Rosamund has written for a wide range of publications, including The Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian, The Sunday Telegraph, MiNDFOOD and Wellbeing. Click on the links below to read some of Rosamund's articles.
Senior orthopaedic surgeon Alison Taylor, 61, has mentored Amy Touzell, 38, through her training and career in a field where only 5 per cent of surgeons are women. Amy now regards Alison as her “orthopaedic mum”.
A chance meeting in Vietnam between Kirsten Albrecht, 62, of Melbourne’s Kozminsky Studio, and jeweller Dat Van, 45, led to a friendship that – despite an interview wardrobe malfunction – has sparkled into something deeper.
Stuntmen Steve Morris, 54, and Dean Gould, 50, met 25 years ago on a film set and immediately hit it off. In the decades since they have both “died” numerous times, to the consternation of their loved ones.
Rhonda Farrell, 53, and Megan Moran, 53, were childhood friends in Sydney’s Sutherland. When Megan was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, Rhonda, a gynaecological oncologist and surgeon, stepped up to operate.
Actor Shane Withington, 60, is best known for his roles as John Palmer in Home and Away and Brendan Jones in A Country Practice. He and mother of three Suzette Meade, 43, are fighting to save a heritage site from overdevelopment.
In 2007, Melbourne-based Tilman Ruff, 62, and Dimity Hawkins, 48, helped co-found the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons. Ten years later, the organisation was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Romilly Madew (left), 51, and Jane Spring, 54, met as rowers at university, then lost touch. They reconnected nearly two decades later and for the past five years have competed together in ocean swims, where giving up is not an option.
Bob Menzies, 75, founded the Australian watch brand Adina in 1971. Twenty-five years later his son, Grant Menzies, 46, joined the Brisbane-based business. They still argue – after hours.
When Gold Coast-based egg donor Melissa Holman (left), 35, contacted Western Australian author Rachael Johns, 37, for advice about getting published, she found herself giving the writer invaluable insights into infertility.
New Yorker Jackie Cannizzaro-Harkins, 45, lost her firefighter husband, Brian, during the 9/11 attacks. Their son’s love of the Wiggles brought her in contact with the group’s manager, Paul Field, 56, whose first daughter had died as a baby.
Media personality Ita Buttrose, 75, is patron of the Macular Disease Foundation Australia. After her father lost his vision due to macular degeneration, she was determined to ensure that her uncle, Gerald Buttrose, 93, did not suffer the same fate.
Indigenous activists Rose Lester, 47 (right), and her sister Karina, 42, are the daughters of Yami Lester, who went blind after the “black mist” fallout from the British nuclear tests in 1953 came over his family’s camp.
Former world surfing champion Pam Burridge, 51, and Roz Johnston, 50, share a passion for the surf. Through their classes and retreats on the NSW south coast, they have also instilled a passion for wave-riding in many other women.
Maree Smith, 60, and Maree Jenner, 59, both have achondroplasia and met 50 years ago at the first national convention of the SSPA, the Short Statured People of Australia. They have supported and helped one another ever since.
Ned Travers, 16, has suffered from severe epilepsy since he was 12. In 2014, he moved with his mother Carolyn Travers, 55, from Sydney to Tuscany. The same year they walked an old pilgrim route, which was his path to better health.
Comedians Denise Scott, 61, and Judith Lucy, 48, admired each other’s work from afar before collaborating on a project with colleague Lynda Gibson – and bonded for good when Gibson’s cancer became terminal.
In 2014, environmental officer Glen Turner was shot dead in northern NSW by farmer Ian Turnbull. Since then, the friendship between Glen’s partner, Alison McKenzie, 54, and his sister, Fran Pearce, 52, has become much deeper.
Labor MP Linda Burney, the first Aboriginal woman to be elected to the House of Representatives, and Lynette Riley, a senior lecturer at the University of Sydney, both 59, have been best friends since their days at teachers college.
Megan Jacobson and Shari Sebbens, both 32, grew up together in Darwin and now live in Sydney. Megan is a novelist who also works in TV production. Shari is a Logie-winning actor who starred in The Sapphires and Redfern Now.
First cousins, Lisa Darmanin, 24, and Jason Waterhouse, 24, grew up in Sydney’s north messing about on boats and competing against each other. Next week they will be sailing together in the Nacra 17 class at the Rio Olympics.
Tom Keneally, 80, is an acclaimed writer. His daughter, Meg, 49, a former journalist, works in corporate affairs and as a scuba diving instructor. The Soldier’s Curse is the first of a series of novels they are writing together.
