Ladies, We Need To Talk

Uh oh, what’s that you smell... a funky odour down below? The thought of having a stinky crotch is nightmare fuel for some women, but do we even need to worry about our musky bouquet?  

The delicate aroma of our lady-garden can be affected by things like our menstrual cycle and our lifestyle but how do we tell when the stank goes from normal to full on malodorous pudenda territory and what can be done about it?  

It...

What happens when you want a divorce but the cost of leaving your marriage would cripple you financially?  

Would you ever stay in an unhappy marriage for the security money offers?  

It’s no secret, life is bloody expensive right now. From soaring rents to the cost of a bunch of broccoli, times are tough! So, sticking it out in a relationship you’re no longer happy in can seem appealing.  

Yumi Stynes talks to women...

What if we put a stop to marriage...for good? Like, just stop with flouncy white dresses, walking down the aisle and having a dude give us away.  

In her new book, I Don’t, Clementine Ford is calling for just that. She reckons that a ring on a finger is a bridal march to losing your identity. 

From the moment we come screaming into the world, we’re pushed the line that to find “the one” to get married and settle dow...

You think you’ve met “the one” and they seem totally perfect for you, but is it all too good to be true? Could you be dating a narcissist?  

What starts out as a dreamy relationship filled with fancy presents and compliments galore, suddenly turns sour and you’re left wondering if you’re slowly losing your mind.  

Narcissists make up only 1% of the population but the impact they have on the women who date them can b...

Having sex can be exposing, nerve wracking. When we strip down, we reveal ourselves – and not just our bits. No wonder we sometimes reach for courage in a bottle.  

For some women, a few shots can make them feel comfortable enough to go home with that hottie from across the bar, for others the relationship between alcohol and sex can be more toxic.  

Yumi Stynes chats to women who are putting the lid back on the bot...

Yumi has been on an adventure down to the depths of the ABC archives to uncover an absolute banger of an episode.  

On every form you ever fill out, there’s always a tick box about your romantic status — de facto, married, single. Why are we only judged on romantic relationships rather than some of the most important bonds in our life — our friendships? 

In this love letter to our friends, Yumi Stynes invites hersel...

Is the soundtrack to your life a ticking baby-making clock?  

What if you’re desperate to be a mother but the other half of the baby-making equation just hasn’t become available? 

Yumi Stynes meets women who have given the middle finger to the idea of the nuclear family and become solo mums by choice. 

From swiping for sperm; turkey-basting and solo sleep deprivation – find out what it’s really like to choose to pare...

If you’re having trouble getting hot for your long-term partner? You’re not alone. 

Domestic bliss, smelling our partner’s farts, demanding kids – it feels like it’s all part of a worldwide conspiracy to shrivel our sex drive. 

So come hang with Yumi Stynes and sex nerd Emily Nagoski to get some practical advice on how to brush off the cobwebs, bring back our lady-boners and actually want to have sex with our life m...

Yumi Stynes has pinched the keys to the ABC podcast dungeon and has pulled out her absolute fave episodes for you. 

Are you team Dolphin or team Pubus Maximus? 

Pubic hair — it's one of the most scrutinised patches of hair on our bodies. Research says 80 per cent of women groom their Map of Tassie regularly. But why do we feel the need to pluck, shave, scrape, or zap our pubes at all? Yumi Stynes find out the meanin...

Getting naked in front of someone you’re about to get down and dirty with is a really vulnerable thing to do for even the most confident among us.  

But what about when you’ve spent your whole life being told your body isn’t desirable or sexy?  

And those messages are hitting you from everywhere. From television, movies, strangers on the street and even from the very people who are supposed to be into you.  

That’s t...

Do you scream foul obscenities at bad drivers? Chuck your phone violently on the bed when seething? Heard “that time of the month?” when you’re furious? 

Babes, you’re not alone.  

Women are foaming at the mouth with fury and we’re screaming at the top of our lungs. From the mental load to workplace bullying; sexism and just the patriarchy in general plus - HORMONES - there’s a hell of a lot to be ticked off about. ...

So you hugged a workmate having a rough time – is that intimacy? Locked eyes and shared a giggle with a stranger in a spin class – does that count as intimacy? You just had some hook up sex – was it intimate?  

Here at Ladies HQ, we want to know: What even is intimacy? And when we think we're craving sex is what we are actually wanting, intimacy?  

(Lucky) Yumi Stynes gets up close and personal with Esther Perel (IR...

You're horny. You're hooking up. It's hot and heavy. Then, a hand makes its way to your throat… wait WTF? Yup. Choking during sex has hit the mainstream.

Choking was once the kinda thing you'd only come across in the world of BDSM, but now thanks to our easy access to porn it's literally everywhere and young women are in its grip.

A recent study discovered almost 60 per cent of female college students have been chok...

Are you guilty of compulsively stalking your ex on socials whilst ugly crying and eating ice cream out of the carton? Join the club baby. 

The soul-shattering, unbridled agony of a devastating break-up, is something we tend to avoid really letting ourselves feel. The most we might get from our mates is "get back on the apps babe, there are plenty more fish in the sea".

Even though it’s a universal experience, heartb...

Even though we all crack a turd whistle once in a while, it doesn't mean we're not ashamed of the noises and smells that erupt from our bums, especially if it happens in public. And according to research, women hold that shame more deeply and are judged more harshly for their eruptions than men. 

Yumi Stynes sniffs out how we can disperse the cloud of shame around women and farting.  

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Search #cleaneating on social media, and you'll come across over 50 million posts. Vegan, paleo, raw, protein shakes, juice cleanses, gluten-free, dairy-free, chia seeds… all of these things, social media and diet culture will tell us, are the types of foods we should be putting into our bodies.   

These diets offer the promise of perfect health and the perfect body…But for some they tip over into unhealthy obsessi...