Wondering about Wonder Woman
Nerdgasm week for pop culture geeks the world over has just come to an end. Yep, Comic Con International 2014 happened over the weekend. Having travelled to San Diego for the epic 5 day adventure in...
View ArticleTo the Skin Deep community…
A message from Lauren Things have been a little quiet here over the last few months, so I wanted to provide an explanation. Jess (centre) with Jane and Natalie on a body image panel at Women of the...
View ArticleAfter cancer
By Kate Bickford – originally shared internally with ABC employees. Kate Bickford went to hell and back when she was diagnosed with a rare form of cervical cancer. But the experience has galvanised her...
View ArticleTurnings on Edges
By Alysha Herrmann Last month I said I’d talk about the ‘turning point’ for me in learning to love and accept my body. But I actually told a bit of a fib. That’s not *exactly* what I’m going to share....
View ArticleMagnifying Mindfulness
Words by Lauren Moss. The World Health Organisation in 1948 famously defined health like this: Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of...
View ArticleFatty Number Two
Words: Alysha Herrmann My body did nothing to you. Does anyone else remember being weighed in PE class at school? Do they still do that? I’m not sure, but I think this is where one of my high...
View ArticleFive things to increase your self gratitude this Easter
1) Drop the guilt. Easter eggs are yummy. Easter is but once a year. Chocolate bunnies. Hot crossed buns. Chocolate for breakfast?! 2) Use this time to get together with friends and family,...
View ArticleStruggles of a skinny girl
Words: Lindsey Diacogiannis “What’s anorexic?” I asked my friends after they jeeringly told me I looked that way, at the age of thirteen. I weighed about xx (number removed by Skin Deep Project to...
View ArticleSkin Deep presents: InsideOut
Warm lights fill the centre of a dark room, where two young mums stand in front of an intimate audience, to talk about the dreams they hold for their children. Self love. Positive male role models. The...
View ArticleFor the Mother I Sometimes Meet
Words: Alysha Herrmann As long as I can remember, my mother has always been overweight. Hovering usually in an Australian dress size of 22-26, she’s had to shop at plus size stores or generic...
View ArticleBeauty: obtaining the unobtainable
Every where you look there are ideals forced upon us. Celebrities getting surgery, non-celebrities getting surgery, firming creams that cost the earth, make up that will get rid of lines and...
View ArticleFat Talk Free February is over. So, what now??
Last week Fat Talk Free February drew to a close, and some of us will be wondering – “what next?”. Well we’re here to tell you that although marked formally once a year, Fat Talk can be banished all...
View ArticleHow speaking up has helped me quiet the noise.
Words: Rachel Warland I was inspired to write this following the tragic passing of Charlotte Dawson and the need to get out there the importance of treating and educating people about mental illness....
View ArticleWellbeing (and self-love) is alive at TIO.
On Friday 21 February 2014 Skin Deep attended TIO’s second annual Wellbeing Expo. An initiative hosted by the Employee Wellbeing team at TIO. Much like Skin Deep, this team is a group of individuals...
View ArticleHigh school….ten years on.
Words: Jess Cullen Over the past few weeks I have had an influx of invitations to hang out with people I don’t really know and don’t particularly like. Yep, it’s been 10 years since I graduated high...
View ArticleRole models & world changers.
Words: Lauren Moss The fabulous, talented, passionate and powerful Heywire crew, ‘All Women’. From Sunday the 9th February to the 14th February, I was incredibly lucky to join the winners of the ABC’s...
View ArticleRole models and mentors and coaches, oh my!
If you’re a driven, passionate person and you know what your goals are, that’s great. Even when you have that clarity, the road to achieving them can feel scary, lonely and overwhelming. You will need...
View ArticleComplimenting: the body image friendly way!
Words by: Jess Cullen We all love getting and giving a compliment, right? Sometimes it’s that boost you need to get you through the day and leave you feeling happy. You may have noticed this month is...
View ArticleWatch your language!
Speaking to ourselves positively is a must this Fat Talk Free Month and beyond, however we know it can be tricky some times. That is why we are sharing with you just a taste of some affirmations and...
View ArticleShhhh….I want to share a secret with you!
Words: Lauren Moss I have a secret. Sometimes I wear war paint. You might be wondering how on earth this is a secret, but it is – because no one can see it. The thing is, that sometimes, when a day...
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