Stephanie Clarie, 71, was a 15-year-old schoolgirl when she helped teach English to Les Atallah, 75, who had just migrated to Australia from Lebanon. They then lost contact but 54 years later they resumed their friendship.
Connor McLeod, 14, is blind. With the help of his mother, Ally Lancaster, 43, he has campaigned for the Reserve Bank of Australia to print tactile banknotes and for text-to-speech technology on Eftpos machines.
When journalist Annabel Crabb, 42, began hosting TV’s Kitchen Cabinet, she turned to long-time friend Wendy Sharpe, 43, for culinary advice. The pair share a passion for food and have collaborated on a new recipe book.
After being misdiagnosed with major depression and admitted to hospital four times, Sophie Hardcastle, 21, found out she had bipolar 1 disorder. Her mother, Lindy Hardcastle, 52, has been her primary support.
Anthony Bennett, 35, and James Carroll, 34, studied veterinary science at the same university and, since 2012, have run a vet practice together. Both are married and star in the pay-TV show Village Vets Australia.
Ross Woodthorpe Anderson, 23, and his English-born grandfather, Herbert “Woody” Woodthorpe, 87, share a passion for flying, and in particular gliding. Woody first took up gliding 52 years ago, while Ross got his glider's licence at the age of 15.
David Kensit, 56, was working in electronics when he met Pam Kensit, 51, an artist visiting from Ireland, in 1989. Shortly afterwards, David inherited half his father’s isolated NSW property, 42 kilometres from the small town of Crookwell. Many locals thought they wouldn’t last a year.
Hazem El Masri, 36, was born in Lebanon and emigrated to Australia in 1988, when he was 11. He played professional rugby league with the Canterbury Bulldogs from 1996 to 2009. His wife, Arwa, 35, was born in Saudi Arabia and is the daughter of Palestinian parents. They have three children.
Author Walter Mason, 40, is doing a PhD on Australian self-help literature. Thang Ngo, 44, is a strategy and planning manager at SBS Radio, has a popular food blog and, from 1999 to 2008, served on Fairfield Council in Sydney. The couple met when Walter was 19.
Walking in the footsteps of St Patrick along St Patrick's Way in Northern Ireland.
Following the footsteps of Italy’s patron saint St Francis, six people set off on a 60km walk through the undulating Chiasco Valley region with its small farms, forest, rivers and fields of poppies.
After more than 50 years of travel, a legendary Irish writer is calling it quits.
You’ve heard of St Patrick’s Day but what is its significance? We trace the path of Ireland’s national apostle and discover how his legacy lives on.
Rosamund Burton tackles Cornwall’s St Michael’s Way pilgrimage route.
The megalithic monuments of the Emerald Isle reveal the ancients’ deep knowledge of the movements of the heavenly bodies.
A short walk from Sloane Square Underground Station along Chelsea’s Royal Hospital Road bring you to one of London’s little know gems: the Chelsea Physic Garden.
There's heritage, fun and snakes alive at the end of the line.
On the trail of the history of the Book of Kells.
Nearly a dozen lidos for all seasons thrive in the English capital.
Connecting to your forebears can help you heal any invisible fault lines that run through your life as well as tap into a deep intergenerational wisdom.
The ability to effectively resolve differences is an invaluable asset. When tensions arise at home or in the workplace, Nonviolent Communication can help all parties connect properly so they can work calmly towards resolution.
Putting pen to paper is a time-honoured way to gain clarity in your life, work through tough situations, heal from trauma and gain a deep sense of authenticity and purpose.
When illness, depression or addiction take over our lives, it can be helpful to look to spiritual solutions to heal what might be broken, ignored or repressed.
Is it possible to live a plastic-free life? Rosamund Burton takes up the challenge.
The pandemic might have taken the environmental crisis off the front pages, but there are still many people fighting on the frontlines to reduce our environmental impact.
Inspired by her childhood in Mumbai, Professor Veena Sahajwalla is re-thinking the way we look at waste and manufacturing, to help create a more sustainable future.
As the founder and CEO of the movement 1 Million Women, Natalie Isaacs has inspired hundreds of thousands of women to reduce carbon emissions.
Sandwich lunches and home schooling – how Sally raised nine kids
A Bhutanese refugee family achieved home ownership within seven years of arriving in Australia.
The disappearance of teenager Trudie Adams from Newport in 1978 has never been solved, but now a book by award-winning journalists Neil Mercer and Ruby Jones sheds new light on this mystery.