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There's an expectation that couples share a bed, but what if sleep isn't compatible with being in the same room as your other half? Maybe they snore, maybe they starfish, or maybe you just need a few hours without another human touching you.
Is a sleep divorce, AKA, having separate bedrooms, the answer?
There's a trend towards normalising sleeping separately from your partner. Cameron Diaz is doing it. So are the Beckhams. But does this arrangement spell the end of sex and intimacy? Or does it make for a better night's sleep and a better waking relationship?
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Ladies is making a special series about WTF happens when we go through perimenopause and how to make it to the other side intact. Thereâs a ton of information out there about this phase, some of it confusing, a lot of it nonsense. Never fear, weâre here to help you sort fact from fanny fart!
We want to hear your stories of change, from whatâs going on with your bodies and brains, to sex and relationships. Has your libido hidden in a cupboard? Is the sound of your children fighting enough to send you over the edge? Does it feel like your brain has turned to sludge and your waistline is breaking new barriers? Whatever it is, we want to know! Send a voice note or an email to [email protected]
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Is Ozempic the drug of our lifetime? Since it burst onto the scene it's become synonymous with weight loss, with everyone from A-list celebrities to your next-door neighbour rapidly slimming down.
The popularity of the drug and others like it such as Mounjaro and Wegovy, has led to demand outstripping supply, with the price of these medications falling out of reach for some.
And along with the cheekbones Ozempic face has unearthed, it's also forcing us to have some uncomfortable conversations around fatness, fatphobia and what it means to be 'healthy'.
For some Australian women, it's changed their lives. Others are still grappling with how the world treats their new body.
In this episode of Ladies, We Need to Talk, Yumi Stynes finds out what the Ozempic era means for all bodies.
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There aren't many people on your Instagram feed who are as loved and as loathed as Abbie Chatfield.
Ever since Abbie shot to fame as the slut-shamed villain on The Bachelor Australia in 2019, she's been a public and controversial figure who's hard to look away from.
Five years and almost 500K followers later, Abbie's built an empire on sharing her trauma dumps, UTIs, political rants and sexcapades.
Abbie's openness has earnt her lots of fans but it's also made her the target of sexist and violent online threats.
So how does this former real-estate girly from Brissy manage living a life in the spotlight while staying sane in the real world?
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What if your man has another, equally important woman in his life: his mum?
For some sons, the aprons strings are tied so tight, itâs impossible to compete with mummy. Sheâs his number one fan, dotes on him and interferes in his life, including his relationships. Itâs not sexy.
So, can a mamaâs boy ever reform and stand on their own two feet in a relationship? Or will you always come off second best?
Yumi Stynes and Jess McGuire lay down the law when it comes to being with a mamaâs boy. Hint: they must be able to do their own washing.
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As we get older, wiser, more resilient, and better placed to back seat drive, the world does not reward us. Or our grey hair.
If the advances of human progress can make a potato chip taste like a beef rendang curry, why are women still, after all this time and progress, so judged by the way we look?
The Australasian College of Cosmetic Surgery estimates Australians spend around $1 billion a year on cosmetic procedures. We're talking facelifts, tummy tucks, brow lifts, neck lifts, rhinoplasties, breast implants. And the training bras of plastic surgery, Botox and fillers.
So if we're spending so much money on looking young, are we complicit in society's obsession with youth?
Women, young and old, tell us their stories of what drew them under the knife (or needle) while dermatologist Dr Ritu Gupta, marketing expert Karen Ferry, make-up artist Linda Jefferyes and beauty editor Cecily-Anna Bennett help to make sense of how we got here.
This episode is one of the best from the grand cathedrals of the Ladies, We Need to Talk archives.
Note: Karen Ferry is now an Advertising Executive Creative Director, no longer at Leo Burnett.
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Aubrey Gordon is a fat woman. She's not on a diet or trying to get thinner and that pisses some people off, but she's done apologising.
This self-acceptance has been hard fought. All her life, Aubrey has had to swallow comments about her size from strangers and family alike. Like all of us, she was force-fed the idea that there is only one ideal body: a thin one.
Aubrey's resistance started with her blog, Your Fat Friend, where she wrote about what it's like to live in the world as a fat person and dared to suggest that fat people deserve the same rights as everyone else. The blog touched a nerve, giving a voice to people who had been silenced and launched Aubreyâs public career.
Aubrey is the co-host of the Maintenance Phase podcast, which calls bullshit on the so-called wellness industry. Oh, and she has a laugh that fills up the room.
Yumi and Aubrey talk about anti-fat bias, online hate and the myth of the perfect body.
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You're on a date and there's a spark, the chat is great, the vibes are flowing. But come the time to disrobe, all that potential sexual brilliance comes crashing down. They're a dud root. So what on earth do you do if you've got a connection with someone, but they're not rocking your socks off? How do you have a conversation about what you like, without hurting their feelings? And can you ever turn a jackhammer into a magical orgasm wand? Yumi Stynes and sex therapist Aleks Trkulja get under the sheets and figure out how to communicate your way to the pleasure palace.
