Tamra Mercieca is one of Australia’s top writers, contributing to a number of publications, including Body and Soul in the Sunday Telegraph / Sunday Herald Sun and Women’s Health and Fitness magazine. She also has her own Life Coaching column in Nature and Health magazine called ‘Ask Tamra’.

Tamra’s personal battle with depression led her on a journey of self-discovery and saw her pen the book The Upside of Down: a journey and toolkit for overcoming depression naturally, which was published at the end of 2009. The book has since been endorsed by Lifeline Australia, and Tamra now works as an advocate for the organisation helping raise awareness of mental illnesses.

Seeing the benefits of Life Coaching during her own recovery, Tamra completed a certificate in Life and Business Coaching. She now works as an Advanced NLP coach, while also delivering motivational talks.

Tamra spent ten years working as a radio newsreader / journalist reading and writing the news for various stations, including Gold FM, Fox FM, Triple M and SBS in Melbourne, Cruise 1323 in Adelaide, FM104.7 and Mix FM in Canberra, Hot FM and 4TO in Townsville and Magic FM and 5RM in Berri.

In 2002 Tamra won an Australian Commercial Radio Award for Best News Presenter in a Provincial market and was a finalist for Best News Presenter in a Metropolitan market in 2005. She began her radio career after completing a Graduate Diploma of Arts in Commercial Radio at Swinburne University.

Tamra can still be heard on the airwaves, with with regular coaching segment on Andy Grace’s night show on Gold FM Melbourne and WS FM Sydney. She is also a regular guest on Talking Back the Night on Gold FM on the Gold Coast.

On the side Tamra does TV acting and has appeared in series such as Neighbours, The Secret Life of Us and Last Man Standing.

In her free time she enjoys playing drums in her band The Petticoats. If she’s not in a go-kart or trackside watching the V8s, you’ll find Tamra enjoying scones and tea in the Dandenongs. Tamra’s aim in life is to help others gain the confidence they need to live a happy and fulfilling life.