[1] She writes columns for the Sydney Morning Herald and its related publications,[2] and has published five non-fiction books mainly focused on lifestyle and advice.
[6][5] After gaining her degree and the birth of her second child, Sackville began to have articles accepted in newspapers and parenting magazines.
[5] Her writing career took off while she still had young children, but faced an 18-month hiatus due to a loss in the family in 2007.
[5] She got back to writing by using Twitter and eventually started her blog Life & Other Crises in 2009, which she ran until 2016.
A major theme of her work is embracing imperfection, both in domestic life and the personal realm.