Our Journalists

Lisa Mayoh is the Editor of Insider, the arts and entertainment section of The Sunday Telegraph. She writes in-depth celebrity profiles, theatre, arts and entertainment features, and highlights important social affairs issues. Lisa has been a journalist for more than 20 years and is passionate about sharing people’s stories.

Lisa Mayoh

Latest

Babies

Murat, 34, Arts Programmer for children and young people On paternity leave with Oskar for eight months, and previously with his daughter Lovea. ÒWhen I took a course in gender psychology, I realised the importance of equal opportunities for our society. I decided not to accept the role I as a father was handed Ð I wanted to be as important to my children as my wife was. If I canÕt be with my kids now, when will I find time to be with them? As a parent itÕs easy to feel intimidated by all the social media feeds of other successful parents. I often feel inadequate as a parent, something IÕm trying to get over right now. ItÕs a question of figuring out the limitations of what you can achieve, and learning to live in and enjoy the moment.Ó

Aussie women will love these pics

SWEDISH dads get the most parental leave in the world. And a new photographic exhibition shows just how much that policy is benefiting both the dads and their kids.

Interiors

Create a holiday home that can be rented out too. - Mandy Molloy-Lee column

How to add thousands to your home

IT DOESN’T cost much to add thousands to the value of your property. There are a few key things you need to invest in, and some you should definitely avoid.

Grafton

IN THE MOMENT: Jessica Smith with daughter Ayla, 2. Jessica, who was born with only one arm, is pregnant with her second child and says motherhood has been her greatest challenge. Picture: Tony Gough

JESSICA SMITH: ‘How will I fold a pram?’

FOR former Grafton paralympic swimmer Jessica Smith, how to fold a pram was only one of a million questions when she learnt she was pregnant

Kids

Kristina Kuzmic turns the hardest parts of parenting into hilarious videos.

From rock bottom to social media star

DIVORCED, depressed and feeding her toddlers on food stamps, Kristina Kuzmic hit rock bottom. Then she found an audience on Facebook.

Special feature

Roger McCampbell in 1957 as a nine year old just months before, a bombing at his Bega home that killed his mother, step father and baby brother Bruce, leaving him the sole survivor. July 29 marks the 60th anniversary of the event that rocked the country town.

’I remember the smell of dynamite’

SIXTY years ago, a nine-year boy’s simple world was blown apart. The memory is as vivid today as it was then for Roger McCampbell, who lost his entire family when his home was bombed by a deranged farmer.

NSW

Michaela Pace and Steven Pace have adopted 6yo Jasmine Pace. Seen here with biological daughter Isabella, for feature on adoption numbers rising in NSW.

Foster child adoption rates hit record highs

EXCLUSIVE: Children are being adopted by their foster parents in record numbers due to a radical change in NSW’s laws protecting the state’s most vulnerable kids.

Illness

‘All of a sudden, I heard heavy breathing’

WHEN Jade turned around, her son Angus was struggling to breathe. Part of a fidget spinner she bought came loose and had lodged in his throat.

Real Life

‘I was ashamed for too long’

CINDY Brown sat at a table with four others when she worked up the courage to revealed she’d twice been raped. Their response was shocking.

Babies

When do babies become ‘viable’?

WHEN Shannon went into labour, she was told there was nothing that could be done for her baby. He was a week too early to try and save. WARNING: Confronting

School Life

Catholic school parents have been left scrambling, as school fees almost double.

‘Schools will not survive’ fee changes

STEPHANIE pays $5000 for each of her daughters to attend a Catholic school. That amount is about to go up, big time. Her family could join the mass exodus.

Original URL: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/journalists/lisa-mayoh/page/54