Meet the Contributors

Meet Elizabeth Amatangelo

Home Town: Grass Valley, California, USA

Elizabeth Amatangelo was born and raised in California. She currently lives in a small mountain community in Northern California. Not even Elizabeth would have guessed that she’d get married and have a baby at the age of 20, but becoming a young mom to Audrey (6), Natalie (4) and Adam (7 months) was the best thing that could have ever happened to her! She put her career as a hairstylist on hold after the birth of her third child and is now a full time mom. Finding herself continually being asked for advice by friends, coworkers and clients, she realizes that she knows a lot about this thing called parenting.

Elizabeth is a natural childbirth advocate (but completely understands that it isn’t for everyone!) and a strong supporter of breastfeeding. Elizabeth believes in consistent discipline and creating a calm and loving home environment. She blogs about the joys and challenges of motherhood with tips and suggestions mixed in.

After cramming in a full day of laundry, housework, cooking, diaper changes and trying to keep her sanity, Elizabeth likes to read, shop, garden, engage in compulsive home improvement, check Facebook way more than she should, and watch television with her husband after the kids go to bed. Elizabeth may not get enough sleep but surprise hugs from her kids, toothless baby grins, and her love affair with coffee help her through the day.

Meet Heather James

Home Town: Melbourne, Australia

Heather James is a nationally known inspiring mum and designer. Her work with the Inspiring Mums™ Creative Awareness Program, has been featured in numerous major media outlets including; television, magazine, newspaper and social media publications. She is fast becoming a household name for mums across Australia and the world.

Her catch-cry is “Get on your GO TRAIN! Toot Toot!” with Inspiring Mums™. She has built Australia’s No.1 Inspiring place to be, and is a fast growing, solid network of mums and provides an online presence for inspiration and support. It’s where mums support mums in life, health, family, career and business. Heather’s philosophy is by introducing creativity into your life, particularly through life challenging events or illness; can have a positive impact on your mindset and improve your wellbeing for you and your family.

Heather’s creative background begins at home; she was raised by a widowed single father and a prominent respected artist, art judge and teacher for over 45 years. Following 10 years working as an in-house designer and web specialist for some of the largest companies in the world, she bravely branched out on her own in 2009 to start Introspect Design™ initiate | innovate | ignite. She continues to provide creative services and online solutions for global organisations and SME’s worldwide, as a self trained designer.

In the first month of her design business, she was featured in the Herald Sun Newspaper, in the article titled “Head Start to Success” and continues to attract attention through Channel 31, Room to Grow TV, Get Creative Magazine, Channel 10’s program 9am with David & Kim, Frankston Leader and the Department of Innovation, Industry & Regional Development being interviewed on her on businesses for a case study for their website. All accomplished through shear passion, positive mindset and focus on goals, all in less than one year in business.

She is currently developing her creative awareness program on audio, writing and designing several eBooks including “My Attitude Will Change Yours!™” and several children’s picture books. She is a proficient scuba diver qualified in Open/Advanced, Rescue, Shark, Wreck, Deep and Underwater Videography. She has travelled the world as a photographer and model with world class photographers/cinematographers, for global magazines. She loves to share her experiences meeting the President of Sri Lanka and diving with sharks as some major life highlights. It has even said she can talk underwater, she can too!

Heather’s life purpose is to help and inspire mums get back on their feet after they have children and help them get back on their “Go Train!”. Her hope is for mums to look after themselves as best they can, for a long happy life with their families. By being an integral volunteer and Co-Founder of a newly forming ‘Heavenly Earth Angels Foundation’, she hopes to be able to help more people to inspire, connect, support and educate them through her own life challenges, experiences and knowledge.

How to find out more about Heather:

Australia’s No. 1 Mums Support Network: Inspiring Mums™
www.inspiringmums.com.au
Inspiring Mums™ TV
www.livestream.com/inspiringmumstv

Non-Profit Co-Founder & Fundraiser: Heavenly Earth Angels Foundation*
(*currently applying to be a Foundation in Australia)
www.heavenlyearthangels.com or www.heavenlyconnected.com

Author, Speaker, Entrepreneur: Inspiration | Creativity | Wellbeing – www.heatherJames.com.au