The notion of someone “having it all” has always sounded so greedy to me. Like a childhood wish-list left out for Santa requesting a golden-egg-laying dragon and a never-ending supply of T…
Sophie Power’s mid 100 mile race photo breastfeeding her son continues to go viral
A photo of ultra-marathon runner and tech co founder Sophie Power has gone viral over the past couple of weeks, as Strava shared the image capturing “motherhood, enduring and the strength of the…
Meet the entrepreneur helping busy parents prepare for their new baby
Over the weekend I went shopping for a friend’s upcoming baby shower, and HOOOO boy was it an experience. A sensory overload of products all smacking me in the face at the very same time. Bottle…
Pregnant with Cancer: Apparently I can’t drink wine but can have Chemotherapy
My name is Jules. I am 33 years old, a lawyer, and currently work in an executive infrastructure management role. I am also a spouse to an Australian Army pilot. And to make things all the more compli…
Em Rusciano on the “exquisite pain” of miscarriage.
Miscarriage remains largely invisible. Despite the fact up to one in four pregnancies ends in miscarriage it is, most often, experienced privately. So the physical and emotional pain of losing a baby …
What do Talitha Cummins, Katie ‘Monty’ Dimond & Tracey Spicer have in common? This. And it’s shameful.
It is a club no one wants to join and yet membership is bursting at the seams. The price of admission is steep: it requires a woman to lose her job while she is either pregnant or on maternity leave. …
Confessions of a woman who has enjoyed 2016
As a first-time parent I distinctly recall walking around in a semi-permanent state of bewilderment. I would stare at families with multiple children with my jaw ajar. How does anyone manage more than…
Working mum? Your 80 hour weeks blitz that of many CEOs
A new study has revealed some alarming statistics about the health of working mothers and the hours they’re working. Perhaps they’re stats you already know well yourself, especially if you…
What’s happened to Kate? The magazine cover that shocked me
What’s happened to Kate Middleton? This is the question that is posed on the cover of a weekly magazine that is currently sitting on the newsstands. Two pictures of the Duchess of Cambridge acco…
How employers can better manage maternity leave and support working mums
In terms of OECD countries, sadly Australia is still far from taking the lead when it comes to supporting pregnant women in the workplace. When Australian women reach the ages of 25 to 44, their parti…
