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Finding purpose






               and beauty in life






          CaAtherine Meredith shares her CNBC story and how she
          found purpose in life by starting not one, but two, businesses.

          Like many people who are childless-not-               After 20 years in the Arts CaAtherine
          by-choice CaAtherine Meredith has had an              moved into the University sector, while
          incredibly hard journey thus far in life.             continuing to director theatre and short
          This has included an abusive marriage,                films.  Her diverse experience has seen
          multiple miscarriages and suicides within             her invited to present and facilitate
          her family. Yet despite all of this she has           various educational conferences and
          managed to come out the other side with               workshops, and freelancing as a Motivator
          a positive view on life and quirky sense of           of Healthy Lifestyles.
          humour.
                                                                At the end of 2012 CaAtherine made the
          Not only has she managed to find new                  brave decision to blog about her personal
          purpose she created two businesses in the             journey to lose over 50 kilos; you can
          process. In the first video CaAtherine                read all about this at Fat Be Gone. Since
          shares her CNBC story whilst in the two-              commencing the Fat Be Gone journey it
          part interview we discuss                                            has become much more
          many aspects of being                                                apparent just how imperative
          CNBC and things people                                               it is we make self-care a
          can do to accept                                                     priority.  By creating a
          membership of a club none                                            sustainable, healthy lifestyle
          of us want to belong to.                                             we become the best we can
                                                                               be – in our personal and
          CaAtherine Meredith’s                                                business lives.
          experience as a public
          speaker and motivator,                                               While still pursuing a healthy
          some would say, was a                                                lifestyle, CaAtherine has
          natural progression from                                             returned to her love of
          her creative beginnings.                                             makeup and skincare.  You
                                                                               can discover more about that
          During her university days CaAtherine                 on her Facebook page: Being Beautiful
          worked as a make-up artist while studying             with CaAtherine
          Theatre & Film. Even though these skills
          were often sort after her passion lie with            Facebook: Being Beautiful with CaAtherine
          acting and directing.  CaAtherine went on             https://www.facebook.com/lippyhq/
          to become the Artistic Director of the
          independent theatre company, Platform                 Facebook: Fat Be Gone -
          Productions, then freelanced as a Casting             https://www.facebook.com/allsizesfitness/
          Consultant.


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