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Dorothy Dowling is a whimsical children’s author, from the Outback of Western Australia. She is also an Endorsed midwife practitioner, Clinical nurse, university lecturer and clinical facilitator, at the front line of health care delivery in the remote region of the Kimberley region. Dorothy's passion is as an educator to nurses and midwives and at the coal face of health care, supporting women and families through the pregnancy and birth journey, early childhood development and professional mentorship. She loves to see parents and families bond with their children, be immersed in goodness and make beautiful memories to carry through life. Dorothy is also committed to contribution for solutions for recruitment and retention in the rural and remote health workforce as health, in it's various forms, is central to the well being of all.
Growing up on a farm with her five siblings, Dorothy had an idyllic childhood, riding horses through lush green farmland and living the life of farm children. Her mother read to her and her siblings every single night, fostering a love of language and literature. Teaching and education are of central importance to Dorothy; she believes education has the power to effect change and break debilitating cycles. She has broken many of her own detrimental cycles in young adulthood. She is passionate about stable childhoods, a healthy start to life, connection with people, laughing a lot, and surviving adversity.
Dorothy is mother to four children and two stepchildren, all amazing beings. Tragedy struck their family when her beloved son, Alexander (Zoomie), died in an accident when he was seventeen. A fabulous conversationalist and storyteller, it is Alex’s life and memory that inspires Dorothy to publish her stories. Her beloved daughter Charlotte (Lottie) and beloved husband, Ted, encourage and inspire and often collaborate with her too.
Many of Dorothy’s stories draw on the antics of her four children, and their cousins, when they were growing up. Dorothy has has nineteen nieces and nephews to share her stories with. Dorothy is close to her five siblings and their families, her precious in-laws, as well as her beautiful mum and late father. Laughter (and a bit of silliness) is integral to their family way of being, as anyone reading many of her books will recognise!
For Dorothy, life and storytelling are interchangeable. Everything may be a source of inspiration: her children when they were little, her own childhood, nursing and midwifery (nurses and midwives always have the best stories!), human behaviour, and animal behaviour as well. Little children make her laugh as they figure out life. Other cultures fascinate her including listening to First Nations, Aboriginal Australians, share insights into their lives.
A powerhouse of creativity and the desire to communicate, Dorothy tells stories to remember the gift of her son, to make little kids laugh, to help someone else in their sorrow and to educate and enlighten. Mostly, she wants to tell her stories for the love of life and storytelling, and to share that love with the world. Please access Dorothy's website: dorothydowling.com
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