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Why The Pandemic Shadow Stretches Longer For Mothers and Primary Carers
Research tells us that rates of depression and anxiety have increased during the pandemic
A. When lockdowns occur, and
B. When case numbers rise.
Unfortunately we have needed lockdowns to occur to mitigate the rise in case numbers and subsequently mitigate the number of people with severe illness overwhelming the hospital system. If our healthcare system stays afloat, more people with severe disease can get the treatment they need, and fewer people die.
Data indicates that women* and young people ar…
This is What Career Suicide Looks Like
“‘Underlying health conditions’ is the new ‘but what was she wearing?’”
There is a moment with your newborn, sometime between midnight and 3am a couple of days or weeks in, where you realise you are not as independent as you thought you were.
Where you look around for the people who are meant to be there helping you be okay and realise that they are not there.
Where you feel vulnerable and alone.
Inside that feeling of being totally let down, you realise individualism (with it’s pedestal of being a totally independent woman who doesn’t need help from anyone especially …
Reimagining Post-Lockdown Life
Identity Through The Eyes Of A Child
Catching Up Post-Lockdown? 6 questions you can ask new parents before you meet their new baby
Seeding Doubt: Why “Asking The Question” Can Mean So Much More
Research Update 3: Fertility, Menstruation, COVID-19 and Vaccination
Below is the transcript of the video and audio research update I recorded on 20th Sept 2021 on the topic of fertility, menstrual changes, COVID-19 and vaccination against COVID-19. This information is information only, and does not take the place of individualised advice and consultation with your medical team. I hope you find this useful, and please feel free to share this resource with anyone you think might be interested.
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Hello, my name is Anna Cusack, I am an author, a doula, Certified…
Are There Societal Silver Linings To Lockdown?
I’ve often wondered what the effect is of sectioning off age groups is.
At day care and preschool with other under 5s
Primary school with other kids
High school as a teen with teens
Study/early work/travel with other young adults
Work with other adults Then we hit mat leave, caring (largely alone) for someone i…Do Your Own Research?
1. “It’s not a race.” Righto ScoMo, how about you go tell that to the people of Wilcannia and all the other communities you and the state Libs have right royally let down.
And
2. “Do your own research.”
Having marked hundreds of “research skills” assessment papers from uni students, I can assure you that without specific training, very few people can access, understand and apply the …
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