We need more women’s voices to be heard. There is nothing more empowering than backing yourself.
Tara Rae Moss is an internationally bestselling author of 15 books of fiction and non-fiction, an award-winning advocate, keynote speaker; and holistic practitioner.
Since 1999 she has written 14 bestselling books, published in 19 countries and 13 languages, including advocacy handbook for women and girls Speaking Out, her #1 non-fiction bestselling memoir The Fictional Woman, and the internationally bestselling postwar historical crime novels The War Widow and The Ghosts of Paris featuring feminist PI Billie Walker and her disabled war vet assistant Samuel Baker. Her fifteenth book is #1 Amazon bestseller The Italian Secret.
An experienced documentary host and interviewer with a passion for research and human stories, Moss hosted the true crime documentary series Tough Nuts – Australia’s Hardest Criminals for two seasons the Crime & Investigation Network and Amazon Prime, Tara Moss Investigates on the National Geographic Channel and the author interview show Tara in Conversation on 13th Street Universal. She was also the host, co-executive producer and co-writer of Cyberhate with Tara Moss on Australia's ABC, examining the phenomenon of online abuse, and most recently a reporter and host of the true crime podcast, The Man in The Balaclava, for Audible. She has interviewed luminaries such as Gloria Steinem, Naomi Klein, Val McDermid, Michael Connelly and more.
Tara Rae’s passion lies with helping others and fueling positive change. She is an outspoken advocate for human rights and the rights of women, children, people living with pain and people with disabilities, and this focus informs all of her work. She has been a UNICEF Australia Goodwill Ambassador since 2007 and in 2014 she was recognised for Outstanding Advocacy for her blog Manus Island: An insider’s report, which helped to break information to the public about the alleged murder of Reza Barati inside the Australian-run Manus Island Immigration Detention Centre. In 2018 she was named one of the Global Top 50 Diversity Figures in Public Life, along with Angelina Jolie, His Holiness The Dalai Lama and more.
After many years at the forefront of chronic pain advocacy, in 2023 she recovered from the debilitating pain condition Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), that caused her to experience extreme burning pain rated on the McGill pain scale as above childbirth or amputation of a digit, caused her to rely on a wheelchair for mobility. She was told she would never recover. Now in remission after living with this illness for nearly 8 years, she has returned to writing, advocacy, speaking, and work as a certified holistic practitioner, offering work as a (Norse/Nordic) Shamanic Practitioner and Seiðkona, in the tradition of her ancestral mothers, and as a Reiki Practitioner, and a Funeral Celebrant her local community.
Tara Rae - or Rae, as she is known primarily by her middle name in her healing work - is a single mother, a dual Canadian/Australian citizen, and currently resides in her hometown of Victoria, BC, the unceded territory of the Lkwungen speaking Peoples, where she is a recipient of both the Order of Lambrick Park, and the Honorary Citizen Award, the highest formal honour awarded by the City of Victoria.
As a renowned keynote speaker, healer and champion for women & girls, Tara Rae can deliver bespoke sessions on courage; resilience; transformation; empowerment; as well as encouraging and advocating for equality. Tara Rae will show you how to harness the power and seize the opportunity to survive and thrive; heal your inner wounds; believing and backing yourself; and being heard.
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The Fictional Woman, Ten Years On
We often think of progress on gender equality and women’s rights, but how far has we come in the past ten years, really? Ten years after her #1 Bestselling book The Fictional Woman sparked conversations across Australia, Tara Rae Moss breaks down the hard numbers on gender representation and makes a compelling argument for why your voice matters, and more than ever, we need more women’s voices in public life and at all levels of business. Plus, what you can do to avoid burn out.
The Fictional Woman, Ten Years On
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Tara Moss on losing her mother and her start in modelling | Anh's Brush With Fame
Tara Moss opens up about losing her mother to cancer and how her passing pushed Tara to pursue modelling seriously.Tara Moss has it all - brains, beauty, and a best-selling thriller...Fetish is a debut novel with kick, from an author who happens to be a supermodel herself, as well as an accomplished, awa ... keep reading HarperCollins Canada
As a successful model and author, Tara Moss breaks the mould of both professions.
[Tara,] Your skills as a speaker are outstanding, and the message you gave was one that should be heard by school students across the state.
Hardly a blonde joke or a vacuous modelling stereotype, [Tara Moss] is savvy, articulate and...a darn good writer.
I think it is important to have a personality like Tara on B&B [panel show Beauty and the Beast], a show a lot of Australians watch, and are influenced by. Maybe a voice like Tara's could open some eyes.
We've done three hundred and one shows and that's the first time I've been topped, I can tell you.
Tara Moss is much more than a pretty face. She's an international best-selling author, ambassador, television host, and reptile-wrangler... she may well become one of the world's best-sellers.
Tara was wonderful. A delight to deal with and extremely accommodating, especially signing a huge number of her books that members of the audience wanted autographed. She was genuine in her praise of the Karralyka Centre facility and the surrounds and more than happy to pose for photos. Her story and DVD presentation has earned her high praise on our feedback survey including "Tara Moss was entertaining, intriguing and though provoking".
