Kathy Gardiner | The Naked Gardiner | Writer + Illustrator + Advocate

Love. Accept. Believe. Nourish. Live.

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Hi, I am Kathy Gardiner

I am also known as The Naked Gardiner.

Life takes us through many evolutions, for me it has been my transition from stressed out corporate-overachiever facing terminally diagnosed Advanced Metastatic Melanoma… to practicing mindfulness, clean eating and living, and navigating a path of self-love, truth, positivity and inner healing, while advocating for patients in Australia.

What I have discovered on this difficult journey through my health is that life grants you a truly unbelievable gift, if you choose to see it, and for me it has been to find what lights me up. My joy!

For me, my joy is creating! It’s about nourishing my body with beautiful foods, expressing myself in my creative outlets through words, art, illustration and sustainable fashion, design and vintage.

I hope to open the world’s eyes and hearts to living a positive; joy fulfilled and nourished life by sharing my mantra to… Love.  Accept. Believe. Nourish. Live.

Anything is possible if you choose to believe in yourself. Be true to yourself. This is the journey I take you on! This is my naked life, AND Today I choose JOY!

Will you join me?

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LATEST WRITINGS ON THE BLOG

Nature: The Teacher and The Muse

June 24, 2020

Last week I was invited by Creative Morning’s Brisbane as a guest speaker to talk alongside Dr Mahdi Mason and Jamie Marloo Thomas (Wayapa Wuurrk) on this month’s theme, Nature.  I was asked to (virtually) speak on how nature inspires my artwork and working on the amazing collaboration I undertook with Dr Mahdi Mason on her…

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Three… for me

October 15, 2018

2015 was a pretty big year. To rehash for those not familiar; my husband and I were married, I watched my nephew being born, we brought and moved in to our first home and we saw all the hard work that we had been involved in with campaigning and sharing my story come in to…

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