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    Amanda's Story: Overcoming an eating disorder as a Mum of 3...
    Zali Yager
    • Oct 19, 2020
    • 8 min

    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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    Anthea's Story: Disability, body image, and motherhood
    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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    Wondering why you are having a bad day? Motherhood and psychological needs frustration
    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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    Olivia's Story: This is what appreciating your new postpartum body looks like
    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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    Wendy's Story: What You See Isn’t Always What you Get- On Body Image and Being Biracial
    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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    Planning for a more Positive lockdown 2.0: Keeping your Sanity this time...
    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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    Teaching your children about body image at home
    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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    How can we stop our kids from becoming “Pretty Unhealthy”?
    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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    Sweat is a river that runs through your soul
    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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    Fix your toxic feed
    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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    4 reasons mummas need to get out and get active today
    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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    This one tip could help mums of young kids to improve their body confidence and mental health
    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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    How self-compassion can help you to love your body
    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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    5 ways to Love your Body
    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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