Lucinda McLaughlin was the proprietor of a busy equine livery and rehabilitation facility, and so she was certainly no stranger to the benefits of aloe vera.
Rochelle Siviter had a very successful ten-year career in law. She had managed to make something of herself in a male-dominated industry – one known to have glass ceilings and barriers at every level!
For the last thirteen years I have worked in hair salons, and although I have always been passionate about my work, I really struggled working the long hours on a very low income.
Julie is a teacher who has had to overcome numerous life challenges: a divorce, two bouts of cancer, and two redundancies. She is currently in her early sixties but she will not receive her pension until she is sixty-six.
In 2010 I was the happiest girl alive. I had my wonderful partner and two perfect children: Jak, then five, and Ellie, two. However, in August 2010 our lives were turned upside down when my daughter contracted meningitis.