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.

A teenage girl sitting cross-legged outdoors in casual winter clothing, looking away from the camera.
#Puberty

If a teenager could ask for help easily, they would.

How parents can spot the early signs and make it safe to talk (Australia) If teens could wander into the kitchen and say, “I’m not okay,” without it turning into a big scary Talk… they would. Most ...
 Illustration representing The Quieter Mind and perimenopause brain fog recalibration for midlife women.
Brain Fog

The Quieter Mind: Why “Brain Fog” Is The Wrong Name For What You’re Feeling

This is not you failing. This is your system recalibrating. If your brain feels like it has changed overnight, you’re not imagining it. If you’re losing words mid-sentence, forgetting what you walk...
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’...