About the Author

Born in 1969, Tracey-Leigh grew up in the South Eastern suburbs of Victoria, Australia. 
The middle child of three, she was raised in a Christian home largely by her mother
after her father left when she was six.  Just as she was stepping onto the bridge of
adolescence in 1982, her mum re-married, giving her a new step-dad to contend with
and also inheriting a step-brother and step-sister.  Struggling to find a sense of belonging and purpose, Tracey-Leigh found much to rebel against in her teenage years and wound up out of home by the age of 16. 

Not to be deterred, Tracey-Leigh left her schooling, her dreams of university and her
family's religion behind her and went on to experience the big wide world for herself. 
Looking for love in all the wrong places, she repeatedly discovered that love can hurt,
lies can sound like the truth and the people you love and trust will often let you down. 
Learning the hard way that bad boys are in fact just that - bad, she found true love
for the first time when she gave birth to her son, unmarried, at age 20.  Five years later,
after recently fleeing an abusive relationship with her first husband, she had her second
child, a little girl.  It was then that she returned to study in her chosen career path and
began to discover who she really was, what God and faith meant to her and how she fit in to the big picture of life.

Tracey-Leigh is now a qualified Professional Counsellor with amazing insight and instincts. 
She has over 15 years experience working with clients from a variety of backgrounds and
many glowing testimonials.  Tracey-Leigh shares with her clients and readers a wisdom
gleaned not only from professional training and development; but also from years of
searching and discovery, finding and losing, joy and victory, heartbreak and healing. 
Through it all, she has maintained her optimistic nature and unshakable belief in the
richness of life and love.  She writes from the heart of who she is and what she knows
- as a woman, mother, professional counsellor, lover, friend, single mum, business manager,
wife, ex-wife and step-mum.  With a passion for writing, connecting with people,
experiencing everything, making a difference and living life to the fullest - Tracey-Leigh
has much to say on life, love and relationships - and there's not much she couldn't tell
you from first hand experience!