Innholdsfortegnelse for September 2024 i The Australian Women's Weekly

Free Health Tracker! Download and share with a friend to track your goals together. Spring is a time for renewal and we’re celebrating this month with a health and wellness special starring Jelena Dokic (above). The former tennis champion is an inspiring advocate for holistic health, and her approach to body positivity is empowering. “I’ve been on two different ends of the spectrum when it comes to my body and mental health,” Jelena says in our cover story (page 26), “I’ve really tried to be attuned to my body.” Australian women are more focused on their mental and physical health than ever before, which is why we’ve created The Australian Women’s Weekly Health Summit. We’re thrilled to invite you to this special event, which will be held in Sydney on…

There’s frost on the lawn outside Vanessa Low and Scott Reardon’s townhouse. It’s a bitterly cold, clear Canberra morning, and were it not for this visit from The Weekly, Australia’s most famous Paralympian couple and their two-year-old son, Matteo, would be rubbing their hands and blowing clouds of steam on their way to the Australian Institute of Sport. The Paralympic Games begin in Paris on August 28, and Vanessa (twice a gold medallist and the current world record holder in the T42 long jump) is deep in training. Matteo loves to watch his mum compete – he’ll be cheering her on in Paris and he’s often on the sidelines at training – and this morning he’s demonstrating that he’s already pretty speedy himself. Vanessa tussles his hair as he dashes…

On an otherwise ordinary day in 2018 Laura Young discovered something that would make headlines around the world. She was in her local thrift shop, scouting for treasures for her online vintage shop, when she spotted a large, handsome bust with a US$34.99 price sticker on it. The heavy, classical ornament was sitting under a table near a ramp in the Goodwill store in her home city of Austin, Texas. She immediately sensed it was somehow unusual. “It was in a dark space underneath a conference room table they had inventory stacked on top of, and larger items shoved underneath,” Laura tells The Weekly. She touched the bust, confirming it was marble. When she tried to pick it up, she could barely lift it. It weighed around 20 kilograms. “Obviously,…

It’s a short distance – just seven minutes down a steep, tree-lined highway. The journey can be treacherous in winter frost, or when sudden fog descends in billowing grey clouds. Yet despite the drive to see each other, Paulina Kelly and Daniel Mitchell choose to live separately - although they are very much together and in love. Paulina’s cosy cottage is in scenic Mount Victoria, at the summit of the NSW Blue Mountains, while Daniel’s house is six kilometres away in beautiful Blackheath. They firmly believe the benefits of their best-ofboth-worlds lifestyle far outweigh any downsides. Absence, it seems, really can make the heart grow fonder. “Because I was single for 20 years I would really struggle with somebody permanently being in my space,” laughs Paulina, 49, a business navigator…

The AUSTRALIAN WOMEN’S WEEKLY health special If you’re one of the 4.9 million Australians who suffer from migraines, you’ll know they’re so much more than just a headache.From fatigue and difficulty concentrating to nausea and sensitivity to light and sound, it’s often the symptoms that come with the throbbing head that make migraine’s so debilitating. Making migraines even harder to navigate is the fact they’re dealt with in private, so people are often not believed – and even patronised – when they need to cancel plans or can’t work. Migraines cost the economy $35.7 billion a year, mostly in lost productivity and health system costs. They also predominantly affect women – 71 per cent of sufferers are female. “People can’t see migraines, so they have trouble appreciating the severe impact…

health special The AUSTRALIAN WOMEN’S WEEKLY Walking came to me completely by accident. I started walking regularly during the COVID lockdowns because it was the only reason I was allowed to leave the house. I’d never walked for exercise before, but I thought well, if I’m allowed to do that then I’ll start doing it. And I haven’t stopped since. There was no magic moment when I realised it was a game changer but one day I became aware of just how much I was looking forward to it. That had never happened to me with exercise before. I’d wake up and get excited about walking and moving my body. I also started to feel more in control of my life. I began feeling good about the future and my…

