https://barbsmcfadden.journoportfolio.comRSS Feed for Barbara McFaddenenSun, 30 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://www.mamamia.com.au/ending-toxic-friendship/If you want to support independent women's media, become a Mamamia subscriber . Get an all-access pass to everything we make, including exclusive podcasts, articles, videos and our exercise app, MOVE. Earlier this year, I ended a three-year friendship.I had finally hit the equivalent of a "seven-year itch", where, for lack of a better word, I got the 'ick'.That's not to say we didn't have good times.We were there for each other through breakups and breakdowns, moving cities and career changes,...Sun, 30 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://www.mamamia.com.au/ending-toxic-friendship/https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/raw-dogging-life-the-insane-cost-stopping-young-aussies-from-getting-help/news-story/39ad4409d6cf92801ead741e478ed92bnot being able to fix it.You watch as your life passes by with the same patterns repeating themselves. You do“the work” – exercise, eat right, see a therapist, and take medicine for the anxiety anddepression label that gets slapped on everyone and their uncle! And yet, your quality oflife doesn’t seem to be improving.Why? Because the help you actually need is too expensive! You have all thesequestions about who you are, why you are the way you are, but none of the answers.And getting to the root...Sun, 30 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/raw-dogging-life-the-insane-cost-stopping-young-aussies-from-getting-help/news-story/39ad4409d6cf92801ead741e478ed92bhttps://www.mamamia.com.au/toxic-workplace-culture/Sun, 16 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://www.mamamia.com.au/toxic-workplace-culture/https://www.mamamia.com.au/glute-growth-body-dysmorphia/Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://www.mamamia.com.au/glute-growth-body-dysmorphia/https://www.mamamia.com.au/dad-grief/Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://www.mamamia.com.au/dad-grief/https://www.adnews.com.au/news/streaming-platform-local-content-quotas-to-level-the-playing-fieldContent quotas for streaming platforms will give the Australian screen economy a fighting chance in the global market, according to analysts. The media industry is prepared for the launch of the Australian content obligation and recognises how local stories impact at scale. Under the proposed legislation, platforms with more than one million subscribers, such as Netflix, Disney+ and Paramount+, will have to commit 10% of their total Australian revenue expenditure or 7.5% or their local revenue...Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://www.adnews.com.au/news/streaming-platform-local-content-quotas-to-level-the-playing-fieldhttps://www.adnews.com.au/news/meta-raises-a-valid-point-industry-weighs-in-on-social-media-banThe Australian Government's social media ban for under 16's has increased pressure by putting the responsibility of digital safety back on media owners as the government adopts a “tech-neutral” response to navigating age-verification, according to media agencies. Under the social media ban, the platforms were not mandated to use a specific age-verification approach. Earlier this week Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and Threads called on age-verification to be introduced at an app-store lev...Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://www.adnews.com.au/news/meta-raises-a-valid-point-industry-weighs-in-on-social-media-banhttps://www.adnews.com.au/news/why-these-agency-heads-left-advertising-behindFrustrated by changed client dynamics and the reduced role of agencies, some now former agency heads have left adland behind, reigniting their love for brand building through entrepreneurship. Founder of recruitment company Prime Mover, Simon Hadfield, says this is not a remarkable trend with people more likely to turn to "go client side" around the five to eight years experience mark. However, he recognises how the appeal of the creative industry has changed. "The creative industry seems to...Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://www.adnews.com.au/news/why-these-agency-heads-left-advertising-behindhttps://www.thegoodguide.co/blog/httpswwwthegoodguidecobloghttpswwwthegoodguidecoblog8-modern-meet-cutes-how-to-get-cuffed-irl.htmlHello Lovers... We have all been there - we download the apps, select our sexiest pictures, write our witty lil prompts -  equally funny and inventive ofc, and start the carousel of swiping right! And look - we are not here to sh*t on anyone's perogative to have fun, and try meet someone great! But for some of us,  there is also that little idealist who believes life can really be Sex and The City ! We crave the meet-cute story and want to fill our lives with more romantic moments, tha...Tue, 09 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0100https://www.thegoodguide.co/blog/httpswwwthegoodguidecobloghttpswwwthegoodguidecoblog8-modern-meet-cutes-how-to-get-cuffed-irl.htmlhttps://www.thegoodguide.co/blog/10-stand-up-stand-outs-our-picks-for-the-brisbane-comedy-festival.html📷: Brisbane Comedy Festival Four venues and 100+ comedy acts, Brisbane Comedy Festival is coming this April and these artists are ready to take the piss - but hopefully you’ll keep your own bladder under control!  So get ready to pawn your first date for some free clout - because who doesn’t love their looks, date or job being ridiculed in front of a live audience? The perfect night-out for the cooler seasons, the festival will be playing at several venues across the city and we have c...Sat, 06 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0100https://www.thegoodguide.co/blog/10-stand-up-stand-outs-our-picks-for-the-brisbane-comedy-festival.html