'In Conversation' as Kate Lewis interviews Lauren Novak

Join us for a lively chat with Lauren Novak about her new book 'MELTDOWN' - expect insights, laughs, and maybe a surprise or two!

"Have you found yourself in an argument with a child refusing to put on their shoes? Or wanted to abandon a tantrumming toddler in the freezer aisle? Then chances are you've experienced Mum Rage. The truth is that feeling angry as a mum is an almost universal experience - but no-one warns us.

So Lauren Novak - a mum of two, journalist and author - spent more than a year examining what triggers her Mum Rage and discovering what actually helps to manage it for her forthcoming book Meltdown: Why motherhood makes us angry and what to do about it. (Spolier alert: it's not taking a deep breath!)

Come along to this in-conversation event where Lauren will share some of her most ridiculous Mum Rage moments, break down the most common triggers and explain the advice experts gave her that really worked."

Free Event.

Bookings are essential.

Copies of the book will be available to purchase at the event.

ARTIST BIO

Lauren Novak is an award-winning news and features journalist of more than two decades. Her work has been published in News Corp print and digital newspapers and magazines across Australia. Her reporting has been recognised with state and national accolades, including as a two-time winner of the SA Press Club's Gold Award for journalist of the year. Lauren specialises in coverage of family violence and child safety and is an Our Watch Walkley Foundation fellow. She lives in Adelaide, South Australia, with her partner and their two children, born less than two years apart during the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic.

ENDORSEMENTS

Parenting Guru Maggie Dent and mum Penny Moodie.

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