Transitions: PART 3 OF 4: (im)perfection
Writing and artwork by Tatum Van Dam // The results of being in another country at a new school with foreign people were shocking: you can be yourself and people will accept you for you.
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Transitions PART TWO: Awkward
Writing and artwork by Tatum Van Dam // Seeing other girls changing in the locker room taught me everything that I was doing wrong (but was too scared to change on my own).
Read MoreTransitions PART ONE: Ladylike
Writing and artwork by Tatum Van Dam // The phrase “that’s not ladylike” became a recurring statement throughout my childhood, despite the fact that most of these not-so-lady-like actions came as derivatives from growing up in a household predominantly filled with boys.
Read MoreMore Than Terminal
Writing by Lucy Beall Lott // I have Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa, a terminal genetic condition with an average life expectancy of eighteen years old, and currently without a cure. I am now twenty.
Read MoreKeys To Self-Confidence
Writing by The Big Sister Experience // Practice Self-love – self-love means different things to different people. But to the Big Sisters, the concept of self-love means recognising you have a voice; differing values, opinions and desires to your peers, and having the strength to use this voice
How To Green Your Period
Writing by Carol Morris – Menstrual Mentor, Lunette Menstrual Cups Australia // Studies have shown that the majority of people will continue to use the same sanitary product that they were introduced to during early puberty.
Read MorePeriod Witches with Ella and Zadie
Interview of Ella by Zadie McCracken // I learnt to embrace the certain stages in my cycle. For example, if I’m in “winter” and I just don’t want to see anyone, I’ll take some time to myself, make a tea and watch some Gilmore Girls.
Read MoreThe Ability To Accept Disability
Writing by Claire Wastell edited by Sandy Hsu // Photograph by 林偉偉 // Despite our ever evolving and accepting society, people with disabilities are still not completely tolerated in our day and age.
Read MoreAborto
Writing by Andy Reyes // Photograph by Lais Azevedo // Abortion should not be illegal. It is a human right and the laws have to be thoroughly analyzed so that more women have that right to choose what to do with their own bodies.
Read MorePeriod Witches: A Celebration of Body, Blood, Girlhood And Community
Review by Zadie McCracken // Photographs by Hannah Forsdike // Art by Freya Bennett // Walking away from Period Witches, I felt a sense of joy and renewal. The day had passed quickly, but without rush. I had a bag full of sweet treats, a head full of new knowledge, and a sweet feeling settled in my chest.