north east regional extra | May 15 - 21, 2019
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May 15 - 21, 2019
◆ PASSION FOR WRITING: Megan Blandford settles in to her writing space at her Beechworth home. PHOTO: Coral Cooksley
By KYLIE WILSON
A DRIVE to tell the truth about motherhood and postnatal depression led Beechworth resident Megan Blandford on a journey to create her new book, I’m Fine (And Other Lies), which was released in April. Megan has always loved writing, but her writing career only began in earnest in the past few years, when she began having her family with husband Steve Cagalj, and found the career she had built in human resources had begun to lose its appeal. “When I had my first baby, I tried to go back to my corporate career, and it just wasn’t feeling right,” she said. This led her to freelancing, and over the years she has contributed her work to several major Australian lifestyle and corporate websites, as well as major print media. As she progressed more as a freelance writer, she began sharing more and more personal stories, and found people connected more with those pieces and would often message her to share their stories and give her positive feedback. Having worked through postnatal depression (PND) while creating her family, Megan decided to share her story in a book as a way to help others in similar situations. “I thought if I shared the full story, that would continue to help people,” she said.
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