Kanwal Lashari was born and raised in Pakistan. She moved to Melbourne, Australia with her daughter and husband not long before the covid pandemic hit. Kanwal is a creative, passionate soul who shares her love of cooking, culture and stories through Free to Feed – Social Enterprise Catering Melbourne We met at Melbourne's MPavilion in late 2024 at a Free to Feed event. In this conversation we talk about her experience of covid lock downs and major health issues while finding a place to call home. About giving to others and most of all about giving to oneself. Kanwal's strength, courage, insight and compassion are inspiring.  

<p>Kanwal Lashari was born and raised in Pakistan. She moved to Melbourne, Australia with her daughter and husband not long before the covid pandemic hit. Kanwal is a creative, passionate soul who shares her love of cooking, culture and stories through <a href="https://www.freetofeed.org.au/">Free to Feed &ndash; Social Enterprise Catering Melbourne</a> We met at Melbourne's <a href="https://mpavilion.org/">MPavilion</a> in late 2024 at a Free to Feed event. In this conversation we talk about her experience of covid lock downs and major health issues while finding a place to call home. About giving to others and most of all about giving to oneself. Kanwal's strength, courage, insight and compassion are inspiring.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

In this series let’s change the conversation about aging from ’Is this it?’  and  ’What’s left?’  to ’What’s next?’      What does this next phase of your life look like? 

The term Middlescence was first recorded in the 1960s and now the American gerontologist and life stage expert, Barbara Waxman, is popularising it. 

For many who find themselves asking ‘IS THIS IT?’ Middlescence presents a wonderful transitional period where we can use the knowledge, experiences and wisdom we’ve gained in the first half of our life, to ride the waves of change - And embrace a big blue ocean of possibilities. 

I don’t have all the answers……..

So I am taking you on this journey with me, because I am this questioning person too, and we can learn from each other.

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