by Mel | Aug 29, 2018 | Pregnancy
TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF I am a 20 year old mother to a one year old son. I grew up as a “normal “child, playing outside riding my bike going to school and smiling. I was very successful at sport making it quite far in both netball and sprints, even getting...
by Mel | Jul 29, 2018 | Education, Pregnancy, Teenage
“Life is like a box a chocolates, you never know what you are going to get” – One of my most favourite quotes is from the movie Forrest Gump. Forrest Gump finds himself on unexpected roads all through out his life and I love that instead of being overwhelmed by...
by Mel | May 19, 2018 | Education, Pregnancy, Teenage
Teen pregnancy is not a stereotype….I know that because I am a pregnant teen and I’m far from a stereotype. We are all our own individual people and our stories are all different. To your surprise none of us fit the typical stereotype. None of us...
by Mel | Oct 4, 2017 | Education, Pregnancy, Teenage
“Congratulations you are going to be a mother” were the words that echoed through out the room as the doctor confirmed my pregnancy. As I sat there trying to process what he had just said, my teenage brain couldn’t comprehend what it actually all meant. 22 years later...
by Mel | Nov 2, 2016 | Body Image
A huge thank you to everyone who attend this screening of Embrace, as we watched Taryn Brumfitt take us on a journey to inspire everyBody. With a culture that places so much emphasis on how girls & women should look, this was definitely a documentary worth...
