Whitewashing beauty standards
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Whitewashing beauty standards
By Georgina Lavan One of the many Vanity Fair Hollywood Issue covers lacking diversity Source: Buzzfeed Vanity Fair’s Hollywood...
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You’re wasting your time with waist trainers
By Georgina Lavan Source: Marie Claire When we’ve hit a low in our body confidence and try to find...
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The rise of #Fitspo
(Trigger warning: unsafe dieting practices; ‘clean eating’; excessive exercise) By Georgina Lavan The popular wave of fitspo, or fitspiration, has...
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Finding the right therapist for YOU
By Georgina Lavan The process of commencing therapy can be daunting, especially when you’re at your most vulnerable. Here...
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Tracking your mental health
By Georgina Lavan I recently went on an overseas holiday. I always enjoy travel as it gives me an...
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Sarah makes an appearance on SBS’ Insight
By Georgina Lavan Our very own Sarah McMahon, psychologist and director of BodyMatters, made an appearance on SBS’ Insight,...
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Kyle and Jackie O’s Fatchelorette
By Georgina Lavan Source: KIIS FM Following the conclusion of this season’s Batchelor, Kyle and Jackie O rode on...
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Ethnic plastic surgery: Changing your face and your race
By Georgina Lavan Ethnic plastic surgery – a term coined by the industry as cosmetic surgery for altering features...
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How to: Make your own self-soothing sensory kit
By Georgina Lavan Self-soothing is a distress tolerance skill learnt in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT). Its aim is to alleviate...
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Are IV clinics encouraging irresponsible behaviour?
By Georgina Lavan In December 2015, Sydney saw its first intravenous clinic, named The Hangover Clinic, open its doors....
October 19