By keeping these discussions taboo, we rob people of the basic support and understanding necessary to deal with their loss. By keeping these discussions taboo, we force women and families to suffer in silence.
I support a #NoKidsPolicy for paparazzi images. This is why it matters:
For the first time in my life I have filed a formal complaint with the Australian Press Council. The issue isn’t unflattering press or even a false claim. As a somewhat public figure over the years I’ve had plenty of good and bad press, and well, even some of the...
Cyberbullying – Let’s Teach Online Ethics Early and Often
As a writer, public figure, child rights and human rights advocate, social media user and parent, the issue of cyberbullying and online safety really hits home for me.
How do you talk about death with your 3-year-old?
In our house, conversations about death come up a lot at the moment. But how do you talk with a child about death?
Families lose out again – particularly women and children
“Those that cannot budget to procreate – shouldn’t! ” Indeed. Let’s make sure women decide the exact right moment to reproduce. If they get it wrong, or chose a partner who dies, leaves them, abuses them or makes them deeply unhappy, screw ‘em. It’s their fault for choosing to carry, give birth to and raise the next generation, right?
My plea for a better quality discussion on breastfeeding
It makes me sad every time I see an apparently well-intentioned opinion piece on breastfeeding or other health matters filled with statements that any doctor could tell you is false or misleading. A parent or parent-to-be searching for answers online is going to come across a lot of good information, and a lot of potentially damaging misinformation as well. With this in mind, I have a plea.
A Mother’s Fierceness
I have a fresh fierceness, for lack of a better word. I am fiercely protective of my family and also the world we live in. For me, there is a new level of engagement with the world, in part because I care deeply about what I will leave for my daughter when I pass on.
The Moss Paradox/Let’s Hear It For The Girls
In today’s Sunday Magazine I chat with Angela Mollard about love, life, writing Assassin, losing my mother when I was young, and more. “My motto is ‘Life is too short to live the same day twice…”
Celebrating World Breastfeeding Week
It’s World Breastfeeding Week, a time to celebrate breastfeeding and reflect on how far we’ve come, particularly since the early 70’s when many mothers were incorrectly told in hospital that formula was as good as or even superior to their own breast milk
For Mum
For many years, Mother’s Day was a day I tried to ignore. In May each year I tried not to hear about my friend’s plans for this day. I tried to avoid the ads, tried not to see the cards, the flowers, the news headlines.