Health & Wellness

Misinformed consent in the birth room

A friend told me a story recently about an online consent module she completed during her uni degree. It was one of those tests that fails you until you memorise the answers and get one hundred percent. My friend kept failing due to one question. It...

Andy Lawrence

March 2025

Parenting

The masks we wear: are they false, or are they us?

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the different masks we wear. We like to think of ourselves as ‘whole’ people who walk around being our authentic, whole selves all the time, or at least we aspire to. But really, I think we have different...

Andy Lawrence

March 2025

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Menopause matters

Are you in your forties or fifties and noticing changes? Perhaps your periods are irregular, you’re feeling irritable, or experiencing sudden hot flushes at inconvenient moments. Maybe you’re waking at 3 AM, unable to get back to sleep... If this sounds familiar, you might be entering perimenopause or menopause.

Dr Rebecca Goodman

March 2025

Parenting

The tragic short life and sudden death of Ducky the chicken

Early in the New Year, I ordered some fertile chicken eggs to hatch in my small incubator. I often do this to replace old laying hens or inject new breeds or genetics into my flock. It also provides my children a beautiful opportunity to learn how...

Andy Lawrence

February 2025

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Ozempic and Weight Loss

By Dr Jeffrey Hall, Bulli Medical Practice Ozempic is the trade name for the medication Semaglutide. It is a bio-similar medication to a gut hormone that regulates insulin responses to food and is the best known in the class of medications called...

Dr Jeffrey Hall

February 2025

Health & Wellness

Is reality TV ‘harmful’? We asked 5 experts – including an ex-reality TV participant

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article

The Conversation

February 2025

Health & Wellness

Dive in! Why ocean swimming will do you good

By Dr Trevor Kemper of Equilibrium Healthcare Plato once said, “The sea cures all ailments of man,” a sentiment echoed by thinkers like Hippocrates and Aristotle, who recommended time by the ocean for healing and pain relief. For centuries...

Dr Trevor Kemper

January 2025

Health & Wellness

Can you get sunburnt or UV skin damage through car or home windows?

Most glass used in residential windows lets a lot of UVA pass through, between 45 and 75%

The Conversation

February 2025

Health & Wellness

Can you get sunburnt or UV skin damage through car or home windows?

Most glass used in residential windows lets a lot of UVA pass through, between 45 and 75%

The Conversation

February 2025

Health & Wellness

What’s the difference between ageing and frailty? One is inevitable – the other is not

Ageing is a normal part of the life course. It doesn’t matter how many green smoothies you drink, or how many “anti-ageing” skin care products you use, you can’t stop the ageing process

The Conversation

February 2025

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Fertility problems? See your GP

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Dr Hayley Glasson

November 2024

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Latest sun exposure and protection guideline

By Dr Luke Harvey, Bulli Medical Practice A new guideline published in February 2024 aims to update advice about sun exposure and protection for Australia’s diverse population. The guideline was endorsed by leading experts in skin cancer including...

Danika Hall

January 2025

Health & Wellness

Adolescent mental health – how parents can help

By Dr Nikita Robins, Bulli Medical Practice Adolescents are increasingly struggling with poor mental health. The two most frequently cited issues thought to have had a negative impact on youth mental health are: 1) the global pandemic and lockdowns...

Dr Nikita Robins

December 2024

Parenting

Cancelled plans and an oddly placed bandaid: The perils of dating your spouse in early parenthood

The task of trying to connect with your spouse in early parenthood takes dedication, patience and a great big dollop of humour. At a time when attempting to drink a glass of water feels like an olympic sport, it can feel utterly impossible to direct...

Andy Lawrence

December 2024

Parenting

Do we even like each other anymore? Dating my husband and fighting for our spark in early parenthood

A little over a year ago, my husband and I were attempting to reconnect after wading through an ocean of mutual resentment, imagined slights and increasingly exasperating circular arguments after the birth of our second baby. So much of our life had...

Andy Lawrence

November 2024

Health & Wellness

Unlocking potential with Entelechy Living

During my conversation with Anna Carson, founder of Woonona’s health and wellness hub Entelechy Living I have to ask her how to pronounce certain words. Ayurveda is one. Entelechy is another. And as the name of her business, that one’s probably...

Amanda De George

October 2024

Health & Wellness

Gratitude: A Courageous Way to Embrace 2025

The start of a new year doesn’t erase the weight of the past. We bring along all our experiences – the good, the bad, and everything in between. But there is something undeniably hopeful about having turned the page to a new year—a chance to...

Dr Esther Davis

January 2025

Health & Wellness

In the US, political division can take a significant toll on people’s health. Australia should pay attention

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article

The Conversation

November 2024

Health & Wellness

Breaking the stigma around mental health

by Dr Meaghan Miller-McConochie “What we don’t need, in the midst of struggle, is shame for being human.” Brene Brown, American professor, social worker and author. In Australia, mental illness affects one in five people each year, with...

Dr Meaghan Miller-McConochie

October 2024

Parenting

I don’t clean my house anymore

It’s a well known fact that parents with three or more children are the most laid back people on earth. Their kids could be setting fire to the curtains and they’ll respond with a shrug and an eye roll. Even as a mum of two, I’ve come to...

Andy Lawrence

September 2024

Parenting

Growing with our gardens: how caring for children and plants teaches us the art of surrender

I have always loved gardening. I grew up on ten acres in the Blue Mountains, where I plotted out little gardens of ill-fated eggplants, eaten by insects before they could fruit. I didn’t even like eggplants, but I loved the process of sowing...

Andy Lawrence

September 2024

Health & Wellness

The Bone Bus is coming to Helensburgh

Worried about osteoporosis? The Bone Bus will pull into Helensburgh later this month, giving local residents the chance to get their bone density checked from September 25-27. Thanks to Dr Cindy Htet, owner of Parkes Street General Practice, for...

The Illawarra Flame

September 2024