Other ways to cook salmon POACH Place 1 sliced lemon, 1 small (80g) quartered onion, 2 bay leaves, ½ teaspoon black peppercorns, ½ bunch parsley stems in a deep frying pan with a lid. Add salmon and enough water to cover. Bring to a gentle simmer over medium heat. Cover; cook for 2-5 minutes or until cooked to your liking. STEAM Bring a saucepan of water to the boil over medium heat. Place a bamboo steamer basket on top of the pan, then lightly grease and place seasoned salmon inside. Steam, covered, for 3-4 minutes or until salmon is cooked to your liking. BAKE Preheat oven to 200°C (180°C fan-forced). Line a large roasting pan oven tray with baking paper. Add seasoned salmon, skin-side down, roast for 2 minutes; turn…

Read THIS! Growing paradise As the weather warms up, it’s time to utilise your outdoor space to give you an extra room to enjoy! Garden expert Manoj Malde has the blueprint for how you can create a dream space to entertain and enjoy all year round, be it a small balcony or a rambling yard. From plant selection to budget friendly materials, this book has you covered. Your Outdooror Room by Manoj Malde, Murdoch Books, RRP $49.99. Always in fashion Acclaimed Aussie designers Leona Edmiston and Jayson Brunsdon have made the switch to soft furnishings, launching new bed linen and towel lines. Utilising their trademark styles, Leona leans into florals and patterns whilst Jayson favours geometric designs in lush textures. Check out trendpose.com for more. Left: Leona Edmiston sheet…

Award winner First Year by Kristina Ross, Allen & Unwin For anyone who took drama in high school, First Year is a jaunt down memory lane. The characters are instantly recognisable, ditto the emotions: fear, self-doubt, jealousy. For others, this is a peek into a foreign world: an elite acting school in Melbourne. At 17, Maeve is the youngest in the first-year cohort. Fresh out of high school, the Queenslander endured a rigorous audition process and defied the odds to get into the cutthroat program. The cold alleyways of Melbourne and the pressure of the course and teachers cut through Maeve’s naivety. Scenes are excruciating and tense with second-hand embarrassment. Ross knows how to conjure emotion – she’s an actor – and her debut novel won the Vogel Award for…

The moment we’ve all been waiting for has arrived. The cheery voice of the cruise director sounds over the public address system, urging us to get to the best viewing spots. Passengers scurry to elevators, stride up stairways: It’s a race to the top, to the Sun Deck and Observation Deck on levels 11 and 12. But wait, there’s another vantage point! For the first time on the cruise the captain has opened the doors to the bow on level five, Gershwin Deck. Suddenly, the activity in the corridors resembles an Olympic race walk: Hips sway, arms propel, legs stride. If there were a Gershwin soundtrack to this scene it would be I Got Rhythm. Then Margerie comes into view, casting her hypnotic spell. We all come to an awe-struck…

I have enjoyed The Australian Women’s Weekly since I arrived in Australia 24 years ago. Thank you for featuring The Princess Royal as your cover story (AWW, August). Princess Anne always carries out her royal duties diligently and knows how to interact with people from all walks of life. Now, during these difficult times with the King and Princess Catherine having cancer, Princess Anne is an anchor Prince William can rely on. I am very relieved she has recovered from concussion and I wish her well, and a long and happy life. Sale, Vic. My inspiration Thank you for including the inspirational Lorna Henstridge in your August issue (In brief, AWW). She is the woman I saw on the news a couple of years ago – a then 108-year-old from…

Catherine’s instinct has always been to resolve problems by talking them through. But the Harry/Meghan feud tested her patience to the limit. She is a solution finder, not somebody who buries her head in the sand or goes out of her way to clash. That is one of the reasons she and the King have such a good relationship. Those close to him say he admires her positivity. Whenever Charles wants to see his grandchildren, he communicates with Catherine, who has also developed a “warm” relationship with Camilla. King Charles regards her as the daughter he never had. After all, she acted as a peace broker between Charles and William, and encouraged him to be affectionate to his father. “I think the King understands Catherine is a good influence on…

