Endometriosis is often talked about in relation to period pain, but its impact can reach far beyond painful periods. For many women, endometriosis can affect fertility, energy levels, relationships, mental health and their sense of certainty about the future. A recent conversation around Dolly Parton’s experience with endometriosis highlighted something important: women’s reproductive health is […]
Motherhood is not the only way a woman can leave a mother-sized impact. Dolly Parton didn’t have children, but she spent decades nurturing people, creating opportunities and investing in the next generation. She supported her nieces and nephews, became a godmother to Miley Cyrus, and created the Imagination Library because she wanted children everywhere to […]
Dolly Parton was a woman of her time. Yet somehow, she was decades ahead of it. For years, people looked at Dolly and thought they understood her. The blonde hair. The rhinestones. The makeup. The accent. The jokes about her body. What they missed was the woman underneath it all: a fiercely intelligent songwriter, negotiator, […]
Some things in life you don’t figure out — you just grow big enough to hold them. The questions don’t shrink, but you do the opposite: you get wider, steadier, more able to carry the weight without it showing on your face. What used to knock you over becomes something you can set down gently […]
In honour of Hayden Panettiere’s birthday, a reflection on how we talk about women, their choices and the stories we create around them. Maybe one of the most uncomfortable things about women is that we refuse to let them be complicated. We want the neat version. Strong, but never intimidating.Vulnerable, but never messy.Independent, but still […]
You don’t hate his girlfriend. You hate that the man you romanticised has a life you can’t control. A fictional boyfriend can create a real sense of ownership. You watched him play the perfect fictional boyfriend. You fell in love with the character. Then reality interrupted the fantasy. His real girlfriend became the villain. The […]
What happens when being the “good friend” or the “easygoing one” starts costing you your own peace? In this episode, we unpack people-pleasing, over-accommodating and the pressure to keep everyone happy, using Kourtney and Khloé as a pop-culture lens for the very different ways people respond to family dynamics, friendship changes and conflict. In this […]
How much suffering do we romanticise when we call a woman “strong”? She can handle it but does she have to? View this post on Instagram A post shared by Phi Dang ✨ Life Coach ⟡ Human Design (@thephidang) We call her strong. Resilient. Inspirational. A fighter. Rarely do we ask: What did it cost […]
The postpartum mental health conversation society keeps getting wrong. Let’s talk about the part of motherhood we’re still uncomfortable talking about. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Phi Dang ✨ Life Coach ⟡ Human Design (@thephidang) Women are told; “Motherhood is the most beautiful thing in the world.” “Enjoy every moment.” […]
Rest in Peace Hayden Pantierre She spent years talking about the things women are still punished for admitting. She fought to bring into the light. May her legacy live on through the conversations she helped make possible. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Phi Dang ✨ Life Coach ⟡ Human Design […]