Rachel Wingman

03/06/2026

A small joy moment this morning...

One simple way to build resilience is to keep creating small moments of joy every day.

This morning, when I opened my tissue, I noticed this cute little picture.

It was such a tiny surprise, but it made me smile.

Sometimes, joy is not something big or expensive.

It can be a thoughtful detail.
A playful design.
A kind word.
A quiet pause.
A simple moment that lifts our mood.

This is the kind of Wonder Experience I want to create for the people around me.

Through Wonderlab’s 7 Wonders Experience, our goal is to bring more joy, curiosity and meaningful moments into everyday life.

Because when we notice the small wonders, an ordinary day can become a little more wonderful.

What small moment brought you joy today?

EverydayWellbeing PauseAndNotice

15/05/2026

Menopause ≠ ageing and suffering.
Menopause = rebirth, clarity and a new chapter of power.

Like the Japanese kōnenki way, “renewal years”, this is our invitation to rewrite the story of midlife on our own terms.

For generations, women have been told to “push through” this season in silence.

I believe it’s time to change the story from dread and decline to renewal, power and possibility, supported by real conversations, evidence‑based care and everyday rituals that honour our bodies.

Today at Wonderlab, we’re hosting our first mini‑talk on menopause exploring perimenopause, menopause and post‑menopause as a new beginning, not a taboo.

If you’re nearby, you’re still very welcome to pop in and join us over lunch, connection and honest conversation.

Stay tuned in this space for more: we’ll be sharing reflections from today and announcing a deeper‑dive menopause workshop very soon. In the meantime, you can find today’s event details here:

https://event.wonderlab.com.au/lm/monthly_networking_lunch_the_mother_load

08/05/2026

Fresh from the Forbes Women Summit and today at the Corporate World Cup at UNSW... feeling inspired by the power of ambition, connection, and community.

There’s something special about being in spaces that bring people together to lead, grow, and champion one another. Grateful to be where big energy, bold conversations, and real collaboration are happening.

Wonderlab Wellness Centre

08/03/2026

We didn’t talk about glass ceilings.
We talked about chains.

Happy International Women’s Day to all the women out there!

Last Thursday, I sat in a room full of women and allies at an International Women’s Day event hosted by Monteiro, Migrant Resource Centre and Ruth , Founder of Freedom For Humanity.

The panel shared more than insight; they shared lived reality:

• Professor Jennifer Burn AM,
• Lackner (Life Without Barriers),
• Fadi Chalouhi (lived experience),
• Mans Carlsson OAM,
• Rabbi Zalman Kastel AM (Together For Humanity).

Modern slavery.
Not as a distant headline, but as a lived reality in our communities — on our doorsteps, in our supply chains, hidden in the shadows of systems we all benefit from.

This year’s IWD theme is .

Most people hear that and think:
“Give more opportunities to women, and we all gain.”
True.

But sitting in that room, it landed differently for me.

To 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 in the context of modern slavery is to:
• Give up the comfort of “I didn’t know”.
• Give our voice, our platform, our time.
• Give attention to the women whose stories rarely make the stage.

𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗴𝗲𝘁, 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲.
𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻, 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵.

One moment really stayed with me.

The panel facilitator, Macpherson, asked Rabbi Zalman:
“How do we shift from 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦𝘵𝘺 / 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘦 to 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘦?”

It made me realise how often we live in protection mode —
guarding our rights, knowledge, assets, dreams and people.
Necessary, yes.
But it also keeps us in a constant state of high tension.
It can quietly limit our creativity and our humanity.

The chains in our systems.
The chains in ourselves.
Are we keeping ourselves enslaved to other people’s standards?

What happens if we gently turn it around?
From 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱 to 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲, 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲, 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁.

Same desire for safety and dignity.
Completely different posture.

Open-hearted instead of closed-fisted.
Relational instead of transactional.

I’m curious: in your own life or work, how do you see
𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘃𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 playing out?

And thank you to Freeman Fung and Jacqueline Lo for walking alongside me on this journey and being there with me at the event.

02/03/2026

"Remove the dead body.”

Yes… that’s how this episode starts.

A little creepy. Very powerful.

In my first International Women’s Day Special Edition, I speak with Dr. Leanne Elich about stress, mindset, and the emotional weight we carry.

Here’s what we unpack:

1.Don’t feel guilty when you’re under stress.
Stress is not weakness.
It is your body trying to protect you.
You are not failing —
you are responding.
Remove the guilt.

2. Optimism is not the same as positivity.
Positivity says, “Everything is fine.”
Optimism says, “I will find a way.”
Action beats empty positive thinking.

3. Build your emotional backpack.
Every lesson, mistake, mentor, and challenge becomes a tool.

When life feels heavy, you reach into that backpack and use what you’ve packed.

As we step into March and celebrate International Women’s Day with this year’s theme Give to Gain, this episode sets the tone.

When we give ourselves grace,
When we give others support,
We all gain strength.

Watch the episode here: https://youtu.be/zWw9Ky-qkPw?si=4tRx-f2b8upuhYZa

More inspiring women’s stories coming this month.

Why do we often make our worst decisions when we are under the most pressure? In this episode of Wondervoice, Dr. Leanne Elich, a renowned Behavioral Economi...

02/03/2026

"Remove the dead body.”

Yes… that’s how this episode starts.

A little creepy. Very powerful.

In my first International Women’s Day Special Edition, I speak with Dr. Leanne Elich about stress, mindset, and the emotional weight we carry.

