Zoe Strickland grew up in East Yorkshire, lived her adult life in North London, and immigrated with her husband and three boys to Australia in 2007. She became a natural therapies practitioner, living and working in the tropical Cairns community, teaching hypno-birthing and mindfulness meditation.

After her loss, Zoe found solace in living life in the slow lane and followed creative and intuitive pursuits. She facilitates grief workshops and a shared love of wand making. In 2023, she became a qualified florist, finding joy in flowering beginnings, endings and everything in between. She is now a proud grandma, and lives with her husband, on the beautiful Sunshine Coast in Queensland, near to her children and grandchildren.