I think about Celine Dion every day when I have my coffee. She once told me her treat of the day, the thing that lifts her and calms her, the thing that she looks forward to, is coffee with heavy cream – and it is delicious. I take coffee with half-and-half and it’s still delicious. I don’t want to swallow the guilt of the heavy cream. Celine is not built to have guilt about anything. She doesn’t care about the cream making her fat or her heart not going on. She’s like that – fearless. I first met her in 2007 in strange circumstances. She was mentoring finalists on UK’s The X Factor, and I interviewed her in her trailer. She was already the best-selling female singer of all time,…

The AUSTRALIAN WOMEN’S WEEKLY health special First came the devastating Black Summer bushfires of 2019. Then out of the ashes COVID emerged and, on top of the pressure cooker of homeschooling and isolation, the rapid erosion of our work-life boundary. After that, life went back to normal, right? Throw in several years of destructive flooding, mounting hybrid workloads, shrinking job stability, rising inflation, housing insecurity and cost-of-living pressures and it is little wonder so many of us feel like we haven’t a lot left in the tank. The stats confirm that “I’m so tired” is the catch-cry for a nation feeling weary: Mental Health First Aid Australia says Australians have the highest rates of burnout in the world. According to Microsoft’s 2022 Work Trends Index, 62 per cent of Australian…

When I was a child I used to pretend that I was blind. I’d try to navigate my room, my eyes screwed shut, my hands groping out. I always ended up banging into something, bruising myself. It was not a game. It was a kind of instinctive aversion therapy, I think. For I was terrified of losing my sight. My fear was not without foundation. When I was only two years old, I was savaged by a dog. One fang penetrated straight through the corner of my left eye and destroyed my tear duct. I spent a lot of time in hospital with chronic dacryocystitis, a dangerous infection of the lacrimal sac. Complications of dacryocystitis can be devastating. They include meningitis, brain abscesses, permanent loss of vision, death. No wonder…

Welcome to the era of ‘digital ageing’: All the time we spend in front of screens (about a third of our day on average) isn’t just causing ‘tech neck’ and messing with our circadian rhythms, science says it’s also visibly ageing our skin. According to a study by Unilever, 30 hours of exposure to blue light from smartphones or laptops can increase the inflammation level in skin cells by 40 per cent. Given the average Australian spends upwards of 46 hours in front of screens each week, should we be concerned? “Blue light can cause changes to the skin cells through oxidative stress, DNA damage and inflammation,” says Dr Yalda Jamali, who specialises in non-invasive cosmetic treatments. “It can impact pathological skin conditions as it increases inflammation and speeds up…

health special The AUSTRALIAN WOMEN’S WEEKLY Generally, my Sunday evenings are reserved for taking a bath and getting comfortable on the couch with a good book, but tonight I am lying on the floor of a Pilates studio taking a different kind of bath – a sound bath. “Gently place one hand on your belly and one hand on your heart,” the teacher instructs. She starts gently dinging a bowl and softly chanting. What transpires over the next hour is a series of different sounds. My mind begins to quiet and I enter a state of deep rest, similar to the moments just before you drop off to sleep. Unlike other forms of relaxation like yoga or tai chi, there’s no physical exertion, you simply tune in to tune out.…

health special The AUSTRALIAN WOMEN’S WEEKLY Nearly a year into new motherhood, Justine Cox thought she was ready to jump back into some of her old routines. Her breastfeeding journey was coming to an end and, while exhausted and battling monthly bleeding she describes as “haemorrhaging”, she figured that it was just par for the course for a 43-year-old new mum. Almost immediately, her triumphant return hit a snag. “My body didn’t want to run,” says the vibrant leadership coach and intrepid traveller. “Before I had Nash, I used to run about five kilometres a day, four to five days a week. It was the weirdest thing; it just didn’t want to run. I tried going to the gym and it didn’t want to do that either.” Soon after, Justine…

