I almost spat out my toast (smothered with the As Ever, The Raspberry Spread Trio – “Made To Keep On Hand And Enjoy Often,” $42 – naturally) in pure molten anticipation when I read that my role model in spreading jam to flour, sorry, speaking truth to power, will be hosting a women-only weekend “retreat” in Sydney during her forthcoming Australia jaunt, with tickets “a steal” at $2,699 AUD ($1,930 USD). I already had my credit card in my hot little hand until I remembered that, though I love to lunch tête-à-tête with one lady, being in the company of many women at once – with not one awful toxic man around – makes me feel like drawing crude approximations of penises on fragrant toilet doors after around half an hour.  

Still, what a smorgasbord of Mary-Sue-ism this will be for anyone who doesn’t mind breathing undiluted estrogen for three days. Touted as “a girls’ weekend like no other,” this sumptuous banquet of positivity will be hosted by Her Best Life podcast at the five-star InterContinental Sydney Coogee Beach. The host of Her Best Life proclaimed: “I have admired [Meghan] and what she has endured… and how she has demonstrated how a woman can be pushed down and she can still rise… it’s a very small event for 300 women… it’s going to be a fireside chat with Meghan and I.” Sounds like something you’d do with a steamed pudding rather than a life, making one hope that there will be more recipe-tips a-plenty, such as Meghan’s........

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