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Curvy Sam started CurvyAu when she heard people body bashing themselves in the change rooms at a retail store. From there she went on to create a blog and then a Facebook group to create a sisterhood for people that identify as women and as plus size. With now over 5,000 members Curvy Au hosts an abundance of events across Australia connecting women. Sam spoke with The Nasty Woman Club host Demi L...

Kate Elizabeth has been through one hell of a rollercoaster. In 2019 she was diagnosed with cervical cancer and had to undergo open trachalectomy, lymph node removal, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. But late last year she beat cancer! However now she is undergoing the struggles of early medical menopause and other post cancer treatment issues. But just this week Kate announced some very exciting ne...

This episode discusses sensitive topics including slavery and genocide. If this content is triggering please contact lifeline at 13 11 14. On this week's special episode of The Nasty Woman Club we wanted to focus on LEARNING and LISTENING to the Indigenous people on this significant day - January 26. So we decided to march with them at Brisbane's Invasion Day Protest and hear what they had to say....

Abbie Chatfield is not just a Bachelor runner up contestant. She is a BADASS FEMINIST! And she is not afraid to openly talk about feminist issues such as body shaming, slut shaming and everyday sexism. She spoke with The Nasty Woman Club host Demi Lynch about her passion for feminism growing up and being on the reality series The Bachelor . They spoke about online bullying, the pressure in today's...

Are you tired of the paparazzi, click bait headlines, celebrity cheating scandals and seeing news articles about what outfits celebrities wore? Celebrity news reporter Nehal Dalgliesh was tired of this type of journalism. She wanted to flip the dialogue on celebrity news reporting and write stories about celebrities' humanitarian work. So she created a website dedicated to "celebrities, brands and...

As it’s the end of the decade and soon we’ll be heading into a new one, I think it’s important we remember what we’ve accomplished these past 10 years. Thank you so much to the people below for contributing to this week's episode. Lacey Jade Christie Kirsten Moore Michelle Maycock Maddison Harrington Bobbie Goldie Meg Jefferyes Laura Lewis Caitlin Bailey The Nasty Woman Podcast is hosted and produ...

Last year Alana Becker started THE LINGERIE TRUCK - a business venture that allowed her to sell her successful lingerie brand, DESVALIDO, at markets and set up pop up shops. Sadly this business was not a success and she had to close down THE LINGERIE TRUCK. But she wanted to close up shop with a bang! So she held a FUNERAL FOR HER BUSINESS! Alana spoke to The Nasty Woman Club host Demi Lynch about...

Maddy Harrington was only 8 years old when she realised she wasn't born in the right body. You see Maddy was in fact born as a boy and last year she began transitioning into a woman. The 24 year old lawyer spoke with The Nasty Woman Club host Demi Lynch about what it's like transitioning from a man into a woman. And discussed the numerous complications that has risen along the way including online...

Did you know vaginismus affects every 2 in 1,000 people? Yet it's never spoken about! Lisa Mackenzie and Kat Wilson hated how so many women, including themselves, felt so alone having this condition so in 2017 they created 'The Vaginismus Network.' Fast forward to 2019 the duo became a trio with the addition of house therapist Sarah Berry. The Vaginismus Network has now become a place where women...

Lauren Tyrrell is the founder of Crooked Images and helps empower women through boudoir photography. She spoke with The Nasty Woman Club host Demi Lynch about toxic masculinity being threatened by empowered women, the body positive movement and helping women see the beauty that everyone else sees in them. For more information on Lauren and her boudoir photography head to crookedimages.com.au and C...

Special Announcement Episode * TNWC producer Demi Lynch and her mum Michelle Maycock have created a fashion market dedicated to plus size women. The first CURVY GIRL MARKETS will be at Paddington Hall on Saturday 19th October from 2pm to 6pm. * * * On this episode of "My Thoughts On," Demi and Michelle discuss the struggles of shopping as plus size women and why they decided to create CURVY GIRL M...

Nikki Chapple is the founder of Best Friends Felines - a charity that rescues and re-homes cats and kittens across Queensland. The charity owner spoke with The Nasty Woman Club host Demi Lynch about the mistreatment and overpopulation of cats in Queensland. They discussed alternative methods to decreasing the overbreeding of stray cats, the newly implemented animal sentience law in the ACT and how...

