Ladies, We Need To Talk

• Sandwich generation — the women looking after everyone

  Your parents are elderly. Your kids need you. And it's up to you to tend to the needs of everyone. Welcome to the sandwich generation.The bad news is you'll be wading through a ton of logistical, financial and medical obstacles while watching your folks decline. The good news is you're not alone.Join Yumi Stynes in meeting two women doing their best in the middle of a sandwich, with some tips on getting your sh*t together before everything falls apart. Plus, clinical psychologist Nasalifya Namwinga has the goods on how to deal emotionally.Helpful links:Carers AustraliaThe Violet InitiativeWe want to know what you want to hear more of, take our audience survey:https://shorturl.at/JglOX

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• Calling out wellness bullsh*t with Dr Jen Gunter

  Coffee enemas? Healing jade yoni eggs? Raw milk? No, nope, nup. Dr Jen Gunter is calling bullsh*t on the internet's wellness industry.Dr Gunter is on a crusade against disinformation. As a gynaecologist and internationally renowned women's health expert, she calls out influencers promoting harmful treatments and nonsense supplements for profit. And she's not afraid to take on Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop and vaginal steaming products in the process. Join Yumi Stynes as she gets a lesson in how to spot a fake, the danger of wellness charlatans, the link between wellness influencers and conspiracy theories, and what's really good for our bodies.    Take our audience survey, we want to know what you want to hear more of:https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=mkDBl3hw50e7lNHlNQPgEl8yCS-Q1OtCsMy5oywA3LpUNFhWTTBNQ0dUNlZLSjVISlJVUE5TUDZKOC4u&route=shorturlThis episode contains references to Goop, Gwyneth Paltrow, misinformation, Alex Jones, women’s health, abortion, Donald Trump, wellness industry, social media, natural health, organic therapies, alternative therapies, peer reviewed research, disinformation, conspiracy theories. 

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• Loneliness — you're not alone

  Loneliness hurts. And we know it's bad for us, worse than smoking or obesity. Even though a third of us are lonely, we're embarrassed to say so. So, what would happen if we talked about our loneliness openly? And how can we build more meaningful connections?Yumi Stynes speaks to women who are lonely, one within a marriage and one hoping to find a partner, to understand the toll it can take. Plus, psychologist Dr Bella Ingram shares tips on how we can insulate ourselves from the chill of being lonely.Take our audience survey, we want to know what you want to hear more of:https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=mkDBl3hw50e7lNHlNQPgEl8yCS-Q1OtCsMy5oywA3LpUNFhWTTBNQ0dUNlZLSjVISlJVUE5TUDZKOC4u&route=shorturlThis episode contains references to marriage, friendship, relationships, loneliness, anxiety, depression, mental health, alcohol, substance use, community. 

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• Can you train yourself to pee less? From 'What's That Rash?'

  Do you need to pee at all hours of the day? Pelvic floor got you down? Are things a getting saggy down there like like a rogue bit of pizza dough or like Gary Oldman's face?There are some medical reasons why you might need to constantly rush to the loo, but the good news is in most cases your bladder is deconditioned, and you need to get your urinary tract back into ship-shape form.Tegan Taylor and Noman Swan, hosts of What's That Rash podcast are here to help!Take our audience survey. We want to know what you want to hear more of!https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=mkDBl3hw50e7lNHlNQPgEl8yCS-Q1OtCsMy5oywA3LpUNFhWTTBNQ0dUNlZLSjVISlJVUE5TUDZKOC4u&route=shorturl

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• How to give zero f*cks with Gina Chick, Jessie Tu and Anna Broinowski

  When filmmaker Anna Broinowski turned 50, she stopped giving any f*cks about what other people thought of her. Stopped prettying herself, being concerned with niceness, and exhaled. Certified badass Gina Chick spent 67 days in the literal wilderness living off the land to win Alone Australia. Jessie Tu refuses to adhere to the male gaze.So, what happens to us women when we stop playing by the Good Girl guidebook and start living by our own rules? And what does it mean to live dangerously? Yumi Stynes sits down with Anna, Gina and Jessie at the Adelaide Festival to ask just that. Zero f*cks included.This episode contains references to Gina Chick, Alone Australia, Jessie Tu, sexism, misogyny, self-care, boundaries, strong women.Take our audience survey. We want to know what you want to hear more of!https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=mkDBl3hw50e7lNHlNQPgEl8yCS-Q1OtCsMy5oywA3LpUNFhWTTBNQ0dUNlZLSjVISlJVUE5TUDZKOC4u&route=shorturl

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