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Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Body image”

Colleen McCullough

Remembering Colleen McCullough

One of my greatest privileges while working in newspapers was to write obituaries. At some rags, the obits are palmed off to cadets, not seen as ‘real’ news, especially in small towns where the subjects aren’t exactly famous.

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NSW Finals Poetry Slam

Poetry slam state finals

The organisers of the Australian Poetry Slam have uploaded the vid of my performance at the NSW Finals.

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Swimming

Mums do swim

Have you ever noticed how the word ‘princess’ evolves from term of endearment to insult as a girl grows? I’m not quite sure at what age the transition happens, but a ‘princess’ who is a teenager or woman is often being referred to as such because she is spoilt, sheltered, cowardly or stuck-up.

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Iggy Azalea

Iggy Azalea – exploited or exploiter?

There’s this girl who grew up in the town next to mine. I’ve met her dad a couple of times. He’s an artistic type. Paints, draws, writes, dabbles in stand-up comedy.

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Butt

Making an ass out of bullies

‘There’s something you should see.’ One of my friends pointed to the picnic table near the senior study.

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Take flight

Maybe she’ll be a pilot

‘Plane, plane, plane!’ It was one of Libby’s first words. She sounded like that little guy in Fantasy Island whenever a plane flew overhead.

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Inspire Her Mind

Pretty brilliant advertising

I was going to post about something else tonight, but then I saw this and it couldn’t wait: Inspire her mind. It’s such a good ad.

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#ihaveembraced

Embracing health

I just donated to a project that encourages women to live happily with their bodies the way they are. At the same time I’m on a 30-day health kick.

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