by Louise Adams | 1 May 2018 | Uncategorized
In our busy lives, it’s easy to overdo things and feel drained, over it, low on energy and empathy. Especially for those of us who care for others, professionally or personally (or both). Caring for people, caring for causes, caring for issues and situations can...
by Louise Adams | 24 Apr 2018 | Uncategorized
Recently in our UNTRAPPED facebook group a member posted up a ‘message to women’ that had popped up in her FB feed from one of those social influencer types, someone called Janne Robinson. Janne’s message was this: Women, please stop injecting shit into your lips....
by Louise Adams | 17 Apr 2018 | Uncategorized
In the story of the Little Mermaid, Ariel falls in love with a handsome human prince. She strikes a deal with the sea witch, to give her legs so she can be with him. But the sea witch demands a cruel bargain: human legs she can have, but every step she takes on them...
by Louise Adams | 10 Apr 2018 | Uncategorized
We’re back in the pointless world of The Diet Testers, where hapless victims of diet culture are put on weight cycling diets for the entertainment of the evil Dr X. It’s time for Sue and Lucy to be weighed after their incredibly irresponsible 2 week crash diets. Sue...
by Louise Adams | 3 Apr 2018 | Uncategorized
People keep telling me about a program on SBS called “The Diet Testers,”a ‘reality show’ which puts various diets under the microscope. What a great idea, I thought. Someone really needs to bust open the diet industry! Here’s what an SBS promo says about the show: “Dr...
by Louise Adams | 6 Mar 2018 | Uncategorized
This week in the media I saw a collection of articles praising Chile for taking extreme measures in the “war on obesity”. Since 2016, the Chilean Government has implemented a whole pile of legislation, including:...