Alicia King
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A yarn about Sugar Addiction and Recovery….
I was on a podcast talking about my struggle with and recovery from sugar addiction. Seeking moderation is the accepted treatment for all types of disordered eating, which is ideal when it works. But what if it doesn’t? For some of us, letting go of our ‘drug’ of choice completely is the only path to…
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Kim McKenzie on Sea Together
Kim Mckenzie (aka @sharkgirlkim on Instagram) is true blue in every sense: a hardcore surfer girl who was one of the first Aussie women to surf Hawaii, she walked away from the sport in her prime to fulfil her obligation as a shark contractor on the Sunshine coast, taking over the role from her father…
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Jeannie Chesser on Sea Together
There’s nothing I love seeing more than older women who are lifelong surfers, particularly those who’ve navigated raising children whilst regularly getting wet. Women so often take on the lion’s share of childrearing and domestic responsibilities and it’s so heartening to see and learn about women that have lived such lives, and are who I’d…
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The Legitimacy of Sugar Addiction: My White Powdery Blow
I wrote this a while ago, but I’ve been too shit scared to share it with people I know. I guess I’ve been scared that people might think my story is lame and the idea of being addicted to sugar and needing to let it go entirely is a hoax. But those are the thoughts that…
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When The World Floats Away
It is the most mortifying of feelings when the uglier parts of your personality come to the fore. It seems these aspects of myself have become more apparent since becoming a mother. The best and worst parts of myself have been magnified to greater amplitudes than I have previously known. Those darker impulses it seems…
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Nick Carroll on Surfing and Women Surfers of the 70’s and 80’s
With a shoulder span that rivals his height, it’s clear Nick Carroll has spent a fair whack of time paddling around the world’s lineups over the last half century. He’s lived a rich surfing life and has witnessed decades of iconic surfing moments and cultural shifts. I couldn’t think of a keener mind to pick and…
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What Are Lawnmower Parents Mowing Down?
We’re all familiar with the overhead drone of the helicopter parent, poised to swoop when their offspring are in a spot of bother, but have you come across the agitating whir of the lawnmower parent?