Clippings Health and Wellbeing lifestyle Is it time to ban changing rooms mirrors? – Australian Women’s Weekly – July 2016 When I was 28 I tried to squeeze myself into a pair of skinny jeans. They were all the rage and I wanted in on the trend. But being volupt..
Clippings Health and Wellbeing I felt like a criminal for having an abortion – Australian Women’s Weekly – June 2016 Karen Hall* was wracked with emotion when she decided to terminate her pregnancy at nine weeks. It wasn’t a decision that she took lightly..
Clippings Health and Wellbeing Parenting Sorry, sleep deprived parents, but coffee won’t help – Essential Baby – June 2016 It is a truth universally acknowledged that a new parent who has been up half the night with a crying baby must be in want of a coffee. ..
Clippings Health and Wellbeing Parenting Why all births should be followed by a debrief – Essential Baby – June 2016 We’ve all heard of a birth plan. And while we might not all agree on the merits of having one, they have become a standard part of the bir..
Clippings Health and Wellbeing lifestyle The ‘working hours diet’ and other ways to ban busy – Daily Life – June 2017 I’m busy, my partner is busy, even my children are busy. I’m living life at the mercy of my ever increasing “to do” list and I bet you are..
Clippings Health and Wellbeing lifestyle This one simple thing will make you never skip another workout – Body & Soul – July 2017 I’ve been a member of my current gym for nearly three years. I enjoy going there, I know the timetable like the back of my hand; I know th..
Clippings Health and Wellbeing A period emoji may sound silly, but here’s why it’s important – Daily Life – June 2017 I was 11 when I had my first period. I was pretty happy about it at first; I was becoming a woman and I naively believed that would come w..
Clippings Health and Wellbeing I spent a week at home in the nude, and this is what I learned about my body – Daily Life – April 2017 I am not a total prude, but I’ve always possessed a degree of awkwardness about nudity. I can change into swimmers in a communal changing ..
Clippings Health and Wellbeing Let’s banish prudishness and start talking about our boxes – Daily Life – November 2016 I was reprimanded in the park recently. A grandmother didn’t approve of the T-shirt I was wearing and decided to make it her business to t..
Clippings Health and Wellbeing What does loving your body actually mean? – Daily Life – November 2016 It’s been a long time coming, but the tide is begging to turn on pop culture’s obsession with the perfect body. There has been a huge shif..