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The Other Woman. The bit on the side. Side hoe. She's the biggest villain of them all. She's probably younger, hotter and she's left the girl-code far behind, because THAT woman is stealing your man, girl. So, who is 'the other woman' and what's driving her towards married men anyway? In this episode, Yumi sits down with women dating men who are teken and finds out how they navigate their own messy relationships and emotions.
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Jill Stark spent most of her life defined by alcohol. Either as a hard-drinking party girl, spurred on by a culture of drinking as a journalist, or as the poster child for sobriety, trapped by a public identity that revolved around abstinence. Yumi and Jill talk about her journey to genuine sobriety on her own terms, and how she has learned who she is without booze.
Resources:
National Alcohol and Other Drug Hotline
1800 250 015
Alcoholics Anonymous:
https://aa.org.au/
1300 222 222
Hello Sunday Morning
https://hellosundaymorning.org/
Lifeline
13 11 14
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Weâre all about labia love here at Ladies, but it seems that some women are less than enthusiastic about their lower lips.
So whatâs the real deal on the labiaplasty? Will cosmetic surgery really help restore the labia love to those who just arenât feeling it? Yumi is here to unpack the problems with our flaps and give us the low-down on the down-there surgery.
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Tick, tock, tick, tock... can you hear that? Itâs your biological clock and itâs about to blow!
For some, deciding whether to have a baby isnât just about fertility, itâs also about weighing up whether becoming a parent is the path best taken. Never fear, Yumi Stynes has perched herself behind the mic to hold your hand and navigate this tricky time-bomb.
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At 31, Jamila Rizviâs life changed forever. The discovery of a rare brain tumour knocked the ass-kicking, over-achieving media advisor and young mum sideways.
Jamila had two rounds of brain surgery, followed by radiation, and now lives with chronic health conditions. Sheâs had to re-map what life looks like and let go of the idea that she can control what lies ahead.
Despite the challenges, Jamilaâs found strength in herself and by leaning on those closest to her. In this episode, Jamila and Yumi dig into the wisdom that comes from being dealt one of lifeâs curve balls.
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We all have days when we look in the mirror and think âwho is that hideous moll staring back at me??â But what if those days are constant and you feel like a loser in the attractiveness lottery?
Letâs face it, being hot is a social currency and the pressure to look a certain way as a woman is constant. So how can we let go of the ideal beauty standard (whatever that is on a given day) and learn to love the image looking back at us?
Yumi Stynes is here with her gal pals Myf Warhurst and Zan Rowe to cut through the bull crap and help you embody your smoking self.
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Perimenopause can be bad for your health. Itâs not just the physical symptoms like weight gain, insomnia, exhaustion and loss of sex drive that can knock women sideways, the mental health impacts can be immense as well.
Hormone fluctuations during this period can lead to mood swings, anxiety, brain fog and depression. To make matters worse, these symptoms are often misdiagnosed and mistreated.
Help is at hand though! Yumi Stynes becomes an honourary member of the club and gets the 411 on all things perimenopause and mental health.
Featured in this episode:
Professor Jayashri Kulkarni, director of Monash Universityâs Health Education Research Centre
Lifeline: 13 11 14
Menopause Friendly Australia
HER Centre Australia
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Have you ever had a sexual dry spell? And when we say dry, we mean years and years. Getting naked and doing the bedroom rodeo with another person can be daunting at the best of times, but especially if itâs been such a long time youâre worried you may have forgotten how to ride the horse.
Anxieties begin to take over...Will everything work like it used to? What if they donât like my body? And what if the dog walks in?
So, how can you break the dry spell and get back in the saddle? Yumi Stynes and Jess McGuire strip bare and give no-holds-barred advice on how to reclaim your sexual power after a long absence.
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In life, there are a lot of random rules women stick to. One of them is not telling loved ones about a pregnancy until after the first trimester. But why???
The answer is more often than not, miscarriage.
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Being in love feels so damn good, right? But what if you fall so deeply into your relationship, you start to forget who you are?
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Swipe left, swipe right, match, meet, hook up, repeat. We all know the dating dance, but is it really serving us as women?
Enter Hannah Ferguson, the 25-year-old media queen who isnât afraid to tell us how it is.
When Hannah was in her late teens and dating for the first time, Tinder ruled the scene and sex was available at the swipe of a finger. But a string of sub-par experiences left her wondering if hookup culture is selling women a lie. Have we come to expect scraps because that's all that's on offer? And how can we push back and have the sex and relationships we deserve?
Featured in this episode:
Hannah Ferguson, CEO of Cheek Media Co. and author of Bite Back
Lifeline: 13 11 14
1800RESPECT: 1800 737 732
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Women bear the load of most of the invisible (thankless) work in a household. And that shit gets heavy.
School lunches, laundry, dentist appointments, shopping, snot-wiping, cleaning, care-giving â and donât forget to get those 10k steps in while youâre at it!
We're exhausted just thinking about it.
Yumi dishes out advice on how to even out the mental load and take the weight off your shoulders.
If youâve got a snag in your life that you just canât figure out, let us take on the burden! Send an audio note to [email protected]
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