According to recent reports the average woman spends 31 years of her life dieting. Sarah Bryan is one of the many women that has spent years of her life consumed by toxic diet culture. Now she is helping women ditch the diets and make peace with their bodies. Sarah spoke with The Nasty Woman Club host Demi Lynch about binge eating, fad diets and the body positive movement. For more information on...

Amanda Forest wants to help women let out their inner lioness. She wants to help women embrace themselves at their full potential and embody their fierceness. She spoke with The Nasty Woman Club host Demi Lynch about how she empowers women and helps them feel sexually liberated. They discussed alternative healing and how in 2019 many young people are turning to this form of faith. For more informa...

Kate Elizabeth is a cancer survivor but that doesn't mean life is back to the way things were. Through social media she has shared her ups and downs going through cancer treatment and after surviving cancer. We spoke about some of her post-cancer struggles including medical menopause, mental health issues and the pressure to live everyday to the fullest after beating cancer. To follow Kate Elizabe...

Zelda created the body positive campaign "Strength Marks" as a way to help women love the skin they're in. She spoke to The Nasty Woman Club host Demi Lynch about how she created the campaign and why self-love is important to her. For more information on Zelda and her campaign head to strengthmarks.com To keep up to date with the podcast head to The Nasty Woman Club on Instagram and Facebook . Mak...

Three years ago Jane Holmes began a charity called "Supports The Girls Australia" to empower women experiencing homelessness by providing them with donated bras. Over the last 3 years she has received over 40,000 bras which have been donated to women in need. Jane spoke to The Nasty Woman Club host Demi Lynch about how having these bra fittings have become a helpful way to start a conversation wit...

It's 2019 and Dani Adriana says it's time to STOP fat shaming, promoting toxic diet culture and stigmatising fat people as lazy, unhealthy and unattractive. She has created an Instagram page with over 104,000 followers that has become a safe space from fat phobia. She spoke to The Nasty Woman Club host Demi Lynch about her journey to body positivity and her experience being in a relationship as a...

Tayla Relph has been living and breathing motorsport ever since she was three years old. In fact the day she learnt how to ride a motorbike was also the same day she learnt to ride a bicycle without training wheels. She spoke to The Nasty Woman Club host Demi Lynch about her motor-racing career, her triumphs, her losses and her consistent determination. They also discussed what it is like for Tayl...

Over 170,000 women turned to homelessness services last year in Australia. Majority of these women are sadly also experiencing period poverty which means they cannot afford sanitary items. In 2015 Rochelle Courtenay started collecting pads and tampons to give to homeless women in her local area. Now she runs a charity called Share The Dignity. And since starting the charity she has now collected o...

Every week on The Nasty Woman Club I will be releasing a BONUS episode called MY THOUGHTS ON . Every week myself and/or a special guest will be talking about a taboo or controversial topic relating to intersectional feminism. This week I will be reporting on the Reproductive Healthcare Reform Bill and the decriminalization of abortion in New South Wales. This podcast was hosted and produced by mys...

Kirsten Moore's life has been one hell of a rollercoaster ride – from a young age she had anxiety, in her teens and early adulthood she developed anorexia and at 21 she was diagnosed with a dangerous spinal tumour. Her rollercoaster ride did not stop there. She then got addicted to the pain medication given to her for the pain from the cancer which led to her going to rehab. Kirsten spoke to The N...

Every week on The Nasty Woman Club I will be releasing a BONUS episode called MY THOUGHTS ON . Every Tuesday myself and/or a special guest will be talking about a taboo or controversial topic relating to intersectional feminism. This week on My Thoughts On I will be talking to Sianna Catullo of the Narungga people. She is the project officer and chief creative officer of Clothing the Gap - a brand...

Julie McDonald has represented Australia in swimming in two Olympics and two Commonwealth Games. She held the Commonwealth record for the 800m Freestyle for 21 years. Since retiring Julie has been volunteering at numerous organisations. But it wasn't easy transitioning from the athlete life to the "normal world." Julie spoke with The Nasty Woman Club host Demi Lynch about life after the Commonweal...

This week on " My Thoughts On " I will be discussing my experience of being a fat girl. For over a decade I had issues with my weight and had bad body image. I wasn't until recently that I decided to prioritise in body acceptance. I hope this episode can help others struggling with loving and accepting their bodies. If this episode is triggering for those with body image issues please contact The...