Health

From menstruation to fertility and mental health, we combat cultural stigma and taboo, while empowering women to embrace their bodies and minds.

"Everyone has the right to feel safe and confident in their connections, especially when meeting someone new," says Chawla.
One of the most common and harmful things people with endometriosis are told is that their pain is ‘all in their head’. As an endometriosis-specialised counsellor, I see the significant psychological harm caused by these sorts of dismissive comments in my practice every day.
"Despite the many mental health awareness campaigns and increased access to university counselling services, students still feel unsafe talking about their struggles."
"It is hard to fathom how much of my life I’ve wasted striving for this patchwork of appearance ideals. Now at 26 years old, it still takes so much effort to unlearn these deeply ingrained beliefs," writes Jeanette Chan.
In 2020 I had surgery and afterwards I wrote, ‘Your body is your home and your future, so get all of the damn checks. Listen to your gut if you think something’s not right’. In 2024 I listened to my gut.
We love a meaningful brand partnership - so WNBL's campaign with period poverty initiative Share the Dignity was right up our alley.
Intersectional inclusion is a progressive practice, not a one-time act. It’s a commitment to evolving your understanding and pushing for systemic change.
Disabled people can genuinely change the world, and it’s time we’re seen as the assets we are, not the burdens they portray us to be.
From concerns that many women with diverse skin tones commonly have (such as hyperpigmentation), to the most rewarding aspects of her job, Dr Lee-Mei Yap opens up to Missing Perspectives.
"We can focus on recent election losses and the way they stigmatise our reproductive bodies and rights. Or we can focus on where the progress is happening, and choose ourselves to be part of the change," writes Dr Romy Listo.

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