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Sep 19, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Meredith Lake |Hong Jiang |Rohan Salmond |Ann-Marie de Bettencor
Food is a basic need, but also more than just a way of nourishing the body. The food on our plates and the drinks in our cups tell us all kinds of things about who we are and what we believe. Ritsuko Greenwood is a master of chado, practicing the way of tea for more than 50 years. She is the Executive Administrator of the Chadô Urasenke Tankôkai Melbourne Association. Lina Jebeile is a food photographer and founder of The Lebanese Plate, which includes a website and popular social media accounts.
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Sep 2, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Yumi Stynes |Hannah Achelles |Tamar Cranswick |Alex Lollback |Ann-Marie de Bettencor
We’re all about labia love here at Ladies, but it seems that some women are less than enthusiastic about their lower lips. Whether it’s the influence of porn, a comment from a partner, or even from a gynaecologist(!!), women are increasingly self-conscious about their lady bits and willing to go the snip and clip to change their look!In fact, a quarter of Gen-Z women dislike the look of their labia and one in ten have considered getting labiaplasty. Eek!So what’s the real deal on the lady-snip?
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Aug 26, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Yumi Stynes |Hannah Achelles |Tamar Cranswick |Alex Lollback |Ann-Marie de Bettencor
Tick, tock, tick, tock... can you hear that? It’s your biological clock and it’s about to blow!For some, deciding whether to have a baby isn’t just about fertility, it’s also about weighing up whether becoming a parent is the path best taken. There are lots of questions to consider...Should I bring a child onto a burning planet? Will I be able to afford daycare? When will a sleep again? And will it be the mean the end of sex in my relationship?
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Aug 19, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Yumi Stynes |Hannah Achelles |Tamar Cranswick |Alex Lollback |Ann-Marie de Bettencor
At 31, Jamila Rizvi’s life changed forever. The discovery of a rare brain tumour knocked the ass-kicking, over-achieving media advisor and young mum sideways. Jamila had two rounds of brain surgery, followed by radiation, and now lives with chronic health conditions. She’s had to re-map what life looks like and let go of the idea that she can control what lies ahead. Despite the challenges, Jamila’s found strength in herself and by leaning on those closest to her.
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Aug 12, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Yumi Stynes |Hannah Achelles |Tamar Cranswick |Alex Lollback |Ann-Marie de Bettencor
We all have days when we look in the mirror and think “who is that hideous moll staring back at me??” But what if those days are constant and you feel like a loser in the attractiveness lottery? Let’s face it, being hot is a social currency and the pressure to look a certain way as a woman is constant. So how can we let go of the ideal beauty standard (whatever that is on a given day) and learn to love the image looking back at us?
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Jul 29, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Yumi Stynes |Hannah Achelles |Tamar Cranswick |Alex Lollback |Ann-Marie de Bettencor
Have you ever had a sexual dry spell? And when we say dry, we mean years and years. Getting naked and doing the bedroom rodeo with another person can be daunting at the best of times, but especially if it’s been such a long time you’re worried you may have forgotten how to ride the horse. Anxieties begin to take over...Will everything work like it used to? What if they don’t like my body? And what if the dog walks in? So, how can you break the dry spell and get back in the saddle?
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Jul 22, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Yumi Stynes |Hannah Achelles |Tamar Cranswick |Alex Lollback |Ann-Marie de Bettencor
In life, there are a lot of random rules women stick to. One of them is not telling loved ones about a pregnancy until after the first trimester. But why??? The answer is more often than not, miscarriage. Going through a miscarriage can be a desperately lonely experience - it's a common one but not really talked about openly and often shrouded in shame. So shouldwebe ignoring the 12-week rule and shouting about our pregnancy from the rooftops?
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Jul 15, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Yumi Stynes |Hannah Achelles |Tamar Cranswick |Alex Lollback |Ann-Marie de Bettencor
Being in love feels so damn good, right? But what if you fall so deeply into your relationship, you start to forget who you are? It’s easy to lose your sense of self when you’re caught up in the joyous entanglement of a long-term relationship. And it’s natural in a way, the urge to merge.
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Jul 8, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Yumi Stynes |Hannah Achelles |Tamar Cranswick |Alex Lollback |Ann-Marie de Bettencor
Swipe left, swipe right, match, meet, hook up, repeat. We all know the dating dance, but is it really serving us as women? Enter Hannah Ferguson, the 25-year-old media queen who isn’t afraid to tell us how it is. When Hannah was in her late teens and dating for the first time, Tinder ruled the scene and sex was available at the swipe of a finger. But a string of sub-par experiences left her wondering if hookup culture is selling women a lie.
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Jul 1, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Yumi Stynes |Hannah Achelles |Tamar Cranswick |Alex Lollback |Ann-Marie de Bettencor
Women bear the load of most of the invisible (thankless) work in a household. And that shit gets heavy. School lunches, laundry, dentist appointments, shopping, snot-wiping, cleaning, care-giving – and don’t forget to get those 10k steps in while you’re at it! We're exhausted just thinking about it. Yumi dishes out advice on how to even out the mental load and take the weight off your shoulders.
