Jodie McCarthy

Jodie is a full-time mum, part-time writer and sometime poet. She is fascinated by language, word origins, and meaning, and has always found comfort in writing. After a life as a professional woman for a number of years, she is slowly adjusting to the joys and struggles of being a stay-at home mum. Her blog onlyhalfwaythere.net is her slice of sanity in her life as mother. She is passionate about encouraging women in their everyday, whether that is mundane, challenging, painful or thrilling. She lives in Perth, Western Australia with her husband and two daughters.