Welcome to
The Matters Experiment
"To matter is a fundamentally personal human experience of what it means to matter in the world, in the lives of those we love, and, most importantly, to ourselves.”
- Lisa Barker
The Matters Experiment is here to prove that ordinary people can live extraordinary lives by being in daily practice of the simple fact that we are enough, that we are valuable, and that we matter.

Sounds easy enough, right?

Well, let me ask you this:

How many times do you say “it doesn’t matter” – when really, it DOES?

How often does “it doesn’t matter” on the outside sound a lot like “I don’t matter” on the inside?

I firmly believe centering ourselves around the belief – we are enough, we are valuable, and we matter – entirely changes the way we think, live and work. 

That’s my experience, and the experience of others who’ve walked beside me.

And now it’s my hypothesis that it might be true for you, too. Come on in.

Let me introduce myself.

I’m Lisa. Just Lisa, no other titles.

… not for lack of contenders, mind you. Champion, inspirer, conduit, empath, connector, mentor, transformational leader – these are words close friends use to describe me.

Add to these the titles I’ve accumulated throughout my life – engineer, performer, teacher, judge, operations specialist… daughter, mother, wife…

…behind all that, it has become abundantly clear to me that it is easy to end up in the situation where the person you show up as, and who people recognise, does not feel like the ‘real you’ on the inside. Sound familiar?

I really believe focusing on how much we matter and what matters to us is the way to happily living our own unique, authentic life.

Me believing that ONLY inside my own world, though?

No, I already know there’s more. That’s why I want to explore it, test it, trial it, review it, share it, and talk about it with you. 

Let’s tell stories, listen to stories, collect, record, and analyse them… and use the data – as it grows – to help us all move from wishing for a more authentic life, into living it already… fast. 

Dive into my Stories

Writing Loft Blog 27 Apr
Just because you can do something doesn’t mean you should...
A personal reflection on saying yes too quickly, the pull of being useful, and the cost to things that matter most.   ‘Just because you can do something, doesn’t mean you should…’ Have you heard this...

An opportunity to connect...

…even more closely than through my public writing: Come and take your seat in the front row to witness and play with how The Matters Experiment is actually applied in daily life. My emails are your backstage pass to The Matters Experiment as it unfolds. I promise to share my stories freely. And whenever you’re ready, I look forward to you also sharing yours.

Are you now curious to dive deeper into
The Matters Experiment?

I would love you to explore the stories which started it all…

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1. How The Matters Experiment Began
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2. To Feel Valuable
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3. Exploring Being Enough
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4. What Does It Mean To Matter?
In 2020, I was on a Zoom call with a group of women from across Australia, Canada, and the US who had...
A few years ago, I was meeting with a group of fellow new small business owners in an online meeting...
I don’t think I had any idea of what it consciously felt like to be Enough for the first 40 years of...
In August 2020, in the bleakness of another Australian winter and the early, uncertain days of the COVID...

Coming soon: The Matters Experiment Podcast

Listen to the trailer here!

The Matters Experiment podcast
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My invitation for you

Step beyond what feels average and ordinary to inspire others, bring comfort to someone feeling stuck, and remind yourself of the strength that you carry inside… You know things can be better.  We need to hear your voice.

Behind the scenes of my Matters Experiment - stories, reflections, and small experiments to explore together... It's free!