Over the weekend, Lisa Hyde, a former contestant on ‘The Bachelor’ and ‘Bachelor in Paradise’, shared a video of her month-old baby daughter in a bassinet with her 140,000 Instagram follo…
“Two-and-a-half jobs”: Meet the entrepreneur giving a boost to mums in business
We all know startup life is tough. Add an infant and a toddler into the mix, and suddenly, every challenge is multiplied tenfold somehow. It’s something entrepreneur and mum-of-two Carrie Kwan knows a…
Working flexibly or suffering flexibly?
Traditionally the realm of the part-time working mum, flexible working arrangements are now being offered and accessed at higher rates than ever before, and reimagined in forms much more creative than…
The problem with the invisibility of parenting
It’s been over a month now since my book was published, and a little over two months of effectively having another job, in addition to editing Women’s Agenda and co-parenting our three daughters…
How women are working towards building an enlightened future for families
Our social system is held up by networks of non-government, not-for-profit organisations, bringing people together and often providing essential advocacy and community support. Such groups are general…
#NotAllWomen harm their babies but all mums get screened for mental illness
I had been asked to do an urgent home visit of a new mother. She has no history of mental illness. She is sitting at a table in her kitchen. She has no expression on her face. Her 4-week-old daughter …
‘Can we rely on you?’: What not to say to mothers returning to work
‘When do you think it’s likely you’ll be looking to take maternity leave again?’ ‘How many kids are you planning on having?’ ‘Given you’ve got young children, do you think we’re going to be able to re…
A reality check: Not just #MyMum but #ThisMum too
Something quite extraordinary happened earlier this week. An own goal by the Daily Telegraph, in which the editors sought to suggest Labor leader Bill Shorten cynically omitted key elements of his mum…
The hashtag #MyMum is trending on Twitter & you need to read it.
Social media often gets a bad rap, and there are certainly occasions where that is absolutely warranted. But occasionally it serves to display humanity at its finest. Amplified. And today is one of th…
‘I convinced myself my panic was normal. That all new mums felt this way. I was wrong.’
Probably one of the key moments when a part of my mind sounded an alarm to say all was not well in the world of my mental health was the time I managed to get a burglar cornered by police and arrested…
