We learnt a really valuable lesson from Kellie Hush last year - to listen to our bodies. We are reposting her words of wisdom in the hope that they'll remind you to keep up your health checks this year and stay in tune with your body. Have you ever been struck by a feeling that something is just not quite right – with your body, or your child, or your surroundings? Are you … [Read more...] about Listen to your body, it might save your life
Women's health
PeriCoach: A long-term solution for incontinence
SPONSORED POST We all know how important it is to work on our pelvic floor muscles. We secretly squeeze-and-release in the car, in the office, while watching TV in the hope that we are doing the best thing for our bodies. But do you ever wonder if all those ‘holding tight’ exercises are actually doing you any good? Do you still put in that pad when you’re going for your … [Read more...] about PeriCoach: A long-term solution for incontinence
How cancer silenced Julie McCrossin
Julie McCrossin once described her job as ‘talking for a living’. For more than 20 years her voice has delivered us some truly inspiring, informative and amusing interviews over the airwaves. But in 2013 she was forced to stop talking – and start fighting for her life. Diagnosed with Stage 4 throat cancer, Julie lost the capacity to use her voice as she underwent over a month … [Read more...] about How cancer silenced Julie McCrossin
A life-saving letter
Broadcaster and activist Julie McCrossin knew that something was not quite right with her body. She went to her GP who dismissed her concerns as nothing more than a sore throat. In this interview she explains to Deborah about how her decision to write a letter to an ENT specialist most likely saved her life. … [Read more...] about A life-saving letter
The strength to carry on
Where do you get your resilience from? When times are tough, what gives you the strength to keep on going? When journalist and former ABC broadcaster Julie McCrossin was diagnosed with throat cancer last year, her world fell to pieces. She had to stop work, she lost the use of her voice, she spent weeks undergoing grueling chemotherapy and radiation. The disease affected her … [Read more...] about The strength to carry on
