It's incredibly sad that Christmas is the busiest time in domestic violence shelters in Australia. Towards the end of November through to the end of January there are very noticeable increases in the number women and children needing emergency accommodation in secret...
When I turned 30, many of my friends were having kids and I wasn’t. I lost track of how many times someone said to me ‘You’ll regret it when you are older,’ or ‘who will look after you when you are old?' What annoyed me the most about these words is the underlying...
Watching the light extinguish from someone you love.... your first true love, is truly one of the hardest things. My mum had terminal cancer. Breast cancer 2 years prior had returned in the duodenum. Back pain thought to be sciatica. Told by the breast surgeon who'd...
When I had my first daughter I couldn’t wait to get back into exercise. I had built my life on being fit and strong - from playing professional netball to growing a group fitness business - being fit was who I was. I wasn’t going to let something as significant as...
Being a mother is a hard job. This is especially true when your baby dies and the title and role of motherhood blurs. When Mother’s Day rolls around each year, it can be a challenging time for mothers without their children, for those who have had a miscarriage,...
How is it possible that I could fall in love with someone who I’d only known for a few seconds? As her dark piercing eyes met mine, my heart leapt into my mouth and I struggled to maintain my composure. My entire being filled with such emotion that I wept as I cradled...
Pregnancy Fitness
Christmas ghost of nightmares past Christmas should be the time of year when we are filled with joy, love and anticipation of the holiday season. We are having the family over for a big get together, we open thoughtfully planned gifts, sing carols around a bright and...
The word “real” never had any significant impact on my life until I became a stepmom 17 years ago. It was then when the word actually became a label and part of the native language of the typical blended family. Questions like: Is that your real mom? Do you live with...
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