Hi, I’m BELINDA STARK,
I live by the beach with my husband, Andrew Stark, am the proud mum of two man-children, and a devoted fur-mum to three mini dachshunds.
Life hasn’t been linear or perfectly filtered — is there really such a thing? There’ve been plot twists… some beautiful, some brutal… and more than a few reinventions along the way.
What I’ve learned is this: life doesn’t always turn out how you expected — but you do figure it out as you go.
These days, I work alongside Andrew in his growing business — across content, communication and everything in between. I also take on the occasional speaking engagement, some media, a bit of writing, and the odd workshop or retreat when it feels right.
And in between it all, I’m supporting ageing parents and about to step into my next chapter as a grandmother — which still feels slightly surreal.
So I have no big claims. No neat title.
Just real life, a bit of perspective, and a love of sharing the good things along the way.
No robots.
No hustle.
No perfection.
No pretending.
PLOT TWISTS
Life has thrown more than a few plot twists my way — both professionally and personally.
Divorce.
A loving second marriage.
Raising two good men — very intentionally.
Two bouts of postnatal depression.
Building businesses.
Breast cancer.
Big pivots. Bigger lessons.
None of it was neat. All of it shaped me.
Alongside that, I was building and rebuilding careers — from high-paced PR in elite sport and international travel, to event management, to creating and running a fashion and lifestyle retail destination for over a decade… and launching my own clothing label along the way.
That store was my heart. My community. My creative outlet.
Closing it was one of the hardest decisions I’ve ever made. Not failure — growth. The kind that stretches you forward before you feel fully ready.
And now, here I am in my mid-50s… still learning, still growing, and still figuring it out as I go.
AND THE NEXT CHAPTER…
Real life, good finds, and everything in between.
These days, I share a mix of the things I genuinely love.
Small businesses worth knowing. Beautiful places I’ve stayed, eaten or wandered through. Gardens, travel, food — and the people behind it all.
A lot of it comes through the work I do alongside my partner, Andrew Stark — across his growing business, content and brand — both behind the scenes and occasionally in front of the camera too.
In between that, there’s real life.
Family. Ageing parents. Becoming a grandmother. The juggle that so many of us quietly carry in midlife.
So no, it’s not one neat title.
I just share what I love — and hopefully, you’ll find something in it too.
TRAINED, TESTED & TAUGHT BY LIFE
My longest-running qualification?
Life University - enrolled since 1969.
I also hold a Cert IV in Marketing & Advertising and spent over a decade running my own retail business - a real-life education in people, resilience and cashflow.
I’m a Certified Life Coach and NLP Practitioner, with additional training in Emotional Intelligence and Time-Based Therapy plus some positive psychology.
I’ve also invested in my voice and presence - with media training from Shelly Horton and public speaking coaching with Annelise McCarthy.
I believe in learning, growing, evolving - not because we need fixing, but because we’re always becoming.
Degrees are lovely. Life lessons are better.