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Contents
Dear WB40
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Subscriptions
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Recipes with Sandra Reynolds
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Crispy Skinned Duck Bao
Cover Artist
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She Endeavours
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5 Habits of Self love
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Features
Hearten Up - Heart Health
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National Womans Health Survey
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The Healing of Alex
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Should I Stay or Should I go?
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Between Divorce and dating, pause!
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The Power of Self Love
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Gayle Kennedy: Writing and Growing up in Australia
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The Owl & the Pussycat - A Sanctuary of love
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Inclusive Fashion: What is it and why should we care
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Hearten up must know facts about heart attacks and menopause BY CATHERINE MCKENNA
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wo years ago, Sharon was feeling fantastic,
“They’re going to think I am wasting their time.”
having finally smashed out a great gym session
Heart trouble did not cross Sharon’s mind until the
after weeks of fatigue. And no wonder! The fit,
cardiac surgeon told her she was having a major
health-conscious 52-year-old had been training in a
heart attack.
new role as executive assistant to a chief government officer and was obviously overloaded and tired. That
Sharon was one of the fifty women who experience
was in the past, thought Sharon as she put petrol
a heart attack each day in Australia.
into her car. She would reward herself with a coffee from her favorite barista at the servo even though
Heart disease, also known as cardiovascular disease
she was experiencing a random bout of heartburn.
(CVD), claims more Australian women’s lives than any other condition.
After
ordering
her
coffee,
Sharon’s
Surprised?
You may be
heartburn
thinking breast cancer kills more women because,
intensified and she started retching and sweating
surely, heart attacks are a man’s disease? In reality
and feeling strangely dissociated f rom her body.
women are two-and-a-half times as likely to die from
Although Sharon couldn’t feel her arms, she
heart disease than breast cancer. In fact, in 2019,
managed to wave her hand at the mention of an
breast cancer claimed eight women’s lives each day.
ambulance. “I remember thinking this is a complete
Heart disease killed 20 women each day!
over-reaction to heartburn,” thought Sharon in the
If you are thinking women’s heart disease has been
ambulance.
flying under the radar, you’re not alone. Risks for heart disease rise sharply after menopause, but
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Should I stay or should I go
How to know when its time to change your job BY AMALIA CHILIANIS
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re you feeling stuck in your job or career? Perhaps you’ve been striving and working towards something, and now you’ve achieved it, it still seems to be lacking. Or maybe you’re at a crossroads, ruminating about the frustrations of your job but your options of staying or leaving seem equally unpalatable. Are you at a point where now you’re tired of complaining about your work and others are tired of listening? For some, you may have the option of volunteering for a redundancy, but you are unable to come to a decision, because going seems too daunting and yet staying leaves a lingering fear of a potential axe falling at any time, without warning. While these situations and contexts are all different, what is common is that you need to have thought through your
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“LOVE YOURSELF FIRST AND EVERYTHING ELSE FALLS INTO LINE. YOU REALLY HAVE TO LOVE YOURSELF TO GET ANYTHING DONE IN THIS WORLD.” – LUCILLE BALL
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Tip 1 Stop
s r e h t o o t f l e s r u o y g n i r Compa
In a world full of social media, and binge-watching Netflix, it’s easy to fall into the trap of comparing yourself to others. While it’s normal to observe the world around you, it can also be detrimental to compare yourself, and your lives to people around you. A great self-love habit is to stay focused on yourself, rather than others. Focus on what makes you smile. Find a way to move that you enjoy. Eat nourishing food and remind yourself you deserve your attention. There is only one of you after all!
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The Good Girl Confessional
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Podcast
@thegoodgirlconfessional facebook.com/GoodGirlConfessional The Good Girl Confessional Podcast 69