Your Time Starts Now
Food and Fame, Failure and Freedom: The Life Story of Australia’s First Master Chef
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Julie Goodwin
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Julie Goodwin
About this listen
Julie Goodwin was catapulted into our hearts as the first-ever winner of MasterChef Australia. In many ways her win was unlikely. As a child Julie adored music and art, but her career began in youth work, including in a juvenile detention centre housing troubled boys and a toxic all-male staff. After her three sons were born, she and her husband started an IT business.
Then came MasterChef - a record-breaking juggernaut of a show. The attention and opportunities that flowed from Julie's win were thrilling and overwhelming. She became a columnist for Australian Women's Weekly, a presenter on Today, published numerous cookbooks and made appearances on many shows including facing off with snakes and alligators on I'm A Celebrity . Get Me Out of Here! For years she co-hosted an award-winning breakfast radio show, and she opened a thriving cooking school.
It was by all appearances, a successful, rewarding life. But under the surface relentless pressure from Julie's outer and inner worlds was taking its toll. Struggling with depression, anxiety and addiction, with bushfires blazing and lockdowns looming, Julie found herself hospitalised in a mental health unit.
Her recovery, bumpy and circuitous, is an ongoing process that Julie tackles with tenacity. In this gloriously candid, deeply moving memoir, filled with beautiful food, astonishing people, humour and heart, Julie writes with brutal honesty about her struggles. We are brought into her story, into her unravelling and quest for healing as she seeks to resume a richly lived life.
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- Anonymous User
- 26-04-2024
Amazing and also confronting
I absolutely loved this book by Julie. I felt the raw emotion from the page and appreciated how hard this must have been to write. I couldn’t put it away. What an amazing journey so far.
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- Ray Clarke
- 17-05-2024
What a truly beautiful read
This book is wonderful, inspirational, sad, dark but most of all so brave, raw, honest and ultimately beautiful. Julie is not only a great cook, my god she is a great writer.
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- Denyse
- 17-05-2024
A brave and kind woman sharing her life story.
I knew of Julie Goodwin via her win of the first Masterchef & followed her life from time to time in media. Julie's sharing of much more here is testament to her courage and ability to show that not all life is "tv or radio" material. Thanks so much for raising awareness of mental health & how you sought & got good health help!
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- Tanya
- 27-05-2024
Beautifully
I absolutely loved Julie’s story, made even more special by her telling it. It made me laugh, made me cry and it was just a beautiful, heartfelt recoll
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- Rosemary O'Donoghue
- 12-06-2024
Intriguing, brave, heartwarming, genuine
Intriguing, brave, heartwarming, genuine. That describes the book and Julie herself. I loved hearing Julie’s story on Audible: the almost cruel behind-the-scenes emotional deprivations of the original Master Chef, the roller-coaster ride of failure and success, the waves of frantic activity and waiting around, the vacillations between following a dream and being a good wife, mother and friend, the pull of responsibility towards her fans, her listeners, her cooking school until she finally reached breaking point. Then the slow, shaky recovery, the realisation of her own fragility, reaffirming her core values. And being brave enough to share her journey. A tale of caution, but excitement, of living life to the full.
And all through the story, she is the genuine Julie: down to earth, funny, straight-talking. I know it’s the real Julie, because I knew her before the opportunity that turned her into a celebrity. That beautiful man she is married to is my nephew.
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- Vivienne
- 15-06-2024
A raw revelation of an interesting life.
The rawness, and Julie’s wonderful articulation- what a way with words. Incredibly intimate, heartfelt and just plain rivetting at times.
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- Maureen
- 15-11-2024
Fantastic
This is a great read; honest, raw and emotional. Absolutely recommend. Couldn’t stop listening. Loved it.
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- Anonymous User
- 28-10-2024
Thank you so much Julie for your beautiful sincerity.
Lovely Julie,
Your storytelling is so relatable and had me laughing (snorting at times) and was so emotive, that I too might have had occasional ‘eye problems.’
I remember watching that unforgettable first season of MasterChef and being so inspired by you and many of your fellow colleague’s creativity on the show.
Thank you for always wearing your massive heart on your sleeve and sharing so much about your gorgeous family, Loved hearing about your beautiful boys… Oooh that Mum Juggle-Struggle’ is so effing REAL!!
Your openness around your mental health and your quest for perfection truly struck a chord with me.
As a fellow ‘pick and choose’ Catholic and verified rule breaker - I hope I get to give you a massive hug one day and tell you how much I appreciate your candour. xxxx
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- Ally Sigmund
- 22-05-2024
So Raw Honest and Brave
The raw emotions, honesty and bravery Julie gave in this book were amazing.
To say you never know what goes on behind closed doors is an absolute understatement when it has come to Julie’s life.
I loved every second on this book and most of all hearing Julie read it.
I am going to have this as one of my ongoing favourites to listen to again.
Thank you Julie for being so brave and sharing this. I hope it helped you find peace in your life. You certainly have given a lot to think about.
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- Anonymous User
- 15-06-2024
Genuine generous
Loved hearing Julie’s story, especially read by herself, Thankyou ! genuine, generous, honest , informative, excellent easy recipes !!!
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