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Hannah Vanderheide

Hannah Vanderheide

Hannah Vanderheide is a freelance health writer and actor based in Victoria.

“Ozempic neck” is not a medical issue.

‘Ozempic neck’ is the latest ‘side effect’ of GLP-1s. It’s a symptom of something uglier

Such “conditions” are not medical issues. They’re a way for cosmetic surgeons to sell you something.

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Another mum, who I’d just met, said “I hate small talk – let’s just get real”.

I told a complete stranger a secret. From now on, I’m sticking to small talk

Younger people are forgoing the pleasures of superficial chats and diving right in. It’s too much for me.

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The new Barbie doll, with type 1 diabetes

Life in plastic? It’s fantastic – until Barbie gets a diagnosis

Online trolls are attacking the newest Barbie. But she is having the last laugh.

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Younger men are cutting down on alcohol and drinking zero-strength beer.

Hold my (zero proof) beer ... meet the new generation of booze-free blokes

Mens’ behaviour is changing for the better. And this may be the cause.

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Instagram side-by-side of Jelena Dokic for use in an opinion piece.

Jelena Dokic has lost 20 kilos. If only she could shed the trolls

By deciding to lose weight, the former tennis champ turned commentator is still inundated with online body commentary.

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Child’s play? Not quite.

I’m a bona fido dog lover, but stop telling me a fur baby is the same as a kid

Last week, I passed another woman with a pram, but hers contained a plump little sausage dog, not a furious-for-no-reason two-and-a-half-year-old.

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Hannah Vanderheide wedding and red flags

Should I have married my husband? Red flag culture would say no

If I’d listened to the relationship experts on social media I wouldn’t have made the best decision of my life.

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Oprah Winfrey, pictured last week, has a new TV special on weight loss drugs.

In a fat-phobic world, Ozempic is hardly the easy way out

The backlash labelling the drug akin to cheating is one of the most blatant examples of medical gaslighting to date.

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Think before you blab.

No ill will but you could be making your sick friends feel worse

The healthy among us seem to lose all sense of decorum when speaking with the chronically ill or visibly pregnant.

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Sobriety is your choice. Stop preaching that it should be mine

Sober sanctimony has infiltrated my social media feeds, and it’s driving me to drink.

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