Spring vegetable minestrone with pesto SERVES 4-6 PREP + COOK TIME 35 MINUTES ¼ cup (60ml) extra virgin olive oil 2 cloves garlic, chopped finely 1 medium (350g) leek, white part only, chopped finely 1 large (350g) parsnip, core removed, cut into 1cm pieces 2 trimmed (200g) celery stalks, sliced thinly 2 litres vegetable stock or chicken stock 200g green beans, trimmed, cut into 2cm lengths 2 medium (240g) zucchini, halved, sliced thinly 1 bunch (170g) asparagus, cut into 2cm lengths ½ cup (60g) frozen peas, thawed 170g risoni (rice-shaped pasta) baby basil leaves and grated parmesan, to serve PESTO 2 cups basil leaves ⅓ cup (25g) grated parmesan ¼ cup (40g) toasted pine nuts 1 small clove garlic, chopped ½ cup (125ml) extra virgin olive oil 1 tablespoon lemon…

Creamy honey & banana porridge SERVES 4 PREP & COOK TIME 20 MINUTES 240g rolled oats 1 teaspoon nutmeg 1.1 litre (1100ml) full cream milk 2 large bananas 80g honey 160g natural yoghurt 60g flaked almonds, toasted 1 Place the oats, nutmeg and milk into a medium saucepan. Cook, stirring, over gentle heat until the porridge boils and thickens, stir constantly. 2 Divide between the 4 bowls, top with sliced banana, a drizzle of honey, yoghurt and sprinkle with flaked almonds. NUTRITION INFORMATION Quantity per serving ENERGY 2790KJ PROTEIN 21.6G FAT, TOTAL 27.8G SATURATED 5.8G CARBOHYDRATE 77.3G SUGARS 39G SODIUM 166MG “The Maggie Beer Foundation stresses that good food is essential, especially as we age, and protein is vital to maintaining optimum health.” No-stir green pea & brown rice risotto…

The phone rings, deep in the sitting room behind her, and she walks swiftly towards it before it rings out. “Hello?” “Darling.” It’s what Isaac always calls her. Sometimes she thinks he’s forgotten her name, even as she feels mean thinking it. She knows women who wish their husbands would use such endearments. “Having a good day?” He sounds distracted, as he always does when he’s at work. Secretaries coming and going, appointments to keep, briefs to study. The law. His great love, she joked once, but really it’s the lifestyle the law affords him that he loves. “Sure,” she says, because he’s not interested. Her job is to make his home run smoothly and keep his social connections humming, keep up with their children – both grown, both in…

New JOURNEYS A&K goes big in the Americas Ultra-luxe travel company Abercrombie & Kent has unveiled its new Americas collection, with 10 new journeys to South America and Canada, and 17 revamped journeys across both continents. The company is tipping travel to the Americas to soar in 2025 and has set up offices in Colombia, Costa Rica and Mexico in preparation. New tours range from eight days (the British Columbia Wilderness Family Adventure sounds fun) to the 20-day Chile, Bolivia & Peru: Andean Adventure. If the Galápagos Islands or Iguazú Falls (above) are on your wish list, you’re catered for on new tours too. Bath time for Austen fans! Next year is the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth and The Gainsborough Bath Spa has big plans. The luxury hotel…

FLIGHTS TO ASIA Asia is an ever-popular holiday destination, with everything from natural wonders to bustling cities to explore. Flight Centre can help you get there! Their Asia sale is hot off the wok, serving up to 50% off holidays, tours and cruises. Head to flightcentre.com.au or book with a Flight Centre Travel Expert. T&Cs apply. FLOUR POWER Attention cooks and bakers! Have you tried McKenzie’s Australian Chick Pea Flour? It’s a delicious alternative to wheat flour, and is perfect to use in everything from fritters to brownies. It’s also great for making biscuits, cakes and pizza bases. This superstar ingredient is gluten free and packed with fibre and protein. Available in all major supermarkets. RRP $4. For more information, including savoury and sweet recipes, visit mckenziesfoods.com.au WIN A BEACH…

