Episode 9: 'You might learn the most wonderful things about yourself if you change your path'. Talking with Naomi Peake, Haematology Scientist, Brisbane

Today's guest on Coffee and Contemplation with Women is Naomi Peake, a vicenarian, or 25 year old woman, from Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.   Naomi shares that she began to travel the path as an apprentice chef, from the early age of 16, and switched paths, by choice, a few years into that career. Putting the importance of her intimate relationship and her social life also on the table, Naomi shifted gears up a few notches to tackle TAFE then 4 years of university study in Medical Science, plus get married, develop new life-long friendships, travel overseas, dance up a storm and set up a home with her lovely husband. Naomi now works as a Haematology Scientist in Brisbane. Naomi will share some happy memories and her belief that all our choices in life aren't permanent. That it's OK to change paths, as you might learn the most wonderful things about yourself if you do change your path.  I've known Naomi, from a distance, for the past 5 or 6 years and was intrigued by her launch recently of a public Facebook group "Frugal Isolation Meals", that made me curious about where this passionate Scientist's love of cooking sprang from. Through that Facebook group Naomi gets to share her skills and knowledge, showing members how to cook beautiful, yet low-cost, meals during these times of Covid-19. Teaching others to find the valuable resources on the supermarket shelves that go into the mixing pot of a variety of menu options. Naomi has also just created a YouTube channel, demonstrating step-by-step how to prepare the meals.  Naomi had first suggested I invite her mum as a guest, which is so lovely, knowing a daughter believes her mum has a story worthy of sharing for other women's benefit. I felt that at 25, Naomi has her own very worthy story to share and I was grateful for her offer to contribute to the podcast series this week.