Join local Masterchef, Julie Goodwin at Kincumber Library for an in-conversation event celebrating the release of her memoir 'Your time starts now.'
Julie will discuss her memoir which chronicles her life, loves, dreams and heartbreaks. From winning Masterchef to her struggles with anxiety, addiction and depression, Julie courageously opens up about her own experiences to help others who may be struggling.
Bookface Erina will be attending for you purchase copies of Julie's memoir on the night.
Bookings are essential. Book online from this page, ask in any library branch or phone 4304 7641.
About the book
'Your Time Starts Now' is the brutally honest and soul-baring memoir of a woman who won hearts across the nation, who lived many highs and many lows, often in the public domain. While Julie has been quite open about her struggles in the past, in this book, for the first time, she is courageously opening up about her own battle in a way she never has before, in the hopes her honesty will help anyone else who is struggling with their own mental health.
Your Time Starts Now chronicles Julie’s life, including:
• Her childhood, meeting her husband Mick, her soulmate and love of her life.
• Life before MasterChef: after leaving University, Julie taught and played music, worked in aged care, and did an eventful stint in a juvenile detention centre.
• What it was like to be propelled from a middle-aged, working mum to front-page news week after week, year after year, let alone a woman who would cook dinner for the family to cooking for Marco Pierre White.
• Achieving a dream: establishing her Central Coast kitchen and cooking school, Julie’s Place, and the heartbreaking loss of that dream.
• The importance to her of family, community, and love: Love of family, love of life, and love of self, and being able to find joy in the key moments.
• Her battle with alcohol over the years, and the dark places it took her.
• Being committed to mental health clinics as she sought treatment for depression and anxiety.
• Overcoming a denial of mental health troubles to actively seeking treatment and help.
• An insight into Julie’s recovery; an ongoing journey, where no two days are the same.