Hitting newsstands the day before WWII officially ended, this issue reflected the mood of the nation. Photos on page 11 showed jubilant images of peacetime weddings, dinner parties and shopping expeditions. Then, on page 16, an image of a large passenger ship lined with returning prisoners of war was a stark reminder of what many had gone through. It was something an advertisement a few pages later calling for donations to the Australian Red Cross also highlighted. Certainly, it was a time for reflection. An editorial declared that “some wartime ways are good enough for peace”. For while we happily waved goodbye to rationing and fear, we hoped to hang onto some positive changes the conflict had brought: Things like patience, ingenuity, letter-writing and opportunities for women. “[Women] proved they…

September 2024 Royal TOUR Smooth seas for Mary “Can one lose one’s heart for a people and country?” It was the question posed by King Frederik at an official dinner in Greenland, as part of a tour of the country with Queen Mary. The Danish Royals’ tour took them past glaciers and green wilderness. They visited an arctic station with a new whale microphone that will help researchers better understand the mammal, planted a spruce tree, and made traditional Greenlandic coffee, which contains both whiskey and cream. Women we love Phoebe’s Plan Actress Phoebe Tonkin is now an ambassador for Plan International. “I cannot wait to get working to help create a future where all girls are equal,” she said. Aussies eye Emmys Naomi Watts (above, right) led the Aussie…

“People need to know they’re not alone in their struggles” “It’s about what makes you feel good, what makes you feel comfortable.” Recently, there was a mini-meltdown on social media, and not for the first time Jelena Dokic found herself in the thick of it. Thanks to renewed public speculation about her current body size and shape (Had she succumbed to diet culture? Was it Ozempic? Was she no longer proud of her plus-size curves? And exactly how much did she weigh now?), the tennis commentator posted some side-by-side photos of herself on Instagram taken 10 months apart – and yes, she looked noticeably smaller in the more recent. “It’s not good if you gain weight and it’s not good if you lose weight. It’s not good if you are…

“I was looking at Sylvie going, ‘That’s it – love and lust at first sight’.” Larry Emdur knew he was going to have a big year. In February, he danced with his daughter, Tia, at her wedding. In March, he wrote a bucket list ahead of his 60th birthday in December, when he’ll also celebrate a milestone wedding anniversary with Sylvie. Then something wholly unexpected happened. After 40 years of – in his words – “being a goose on the television”, Larry was nominated for a TV WEEK Gold Logie. The award, handed out on August 18, is bestowed on the year’s most popular TV personality as decided by viewers. It can go to an actor, like Asher Keddie, who won in 2013 and is nominated again this year, or…

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health special The AUSTRALIAN WOMEN’S WEEKLY If you’ve tried to see a GP lately, you’ll know that it’s more expensive – and tougher to get an appointment – than ever before.Even after the government tripled the bulk-billing incentive last year, finding a doctor who fully covers the Medicare gap is still difficult. This is especially so if you live outside of the major cities, leaving most of us out of pocket after a visit. While some scenarios unequivocally call for a trip to the doctor or emergency department (chest pain, persistent bleeding or difficulty breathing are all signs that you need immediate medical attention), the chemist is a good port of call for advice on less pressing issues. On average, a person visits their local pharmacy 18 times yearly. That…

Strawberry cupcakes MAKES 15 PREP & COOK TIME 1 HOUR (+ COOLING TIME) 200g fresh strawberries, washed, trimmed, sliced 125g butter, softened 1¼ cups (275g) caster sugar 3 eggs, beaten lightly 1½ cups (225g) self-raising flour ½ cup (60g) almond meal ⅓ cup (80ml) milk 2 tablespoons strawberry puree (see step 1) edible flowers or fresh strawberries, for decoration STRAWBERRY BUTTERCREAM 250g butter, softened 3 teaspoons vanilla extract 6 cups (960g) icing sugar mixture, sifted ½ cup strawberry puree (see step 1) 1 Blend or process the strawberries until a smooth puree. Set aside to use in the cake and buttercream mixtures. 2 Preheat the oven to 170°C (150°C fan-forced). Line muffin pans (⅓-cup/80ml capacity) with 15 large paper patty cases. 3 Beat butter and sugar in a medium bowl…

