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The systems shaping women’s lives aren’t broken. They were built this way.
Smart Healthy Women is a feminist media platform providing evidence based analysis of health, money, power, and the structures behind them as it applies to women.
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The Heroine’s Journey, or: How One Man’s Theory of Myth Became the Screenplay of the Western World
There is a moment in the 1980s that ought to sit closer to the centre of film history than it does. Maureen Murdock, a Jungian analyst who had studied with Joseph Campbell, brought him a question that sounded almost ordinary. If there was a Hero’s Journey, what was...
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POWER
Systems, politics, control.
The Heroine’s Journey, or: How One Man’s Theory of Myth Became the Screenplay of the Western World
There is a moment in the 1980s that ought to sit closer to the centre of film history than it does. Maureen Murdock, a Jungian analyst who had studied with Joseph Campbell, brought him a question that sounded almost ordinary. If there was a Hero’s Journey, what was...
“Matriarchy” Is the Wrong Word for the Right Concept
...there's a better term, a documented history, and a reason you weren't taught either. We’ve been arguing about the wrong word. When people look for an alternative to patriarchy, “matriarchy” tends to arrive almost automatically, because it feels like the obvious...
MONEY
Cash, autonomy, economics.
How an Aussie mum is tackling big issues like gender diversity and the lack of women in leadership
I became a mum for the first time in my late thirties. Like many working women, I absolutely loved my career and naively believed that my ‘career break’, a few short months at home with my new baby, would in no way interrupt my return to work plans, my career...
Podcast Episode 26: Susie Hopkins and the Importance of Evidence-Based Stress Management
Welcome to Podcast Episode 26 and today I’m chatting with Susie Hopkins from Lilo Wellness. Susie Hopkins is an expert in stress management and has founded Lilo Wellness, a company that provides evidence-based stress management and wellness...
HEALTH
Medical bias, bodies, care.
Embracing Diversity: Unlocking Your Unique Nutritional Needs
When it comes to nutrition, there seems to be a trend towards a one-size-fits-all approach that ignores the unique needs of individuals. While there are certainly some general principles that apply to everyone, such as the importance of a balanced diet rich in fruits...
I survived the chaos, you can too ! ….
Sometimes it may take a long time to get to a point where you can honestly move onto the next chapter of your life and that is OK. You will know when the time's right for you, but when you do decide it's time and you come out the other side, you will feel empowered...
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Smart Healthy Women began as a wellness publication, but it didn’t stay there for long.
Because it turns out you can’t talk honestly about women’s health without talking about power. Or money. Or control.
What started as a space for wellbeing became something sharper, It’s a place to examine the systems shaping women’s lives, and who they actually serve.
Today, Smart Healthy Women is an independent feminist media platform covering power, money, health, and culture, not as isolated topics, but as connected forces.
Because the systems aren’t broken. They were built this way.
Understanding them is the first step to changing them.
Estelle Williams is the voice behind Smart Healthy Women.