Hey Sister! Journal – Period, Menopause & Wellness Insights

Ladies, get ready to embark on an enlightening journey through the vibrant landscape of women’s health, where the intricate dance of diet, periods, and the enigmatic entity known as endometriosis takes centre stage. Our mission? To demystify the complexities, share the latest research, and sprinkle a dash of innovation.

Woman stading at a pharmacy counter
Women health

Your symptoms aren’t scheduled - why pharmacist prescribing endorsement matters for women in Australia

It’s 6:12pm, your bladder is on fire, your GP clinic is shut, and your body is not interested in waiting politely until next week. If you’ve ever been in that moment (Or the “I need my contraceptio...
An exhausted mum leans forward with her face hidden in her folded arms, resting on a woven basket of baby laundry on a grey couch
Motherhood

Motherhood has changed. Have we kept up?

What today’s mums in Australia are juggling (and why travel, work and wellbeing feel harder than they should). Motherhood in Australia doesn’t look like it did for our mums — and definitely not lik...
Cycle Syncing Isn’t a Second Job - It’s Just Your Body Explaining Itself
cycle syncing

Cycle Syncing Isn’t a Second Job - It’s Just Your Body Explaining Itself

If cycle syncing on the internet feels like a part-time job you never applied for, you are not imagining it. Somewhere along the way, “understanding your cycle” got turned into a full-blown lifesty...
Periods, Performance, and the Lie Women in Sport Have Been Sold
HASTA

Periods, Performance, and the Lie Women in Sport Have Been Sold

Australia, we need to talk If you have ever trained through cramps so bad you had to ‘breathe through it’ like labour, you are not weak. You are not dramatic. You are not ‘using your period as an e...
What Self-Advocacy Actually Looks Like When You’ve Got a Hormonal Condition

What Self-Advocacy Actually Looks Like When You’ve Got a Hormonal Condition

Coming off Endo Month and Adeno Month, here’s the next conversation we need to stop avoiding. We’ve just spent the last couple of months talking about endometriosis and adenomyosis - the pelvic pai...
Period Poo Bathroom
period symptoms

Period Poops: Why Your Gut Chooses Violence (And What Actually Helps)

You know that moment your period starts and your bowels decide it’s audition time?Like: “Surprise, babe. We’re doing cramps AND chaos.”Congratulations, you’ve met period poops - and no, you’re not ...
Coffee & Diary
period pain relief

The 3-Day Head Start: Your Pre-Period Plan for a Calmer Cycle

You know that moment your period’s due and you start preparing like it’s a minor emergency? Snacks appear. Plans get “moved”. You start eyeing your heating pack like it’s a trusted colleague. Here’...
Woman practicing body literacy by listening to her physical signals and resting.

Listening to Your Body Is a Skill (Not a Weakness)

Your body has been talking. Most of us were simply never taught how to listen. Not all wisdom comes from textbooks. Sometimes it shows up as a tight chest before burnout. A deep, bone-level tiredne...
Woman resting due to endometriosis fatigue and chronic pain
Endometriosis Awareness

The invisible fatigue, emotional load, and everyday fight of living with endometriosis

Not all battles leave visible scars. The battle you can’t see Not all battles look like battles.Some look like showing up to work with a brave face.Some look like cancelling plans again.Some look l...