Roast chicken with lemon, sage & pancetta SERVES 4 A true family celebration calls for a roast, and chicken is always a favourite. Even when roasted simply with a little salt, olive oil and lemon, it makes everyone break into a smile. When stuffed with bread, sage, onion and pancetta … well, I can actually hear my family salivating at the prospect of this meal. No matter how beautiful your stuffing is, though, the secret to a perfect roast chicken is the chicken itself. Once you have got yourself a bird from a reputable source, you really are in the running for the roast chicken of your dreams. You can make the stuffing the day before and keep it in the fridge until you need it. 1 × 1.5kg chicken…

Easy INDULGENCE Homemade in minutes McKenzie’s Ready to Bake Cookies perfectly blend the simplicity of ready-made dough with the irresistible flavours and aromas of freshly baked cookies. Available in Choc Chip, Triple Choc and White Choc Macadamia, they’re a convenient treat baked in the air fryer or oven in 10 minutes. Visit mckenziesfoods.com.au Some say it’s Australia’s best bacon! Gamze Gold Bacon begins with heritage breed black pigs raised using free-range regenerative farming methods. Brendan Gamze, Managing Director at Gamze Smokehouse, says the goal was to create a premium bacon experience. Available from selected outlets in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane from August 30. Visit gamzesmokehouse.com.au GOOD AS GOLD! Nostalgic recipes Comedian and producer duo Jennifer Wong and Lin Jie Kong have written a cookbook, Chopsticks or Fork?, paying homage to…

Mesmerising STORY There are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak, Penguin Random House It’s a cliché to say good books take you places, but in the case of Elif Shafak’s new masterpiece, that’s exactly the case. There are Rivers in the Sky transports readers to the shores of two London and the Tigris in modern-day Turkey (Türkiye) and ancient Mesopotamia. The descriptions of these rivers are so vivid you can smell the rotten sewerage of the Thames in the Victorian era and hear the rushing of the mighty Tigris, where kings have come and gone, but one constant remains: water. It’s fitting Elif Shafak – the Turkish-British novelist and Booker Prize finalist – wrote this book on a waterway. “I rented a river house while I was writing this…

I bought my first bird field guide recently, at 42, to the amusement of my husband. He wasn’t the only one tickled by it; friends and family guffawed at my new interest, too. When most people think of birdwatchers – or birders or twitchers, as they’re also known – they conjure images of elderly men in flak jackets and funny hats, hiding in the bushes with binoculars. But the stereotype is being dismantled as millennials and Gen Z flock to the pastime, spurred on by TikTok, where videos have amassed over 181 million views. My interest in twitching began with travel writing. As I looked for ways to differentiate landscapes, I started noticing the birds and was quickly enchanted. I’m not the only one. Birdwatching trips contribute around $283 million…

Virgo Aug 24 -Sep 23 As September celebrates your month in the sun, feel its rush of spring optimism lifting you physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually to compost what’s no longer wanted or needed into fuel for your new astrological year. Your ruling planet Mercury moving into Virgo midmonth mandates against doing everything yourself, so delegate or hire help. Then you can fully surrender to letting the September 18 full moon calm your nerves, ease that Virgo tendency to worry, soothe your inner critic and help celebrate the poetry of life’s gloriously messy and unfinished things. Libra Sep 24 -Oct 23 Early September’s new moon invites a delicious spring clean, inner and outer: Everything from unhelpful habits to what makes it onto your dinner plate. Mars makes this is a…