Whitewashing beauty standards
Whitewashing beauty standards
By Georgina Lavan One of the many Vanity Fair Hollywood Issue covers lacking diversity Source: Buzzfeed Vanity Fair’s Hollywood...
November 25
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...
November 23
The rise of #Fitspo
(Trigger warning: unsafe dieting practices; ‘clean eating’; excessive exercise) By Georgina Lavan The popular wave of fitspo, or fitspiration, has...
November 9
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...
November 2
Tracking your mental health
By Georgina Lavan I recently went on an overseas holiday. I always enjoy travel as it gives me an...
October 29
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,...
October 27
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...
October 26
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...
October 26
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...
October 21
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