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Bronnie Ware

Bronnie Ware is an Australian author, songwriter and motivational speaker best known for her writings about the top deathbed regrets she heard during her time as a palliative carer described in her book The Top Five Regrets of the Dying.

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Bronnie Ware (born 19 February 1967)1 is an Australian author, songwriter and motivational speaker best known for her writings about the top deathbed regrets she heard during her time as a palliative carer23 described in her book The Top Five Regrets of the Dying.

In 2014 she published a second book, Your Year For Change: 52 Reflections For Regret-Free Living.45 After having her first child at 45, Ware wrote about her experiences in the book Bloom: A Tale of Courage, Surrender, and Breaking Through Upper Limits.6

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  1. "Bronnie Ware". Goodreads. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  2. Steiner, Susie (1 February 2012). "Top five regrets of the dying". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  3. Moulder, Anna (10 October 2012). "A beautiful time for Bronnie". ABC New England North West NSW. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  4. Khaleeli, Homa (16 November 2014). "Writing Top Five Regrets of the Dying has brought me to tears". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  5. Caster, Yvette (25 February 2015). "The five most common deathbed regrets". Metro. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  6. Lewis, Kylie (10 October 2017). "In The Company #13: Bronnie Ware on having the courage to live a life true to yourself". Of Kin. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
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