I was unwell for about six months before I found out I had ovarian cancer. I hated myjob,my boss wasa bullyand I was under constant pressure. The first sign wasrandom sharp abdominal pains that would come and go.NextI started getting what I now know are ‘classic’ symptoms – bloating, feeling full quickly, frequent urination – but I just put it down to work stress and exhaustion.
We love working alongside inspiring activists that are challenging the system and creating change within their communities, and the world. Lauren Ritchie is a 19-year-old climate activist, writer, podcast host, and third-year student from The Bahamas studying Sustainable Development and Political Science at Columbia University.
This year, our commitments to being even more sustainable and helping you be sustainable too, is our number one priority. We’ll be introducing activists from around the world that inspire us to do better and learn about their journeys campaigning for a better planet. Meet Laura Wells!
Any new mum will tell you that having a babyhas the ability tochange your body quite dramatically.While it’s easy to spot the external changes,internal changes can be a little trickier to track - with many mums ignoring their postpartum pelvic floor.Many doctors will recommend that you kick start your pelvic floor exercises again after giving birth to help you heal quickly and guard against accidental urine leaks.Sarah is a Pelvic Floor and Continence Physiotherapistand deals withareas including pregnancy, postnatal, pelvic floor dysfunction, urinary and faecal incontinence, sexual pain and musculoskeletal pain.
This year, our commitments to being even more sustainable and helping you be sustainable too, is our number one priority. This January we’ll be introducing activists from around the world that inspire us to do better and learn about their journeys campaigning for a better planet. Alice Forrest is a marine biologist and wildlife guide, with a passion for the natural world and the creatures who inhabit it
Penrith City Council is offering a rebate up to $100 for period and leak-proof undies as part of their Supporting Sustainable Choices Scheme - now that’s something we can get behind!
Why not give a gift that can be used again, and again, and reduce the waste ending up in landfillthisChristmas?This year we created our Mindful Gifting packwhich includes a3-xpack of ourlimited-editionCarnivalcolour. Here’sour pickofothersustainable, ethical, not-your-averageecogifts to impress your mates.
Inclusivity and celebrating diverse bodieshasbeen at the core ofModibodi'svision. International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD) is held on 3 December each year to increase public awareness, understanding and acceptance of people with disability and celebrate their achievements and contributions. We have always believed in the power of authentic marketing. We choose to use models of all shapes, sizes, ages and abilities, and they’ve never been retouched or photoshopped images, despite pressure to do so.
We all know periods are red. For a long time we never even saw blood in ads - just that mysterious blue liquid. In step with the recent push to normalise periods, Modibodi’s recentadvertshowed period blood - and upset Facebook doing it. They temporarily banned the Modibodi ad because of the blood scenes. Now Modibodi is back, with a new colour. Green.