Zali Yager
Amanda's Story: Overcoming an eating disorder as a Mum of 3...
I don’t remember the exact age I started hating my body, but after growing up with a Mother who struggled with her weight, it became...
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Zali Yager
- Sep 28, 2020
- 5 min
Anthea's Story: Disability, body image, and motherhood
My name is Anthea and I am a mother, wife, and psychology student with a physical disability. I would like to share my story surrounding...
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Zali Yager
- Sep 16, 2020
- 3 min
Wondering why you are having a bad day? Motherhood and psychological needs frustration
So you know that at BCM, we are the queens of evidence-based nerdiness… But as I read a paper the other day, I had a huge moment of...
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Zali Yager
- Sep 16, 2020
- 6 min
Olivia's Story: This is what appreciating your new postpartum body looks like
Seven weeks ago, on a wintery Melbourne afternoon, I gave birth for the second time. Just like before, I’m overwhelmed by the love I’m...
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Zali Yager
- Sep 10, 2020
- 11 min
Wendy's Story: What You See Isn’t Always What you Get- On Body Image and Being Biracial
Image: Supplied, Credit to Maple & Roo Photography We all know that body image is an issue, especially for women but when you’re biracial...
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Zali Yager
- Jul 10, 2020
- 2 min
Planning for a more Positive lockdown 2.0: Keeping your Sanity this time...
I’m Laura, BCM Founder, and Mum living in Darebin, Victoria. When our state Premier, Daniel Andrews announced last Tuesday night that we...
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Zali Yager
- May 14, 2020
- 2 min
Teaching your children about body image at home
Home-based schooling? Yep, we've been at it too... It seems as though all schools are approaching things differently- some have bombarded...
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Zali Yager
- Sep 5, 2019
- 4 min
How can we stop our kids from becoming “Pretty Unhealthy”?
Today I did a radio interview with Dr Nikki Stamp about her latest book “Pretty Unhealthy”. It’s about our obsession with the way that...
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Zali Yager
- Jan 24, 2019
- 3 min
Sweat is a river that runs through your soul
Why exercise makes you feel so good By Dr Laura Hart I was walking past a dance studio the other day and saw an advertising poster with...
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Zali Yager
- Jan 24, 2019
- 2 min
Fix your toxic feed
Instagram to make you feel better about yourself As body image researchers, we have been worried about social media for a while now. UK...
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Zali Yager
- Jan 24, 2019
- 3 min
4 reasons mummas need to get out and get active today
We all know how it goes... your brain says "I really should exercise today" , and then finds a million excuses not to. I remember...
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Zali Yager
- Jan 24, 2019
- 3 min
This one tip could help mums of young kids to improve their body confidence and mental health
One in five women with a child under 2 have ever been diagnosed with depression, according to the most recent national Australian study...
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Zali Yager
- Sep 5, 2017
- 1 min
How self-compassion can help you to love your body
This blog post is a part of our Love your Body Week, and Women's Health Week series. New evidence has found that interventions that...
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Zali Yager
- Sep 4, 2017
- 2 min
5 ways to Love your Body
This post is a part of our Love your Body Week series. Around the world, millions of men, women and children are unhappy with aspects of...
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