the simple things in life can become so challenging.

With humour and an admirable approach to life Peter and Suzanne continue their journey.

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They certainly won the hearts of the audience and put life in perspective.

They were inspirational

The day is a great networking opportunity for women.

It gives women a safe environment to start conversations, often sharing personal stories and developing friendships.

It would not be possible to put on an event such as this without the ongoing support of our sponsors:

We would like to acknowledge the business houses who took the opportunity to support the event those being: Boorowa Pharmacy, Vanit'e Blue, Bliss Hair & Beauty, Tipperary Cottage, Wantana Cottage Farmstay, Superb Country Bunches, Walsh's Country Kitchen, Linda Humphrey Patchworker, Home Finch and Elixalife Skin.

To the women who support this day and especially those who travelled some distance to attend and do so repeatedly. We thank you!

Another successful day for the women of Hilltops region and surrounding districts.