Collage of various people whose stories appear on this website.

Be inspired!

We all need courage to face the personal, social and environmental challenges ahead.

The courage of the many “ordinary” people in these stories will inspire you and help you to summon and recognise your own courage.

Geometric-style seagull with outstretched wings .
The author, Stephanie Hunt, smiling in a garden setting.

Join me in finding courage

I’m Stephanie and I believe that courage is what we need to face the difficult times ahead. I also believe that courage can be found all around us if we look beyond the media, celebrity and awards. So, I’ve made it my mission to find courage and share it with you, in the hope that you will be inspired to recognise and tap into your own courage.

Statue of Aristotle.
Black & white photo of famous writer Maya Angelou.
Black and white photo of former Australian of the Year, Rosie Batty.

“Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can’t be kind, true, merciful, generous or honest.”

Maya Angelou

“You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor.”

Aristotle

“I reckon that there is a lot more strength and courage in us than we realise.”

Rosie Batty

The latest stories

Stories
Digging Your Heels In

Rhonda Millikin, now 68, decided long ago to dedicate her life to a career in ecology and ornithology. She hoped to make a difference. So when her government employers refused to support her PhD and then tried to force her out once she returned with research that would change the way birds would be studied, Rhonda dug her heels in.

This story is for anyone needing the courage to stand up for themselves at work.

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Standing Up (Even When All Seems Lost)

Susie Russell is an activist for change. When she sees something that’s not right, she stands up. Thirty years ago she saw the logging of old-growth forests and knew it wasn’t right. She has locked on to trees, stood up in Court, campaigned for government change and generally agitated to stop logging ever since.

This story is for anyone needing the courage to stand up for what they believe in, even when all seems lost.

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Discovering your self-worth

Tara Parish knows she has much to achieve and that she adds value to her family and her community. But it was not always the case. For years she blamed herself for the violence of her first marriage, for the loss of her infant son, her daughter’s cancer and the collapse of her second marriage.

A story for anyone needing the courage to recognise their self-worth and take charge of their own story.

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