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What Coming Out to My Kids Taught Me About Mother’s Day
What Coming Out to My Kids Taught Me About Mother’s Day

What Coming Out to My Kids Taught Me About Mother’s Day

Mother's Day used to fill me with mixed emotions. As a mother of four, I…
Pink Milkshakes
Pink Milkshakes

Pink Milkshakes

How’s your mum? I’ve been meaning to ask - how is your mother doing? Is…
I Was a Cat Mum First, I Will be a Cat Mum Last
I Was a Cat Mum First, I Will be a Cat Mum Last

I Was a Cat Mum First, I Will be a Cat Mum Last

I named my first cat Amy Tiger. She was tortoiseshell, middle aged and allergic to…
Bad Mum: The Baby Shower
Bad Mum: The Baby Shower

Bad Mum: The Baby Shower

It likely started earlier, but it wasn't until we were there, in the midst of…
Learning to Find the Simple Joys in Motherhood 
Learning to Find the Simple Joys in Motherhood 

Learning to Find the Simple Joys in Motherhood 

I’ve always imagined myself as a mother. From a young age, I was an aunty,…
Playing Straight in Default Mode
Playing Straight in Default Mode

Playing Straight in Default Mode

Heterosexuality is often assumed to be the default, ingrained into society so deeply that many…
Choosing Yourself: The Power of Zero Contact
Choosing Yourself: The Power of Zero Contact

Choosing Yourself: The Power of Zero Contact

My Best Friend Told Me She Loves Me
My Best Friend Told Me She Loves Me

My Best Friend Told Me She Loves Me

Breaking Taboos: A look at Vietnam’s Sex Education
Breaking Taboos: A look at Vietnam’s Sex Education

Breaking Taboos: A look at Vietnam’s Sex Education

FIRSTS: Sex
FIRSTS: Sex

FIRSTS: Sex

What is Parentification?
What is Parentification?

What is Parentification?

FIRSTS: My First Pandemic Death
FIRSTS: My First Pandemic Death

FIRSTS: My First Pandemic Death

Confessions of an Awkward School Mum
Confessions of an Awkward School Mum

Confessions of an Awkward School Mum

“On My Journey to Finding a New Name, I Had to Unlearn What the Patriarchy had Drilled into Me”
“On My Journey to Finding a New Name, I Had to Unlearn What the Patriarchy had Drilled into Me”

“On My Journey to Finding a New Name, I Had to Unlearn What the Patriarchy had Drilled into Me”

“Climbing Mountains Didn’t Save My Relationship, but the View from the Top is Incredible”
“Climbing Mountains Didn’t Save My Relationship, but the View from the Top is Incredible”

“Climbing Mountains Didn’t Save My Relationship, but the View from the Top is Incredible”

“My Partner and I Started Therapy Three Months in, Here’s What We Learnt”
“My Partner and I Started Therapy Three Months in, Here’s What We Learnt”

“My Partner and I Started Therapy Three Months in, Here’s What We Learnt”

I Met My Bridesmaid on an App
I Met My Bridesmaid on an App

I Met My Bridesmaid on an App

365 Days Later: The Deal with Anniversary Anxiety
365 Days Later: The Deal with Anniversary Anxiety

365 Days Later: The Deal with Anniversary Anxiety

Untangling the Mystery of Self Care
Untangling the Mystery of Self Care

Untangling the Mystery of Self Care

But what do I ACTUALLY need when I have a baby?
But what do I ACTUALLY need when I have a baby?

But what do I ACTUALLY need when I have a baby?

Musical Beds and the Best Nights Sleep
Musical Beds and the Best Nights Sleep

Musical Beds and the Best Nights Sleep

Dirt Tea and Other Lies: Navigating Postpartum Anxiety
Dirt Tea and Other Lies: Navigating Postpartum Anxiety

Dirt Tea and Other Lies: Navigating Postpartum Anxiety

I Tried Speed Dating On Bumble. Here’s Why You Should Too.
I Tried Speed Dating On Bumble. Here’s Why You Should Too.

I Tried Speed Dating On Bumble. Here’s Why You Should Too.

Are We Too Comfortable with Ageism?
Are We Too Comfortable with Ageism?

Are We Too Comfortable with Ageism?

How to Date in 2023
How to Date in 2023

How to Date in 2023

Evolving Our Ideas of Open Relationships
Evolving Our Ideas of Open Relationships

Evolving Our Ideas of Open Relationships

How are Gen Z and Millennial Attitudes to Sex and Relationships Changing? Bumble’s 2023 Sex Index Explains
How are Gen Z and Millennial Attitudes to Sex and Relationships Changing? Bumble’s 2023 Sex Index Explains

How are Gen Z and Millennial Attitudes to Sex and Relationships Changing? Bumble’s 2023 Sex Index Explains

How Do I Perceive the World as a Newly Diagnosed Autistic Woman
How Do I Perceive the World as a Newly Diagnosed Autistic Woman

How Do I Perceive the World as a Newly Diagnosed Autistic Woman

The Perils of Indecision: Googling for Career Advice
The Perils of Indecision: Googling for Career Advice

The Perils of Indecision: Googling for Career Advice

TRYING: A Journey of Infertility and Endometriosis
TRYING: A Journey of Infertility and Endometriosis

TRYING: A Journey of Infertility and Endometriosis

Have You Ever Been Banned from a Dating App?
Have You Ever Been Banned from a Dating App?

Have You Ever Been Banned from a Dating App?

Between Cultures: Jessica Kirkness On Growing Up with Deaf Grandparents
Between Cultures: Jessica Kirkness On Growing Up with Deaf Grandparents

Between Cultures: Jessica Kirkness On Growing Up with Deaf Grandparents

The Mini Period
The Mini Period

The Mini Period

The Power of Letting Go
The Power of Letting Go

The Power of Letting Go

Toilet Paper is a Basic Necessity, So Why Not Period Products?
Toilet Paper is a Basic Necessity, So Why Not Period Products?

Toilet Paper is a Basic Necessity, So Why Not Period Products?

Gender Dysphoria vs Gender Euphoria
Gender Dysphoria vs Gender Euphoria

Gender Dysphoria vs Gender Euphoria