Here’s what we unpack:

1.Don’t feel guilty when you’re under stress.
Stress is not weakness.
It is your body trying to protect you.
You are not failing —
you are responding.
Remove the guilt.

2. Optimism is not the same as positivity.
Positivity says, “Everything is fine.”
Optimism says, “I will find a way.”
Action beats empty positive thinking.

3. Build your emotional backpack.
Every lesson, mistake, mentor, and challenge becomes a tool.

When life feels heavy, you reach into that backpack and use what you’ve packed.

As we step into March and celebrate International Women’s Day with this year’s theme Give to Gain, this episode sets the tone.

When we give ourselves grace,
When we give others support,
We all gain strength.

Watch the episode here: https://youtu.be/zWw9Ky-qkPw?si=4tRx-f2b8upuhYZa

More inspiring women’s stories coming this month.

16/02/2026

Lunar New Year Eve Reflection

As we close the Year of the Snake, you may have felt change, uncertainty, and important decisions arising.

This is a transition year, a time to shed what no longer fits.

Let go of:
• draining people
• heavy emotions
• unaligned tasks
• old identities

Pause. Reflect. Reclaim your clarity.

With clarity comes power.

Now we prepare for Horse energy 🐎
— momentum, direction, and forward movement.

Run with focus.
Move with purpose.
Step into 2026 strong.

Wishing you all abundance, calm strength, and aligned success.

來到蛇年最後一晚，
你可能感覺到今年特別多轉變、選擇同不確定。
其實，這是一個過渡與蛻變的年份。

就像蛇要蛻皮一樣，
是時候輕輕放下不再適合自己的東西：

• 消耗你能量的人
• 放不下的情緒
• 做到好忙但無意義的事情
• 限制自己的舊角色與想法

今晚，給自己一個小小的停頓。

靜一靜，想一想：
我想放下什麼？
我想把能量放在哪裡？

當你重新找回清晰，力量就會回來!

準備迎接馬年的動能 🐎
一步一步向前，帶著方向、帶著力量去奔跑。

願新一年帶給你：
- 豐盛與好運
- 平安與喜樂
- 內心安定的力量
- 順勢而行的成功

新年快樂 ❤️
願我們都輕裝上路，迎向更好的自己。

With happiness,
Team at Wonderlab

14/02/2026

Checking “world’s best coffee shop” off the list today ☕....Happy Valentine’s Day!

09/02/2026

I still remember this moment so clearly.

After a long day of work... sometimes after a business trip,
I finally step into my house…
and it feels like I’ve walked into a war zone.

Bags on the floor.
Shoes everywhere.
Plates still on the table.

Only my dog is welcoming at the door...

And suddenly… something shifts inside me.

Not anger at first. More like a quiet ache.

A voice starts whispering:
“𝘈𝘮 𝘐 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦?”
“𝘈𝘮 𝘐 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘥?”
“𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘥𝘰 𝘐 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘴𝘰 𝘶𝘯𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥?”

This is emotional wellness in real life.

Not in a book.
Not in theory.
But in those small, everyday moments that hit us when we’re already tired.

Most of us were taught that 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 means:

• Push through
• Stay strong
• Don’t feel too much

But what if your emotional reaction isn’t weakness, it’s information?

𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟯: 𝗘𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀

In this episode, I sit down with Lora to talk about emotional intelligence in a way that actually applies to real life.

We explore:

• Why emotional triggers show up when we least expect them
• How anxiety and frustration are signals, not failures
• Simple ways to regulate emotions before they spill into conflict
• Micro-shifts that help you respond — not react

This conversation reminded me that confidence isn’t about controlling everything around us.

It’s about learning how to sit with what we feel, without letting it control us.

If you’ve been waiting for a sign to prioritise your inner peace… this is it.

🎧 Listen to Episode 3 of WonderVoice Because emotional wellness isn’t about doing more — it’s about understanding yourself better.

If you’ve been waiting for a sign to prioritize your inner peace, this is it. We often go through life thinking that "resilience" means suppressing our emoti...

18/01/2026

𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗱, 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝘀.
𝗠𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀: 𝙨𝙪𝙗𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜.

Not because I don’t believe in goals.
Not because money isn’t important.

I run a business.
We 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 to hit numbers.
We 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 to stay financially stable to support our team and keep moving forward.

But if I’m honest… somewhere along the way,
I realised I was carrying things that were never part of my original intention.

Extra pressure.
Unnecessary expectations.
Comparing my journey to other people’s highlight reels. Chasing “more” without always asking 𝘸𝘩𝘺.

None of these things are wrong.
But when we carry too many of them, our decisions start drifting away from what actually matters.

I didn’t start this work just for money.
I started it to develop people,
to build something meaningful,
and to work on what I genuinely care about.

This year, I’m choosing to subtract what’s not essential;
so I can lead with
more clarity, energy, and honesty.

If this reflection resonates with you, this Friday I’m hosting a small, intentional networking lunch:

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿, 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗥𝗵𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗺 — 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆

I’ve invited 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻, founder of 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮, to join us as our guest speaker.
Freeman’s work is about travel not as escape, but as intentional reset; how stepping out of routine helps leaders regain clarity, energy, and perspective before moving forward again.

• A small, intentional networking lunch
• Real conversations, not surface-level networking
• A reset before the year gets too loud

👉 Join us here: https://event.wonderlabwellness.com.au/wondergrowth_wellness_power_lunch_new_year_new_rhythm

Sometimes the most powerful move isn’t pushing harder; it’s finding a better rhythm to lead from.