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Living With Chronic Pelvic Pain

Living With Chronic Pelvic Pain

Imagine you’re sitting in a tute at uni on a regular day just like any other. You feel that familiar cramp in your tummy so you excuse yourself to the bathroom where you pull out a tampon. You’ve used one of these bad boys countless times before, you know the drill. Except this time upon inserti...
February 2019 Business Update

February 2019 Business Update

February has been insane! We’re still riding on a high because documentary about menstruation just won an Oscar! Reflecting on the last month though, we realise there has been SO MUCH else to be thankful for too!   Early on in the month, one of our Directors Eloise came back safely from Indonesi...
INDONESIA Jan/Feb 2019

INDONESIA Jan/Feb 2019

Over the last three weeks I’ve journeyed to Indonesia, not so far at all from the comfort and beauty of Australia. In Yogyakarta, I met up with 20 other students and 2 staff members from Flinders Uni to start this nutty, daring time of learning together. Not only was I challenged in my knowledge...
Harriet takes India

Harriet takes India

Our amazing ambassador Harriet Hewitson  is currently in India with an organisation called ASHA, and has some beautiful experiences to share with us at TABOO: The community centre we worked at had a small doctor’s office, where women would come in for pregnancy tests and pregnancy check ups. We...
Getting to Know the Taboo Team

Getting to Know the Taboo Team

Over the last few months we've added some new faces to the Taboo crew. Along with your old favourites we'd love to share some fun facts and interesting anecdotes from Jaida, Harriet, Ali, Izzy and Eloise. Jaida What did you do on Australia Day? Australia Day meant hanging around the beach at...
A comfy couch, a warm bed or cosy blanket are just a few of the creature comforts that I personally need to get through those crampy first days of my period. This is not to mention a steady flow of hot tea and chocolate within reach at all times. These items that bring us comfort when we’re not ...