Mastering My Messy Life
  • Published: 4 November 2025
  • ISBN: 9781761349256
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Pages: 336
  • RRP: $36.99
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Mastering My Messy Life

My Journey from Chaos to Clarity

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Funny, tragic, surprising and heartfelt, this memoir lifts the lid on Aussie social media star, renowned mummy blogger, podcaster and entrepreneur Steph Pase.

Have you ever looked to social media for life inspiration and thought: that looks great, but nothing online remotely relates to my chaotic life? Why would you, when so often the people giving advice are leading these seemingly perfect lives, with their picture-perfect homes and morning routines? They have their lives together and don’t remotely resemble your own hot mess of a life.

Enter Steph Pase, the go-to girl for all things home life, motherhood, health and fitness. And she’s the first to admit: she’s a hot mess too. She’s also scatterbrained, a bit lazy and can’t throw a ball to save her life. So how did this former messy girl-next-door become renowned for cleaning routines, home hacks, organization tips and successful entrepreneurship? It’s a story far from anything you’d expect.

In this candid, vulnerable and revealing memoir, Steph chronicles the key moments in her life that led her to become the powerhouse woman she is today. From a chaotic childhood battling schoolyard bullying, anxiety and an ADHD diagnosis (for a girl in the 1990s, that was almost unheard of), to binge drinking, eating disorders, and, eventually, starting a successful business from her garage with a baby strapped to her chest, Steph's journey from chaos to clarity continues to this day.

With a vulnerable, confessional writing style, Steph tells stories that will have you sobbing one minute and snort-laughing the next. Filled with actionable advice throughout, this is not just another mummy memoir - it’s a story of perseverance, growth, overcoming obstacles and learning how to live your best life using the most reliable tool at your disposal: YOURSELF.
  • Published: 4 November 2025
  • ISBN: 9781761349256
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Pages: 336
  • RRP: $36.99
Categories:

About the author

Steph Pase

Steph Pase is the ultimate multi-hyphenate millennial woman. She’s an entrepreneur, content creator, media personality, writer, mother and wife, who is simultaneously running a wildly successful business and online community of more than one million followers, while trying to get her kids out the door looking remotely presentable and trying to remember why she walked into the kitchen. She is a mother of two young daughters and is married to her high school sweetheart, Ryan, himself a successful builder and business owner.

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Praise for Mastering My Messy Life

Steph Pase’s Mastering My Messy Life is a raw, unflinching and deeply human exploration of anxiety, trauma and the everyday chaos we often hide behind closed doors. This memoir is like stepping into a world that’s at once intensely personal yet also profoundly relatable. Raw, honest, and full of heart. Unputdownable.

Sally Obermeder, SWIISH co-founder

This book isn’t polished perfection, it’s the real deal. It’s proof that you can live a full, beautiful life without hiding the messy parts, and that sometimes the very things you think will break you are the ones that make you. Steph has always inspired me, but seeing her put these pages into the world makes me prouder than I can say. I know anyone who reads it will walk away feeling understood, uplifted and a little braver to embrace their own chaos.

Chontel Duncan, personal trainer and fitness influencer

Steph Pase’s memoir is seriously raw and real, something we connect with, especially given the challenges she’s faced growing up. What we love is how she blends that honesty with a wonderful sense of humour, making it both inspiring and easy to relate to. Her courage to be so open and vulnerable is truly something special. We know so many people will feel seen and less alone after reading this. It’s a powerful, honest story that sticks with you long after you finish it.

Alisa and Lysandra, interior designers and creators of The Design Duo series