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Director @ Working It Out Now | GAICD | Counsellor | Mum | Agrifutures RWA Winner | Facilitator | Researcher | Leader Community Services sector.

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STRONG WOMEN. THE FOUNDATION OF RESILIENT FAMILIES, THRIVING BUSINESSES AND FUTURE GENERATIONS.
COMMON GROUND IS COMING.

77% of Australian family businesses surveyed lack a formal succession plan. Yet 73% recognise strong family values as key to business success.

Family Business Association, 2025
What if the future of family business depends as much on the women and relationships behind it as the assets being transferred?
Across rural and urban Australia, mothers, daughters, mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law help connect generations, strengthen families and support business continuity. Yet their voices and contributions are often overlooked.

THE RESEARCH IDENTIFIED THE NEED. WE CREATED COMMON GROUND AS A RESPONSE.

Three research-informed conversation decks designed to challenge assumptions, open conversations and strengthen relationships:
Everyday Conversations | Women on the Land | Women in Family Business

Investing in women and family relationships is investing in resilient, thriving generations.

More than a deck. A movement.

Launching October–November 2026. Register your interest and join the Common Ground movement.

Working It Out Now, where relationships are built, one conversation at a time.

#WorkingItOutNow #CommonGround #WomenOnTheLand #FamilyBusiness #RuralWomen by @abicooksingh

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Happy birthday Button, I know - too many photos,
but so many beautiful moments with you 🩷🩷 by @abicooksingh

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Founder and Director of @workingitoutnow_ by @abicooksingh

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One of my favourite stories 🤍 by @abicooksingh

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We still don’t feel heard

#familybusiness #motherinlawdaughterinlaw #familydynamics #ruralfamilies #workingitoutnow by @abicooksingh

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The Why Behind Working It Out Now and the Working Her Out Podcast
The "why" behind Working It Out Now and the Working Her Out podcast is, in many ways, my mother-in-law, Lex.( In the white shirt)

She introduced me to family, to family business on the land, and to a way of life that shaped me more than I realised at the time.

Lex was more than my mother-in-law—although I sometimes forgot that.

She was a devoted friend, a loving wife, an adoring mum, and a wonderful grandmother to our children. She was a woman of faith, a farmer, a great cook, a proud homemaker, a dedicated volunteer, a demon on the ride-on mower, a loyal walker, the life of the party and, every now and then, a fashion model. She was knowledgeable, capable and quietly influential, leaving a lasting impression on everyone fortunate enough to know her.

She reminded me that no woman is defined by a single title.

Too often, the relationship between a daughter-in-law and a mother-in-law is clouded by assumptions, competition, fear and a lack of curiosity. We rarely stop to ask who these women are beyond the role we've assigned them.

Behind every mother-in-law is a whole woman—a life fully lived, a story worth hearing and a legacy worth honouring.

Working It Out Now and the Working Her Out podcast exist to change that—to look beyond titles, ask better questions and build deeper understanding.

This is for Lex.

And for every extraordinary woman whose story deserves to be known beyond the title she carries.

This is more than a podcast. It's a grounded global movement, from eye roll to sisterhood. #workingherout#workingitoutnow#Ruralwomen#mothers#daughtersinlaw#womeninbusinss by @abicooksingh

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Parking the Wagon: A Mum’s Lesson in Letting Go by @abicooksingh

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In this episode the boys take a moment to celebrate the women in their life, from mums to their partners and everyone in between. Streaming now on Spotify and Apple Podcasts - Link in bio by @abicooksingh

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When does supporting your mum become not supporting your partner? 🤔

In this episode we’re talking boundaries, in-laws, and why becoming your own “nucleus” as a couple changes everything. Full episode out now — link in bio

#relationshipadvice #couplestherapy
#inlaws #podcastclips #relationshipgoals by @abicooksingh

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Small talk isn’t avoidance, sometimes it’s the only way in.

#hardconversations #familycommunication #mentalhealthtips #counselingadvice #smallsteps by @abicooksingh

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A drive through Central Queensland with producer and photographer @wildchip, my husband Bob, and I became far more than a property visit. We travelled to a remarkable 160,000-hectare cattle station near Clermont, where Blair and Josie Angas welcomed us into their fifth-generation family operation. @signature_beef

Their vertically integrated paddock-to-plate business produces heavily marbled Angus and Belmont Red cross cattle from a single herd, supplying fine dining tables and exporting to more than 30 countries.

Yet what impressed us most was not the scale, but the family behind it. Alongside their daughters, sons, daughter-in-law and grandchildren, Blair and Josie steward land, livestock and family with deep respect and care.

They do not lead with succession talk. They meet, listen and communicate, holding the family as a vessel that nurtures creativity, goals, skills and drive, even beyond farming.

We filmed, listened, shared the best steak I have ever eaten, and witnessed a family showing us a better way.

#succession #familyfarmbusiness #rural #signaturebeef by @abicooksingh

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Know when to step back, and how to come back. That’s where things actually shift!

#workingitoutnow #ruralwomen #hardconversations #relationshiprepair #communityconnection by @abicooksingh

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