Improving Global Health
I came across this today and you might be interested. Sigma Theta Tau International (SSTI) is a Nursing organisation based in America but it is also a global organisation. They […]
Think of the Children?
So I guess everyone knows about the same-sex marriage opinion poll in Australia right now. This is the story, just in case you don’t know. Back in 2004, the Howard government […]
The Challenges of Birthing in Alaska and Remote Australia
I was reading this tonight and began thinking about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander birthing women in Australia. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women are marginalised in the care that they have […]
Freebirthing and Midwifery in Australia
Interesting story from the ABC. Have a look at it and then read this. I’ve never really understood why Australia doesn’t offer many home birth services in the public system. They are available through in some states, the last time I checked, but it’s a tiny percentage and it’s not really supported. Clearly not every woman is suitable for a […]
10 top tips for men who have sex with men
Listen up… Doc Q’s 10 top tips: Regular testing… you won’t know you’ve got syphilis or rectal chlamydia unless you have a test. A lot of STIs cause no symptoms, […]
Update and stuff…
So the last couple of weeks have been me chanting the mantra…. Don’t write a blog post, don’t write a blog post. This was wise because I was having a few of the hormonal ups and downs. You know, the ones where you are like slightly mental and do things like announce ‘Thats it, I’ve had enough, I might just […]
Steps. It’s worth moving more..
I’ve got this new Garmin 235. I’m pretty excited about it as I’ve wanted to upgrade for a while. The Doc had already upgraded due to her old one not […]
Running through menopause…
I read a comment on the web the other day that said ‘I thought I was bipolar but I’ve actually got the menopause’! I was like ‘Aha, yup!’ When I […]
Old skool running stuff….
Recently some people have liked a photo that I put up on Facebook on the 2nd October 2014. I had just run for 20 mins non stop. I was doing […]
Giving up sugar!
So sugar is kinda shit right? There’s been a big movement to quit sugar in the last couple of years and I did once count up my sugar for the […]
Flux n’ flow
Thought for the day… I’m not always into the whole progress pic stuff… You know ‘Transformation Tuesday’ type shiz. But I do think it can be a great motivator for […]
