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Motherhood changes a person. We all know this. Yet in so-called Weird countries (weird: western, educated, industrialised, rich and democratic) there is very little in the way of ritual to acknowledge this rite of passage, this fundamental transformation.

The emerging concept of ‘matresence’, like adolescence, is opening up a new conversation about the bind of modern motherhood, helping to birth a new mothering culture.

Becoming a mother is a huge, complicated life transition that can rock every fibre of a person's being. While the term matrescence may seem relatively new, it was actually coined in the 70's by medical anthropologist Dana Raphael.

Read more from the Australasian Birth Trauma Association.

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𝚆𝚑𝚊𝚝'𝚜 𝙾𝚗 𝙾𝚞𝚛 𝙼𝚒𝚗𝚍? Some recent experiences got us reflecting on that expansive love we have for our friends. @aimeelouwood speaks about 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 in a BBC interview & we couldn't agree more!
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That inner circle of friends where you are unapologetically your most honest, goofy, truest self. Your ride or dies, your vaults, your soulmates.
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It’s time to tell them how much you love them. It’s time to normalise saying 𝗜 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 to your friends.
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Only if you mean it of course. If you’re not sure – maybe it’s time to do a friendship scan. Learn about different friendship layers in the @chrischeerspsychology book “The New Rulebook”.
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@georgie_jonez wraps it up in her poetry (totally need to go and watch the whole piece)

“𝘐 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦. 𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘸𝘢𝘺”

Campaign & Events

The mental health statistics in this country are confronting. The Resilience Project’s mission is to teach positive mental health strategies to help people become happier and more resilient.

The Resilience Project share emotionally engaging stories with hundreds of schools, workplaces and communities to help make the topic of mental health more accessible. The research is clear; the more positive emotion you experience, the more resilient you will be. For that reason they focus on three key pillars proven to cultivate positive emotion; Gratitude, Empathy and Mindfulness (GEM). Their programs also have a strong focus on Connection, Purpose, Kindness, Emotional Literacy and Physical Health.

Find out more about Resilience Project, the nationally best selling book by Hugh van Cuylenburg

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13YARN [Thirteen YARN] is the first national crisis support line for mob who are feeling overwhelmed or having difficulty coping. They offer a confidential one-on-one yarning opportunity with a Lifeline-trained Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Crisis Supporter who can provide crisis support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

13YARN empowers our community with the opportunity to yarn without judgement and provide a culturally safe space to speak about their needs, worries or concerns.

They have co-designed the line using Lifeline expertise with several Aboriginal mental health professionals including National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO), Black Dog Institute Aboriginal Lived Experience team and the Centre for Excellence in Suicide Prevention along with input from Torres Strait Islander, remote, regional, and urban peoples with lived experience.

They work to explore options for ongoing support and community members will always be reassured they will be connected to another Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander person who will understand where they are coming from and value knowing HOW to listen, without judgement or shame.

Who are?

The DeathTech Research Team is a group of anthropologists, social scientists and human-computer interaction specialists based at the University of Melbourne and the University of Oxford. The team have been studying questions at the intersection of death, technology, and society for more than a decade.

The DeathTech Research Team is currently undertaking two major projects:

• Disposal of the Dead: Beyond Burial and Cremation investigates emerging alternatives to and elaborations upon traditional methods of body disposal. Disposal of the Dead is a three-year project funded by the Australian Research Council.

• The Future Cemetery investigates the potential for new technologies to enhance the public’s experience of the cemetery. The Future Cemetery is a three-year project funded by the Australian Research Council along with the Greater Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust as Linkage Partner.
  
  
  

On the Blog

One of the popular search terms that matches with one of the Caddyshack Project blog titles is Animal Sex.

Nope, not delving into why that is… let’s just imagine the search term had something to do with a David Attenborough show. Anyway here’s a throwback to this November 2022 blog featuring fun facts about animals, including:

Kangaroo Confusion

Female kangaroos (all marsupials, for that matter) possess three vaginal tubes but only one vaginal opening, eliminating any confusion on the part of their mates. When males inseminate females, their sperm travels up either (or both) of the side tubes, and about 30 days later the tiny joey travels down the central tube, from which it slowly makes its way to its mother's pouch for the remainder of its gestation. 

Read the whole blog.

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The Sydney band Clews are back with the second season of their podcast, Love Clews.

Made up of siblings Lily and Grace Richardson, the second season of the Love Clews podcast builds on prior discussions of love, sex and relationships, heralding the sisters into a new phase of life, ready to unpack the journeys of both themselves and their guests.

Produced with Grace at the helm, this season of the podcast uses the sisters’ experiences of love to dive into discussions about dating apps, self-love, social media, gender roles and creativity.

Lily and Grace talk with guests from music, media and sport, as well as share personal insights from their own lives.

Diary Dates

Our super exciting line up of guests for On The Couch in 2024 includes

Axel Nathaniel Rose from University of NSW, Stella Topaz from Abundant Body, Dr Tessa Opie from In Your Skin with Kerrin Bradfield, Danyelle Mei Kaplan from Magkasama with Egan Magee from Every Body ,Laura Crozier from Youth Affairs Council of Victoria and Rachel Wotton with Mohammed Samrah.

Complete free modules like Nitty Gritty, Hepatitis B and C & Because You Care in your own time.