About

Hi there,

My name is Lisa Rutland and I live in Australia and I’m a writer. It’s taken me a long time to get to the stage where I can say that without having to mumble it into my chest because of my lack of success but now I’m just happy to be me and declare my intentions to the world.

Lately things have been changing for me, most notably in how I feel about myself. A lot of that has come about because of the work I’ve undertaken on my website about dressing for your body shape. I started that website because it’s a subject that I find interesting and I wanted to know what to wear. A surprising, but very welcome, result of that is a level of self acceptance I’ve never felt before. I feel like I’m really seeing myself for the first time, without that haze of instant criticism in the way, and I really like who I am. It occurs to me that other people might like me too.

More than that though my experiences might be able to help someone else. I have spent a considerable amount of my life very depressed. Some of the entries you’ll see on this website are my actual diary entries and they will give you an insight into what I was thinking, most of it not very good. If you see something there that echo’s how you feel, a) I’m sorry you feel that way, and b) know you can feel better. Which is not to say that anything I might have to offer will help, rather don’t give up. You are worth the effort and you can do it.

So, I hope this website grows into a valuable resource over time, so please add your comments and questions. If you want to email me admin@lisarutland.com should reach me.

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