What I packed for a 3-day work trip

...and what I wore this week

Remember (or not) how a few weeks ago we had our annual Mamamia up-fronts where half a dozen of the team went around the country to present our up-coming slate for 2025 to advertisers and agencies and media?
Here’s a reminder of how I decided on what (not) to wear":

And here is how it ended up:

Brisbane

Sydney

Melbourne

Anyway - I forgot that when I was packing, I made a couple of videos of what I was packing other than clothes…..here’s Part 1 - Part 2 later in the week because the videos take forever to upload.

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I’ve never interviewed anyone about this before…..

Sometimes I hear a story and I know it’s going to change someone’s life to hear it. In a way, that’s my filter for choosing No Filter guests and topics.

This episode is one of those.
I spoke to Anna Martin, a recovering gambling addict who almost lost her life to this insidious industry.

Women who gamble are in the shadows. When most people picture a gambling addict they see a man - because men are who gambling is marketed to, and it’s also who most of the anti-gambling help is targeted at.

Anna was in the shadows. She didn’t want anyone to know about her gambling habits, or the risks she was taking, or just how bad it got…to the point where she almost lost her life.

Shame and secrecy are killers. In Australia gambling is shrouded in shame and secrecy. It was no small thing for Anna to share her story with me but I’m so grateful she did. They say the best disinfectant is sunlight - bring these stories out of the shadows and shine a light on them so we can help and support each other.

Have a listen and let me know what you think……

If you have a story you think we should tell on No Filter, drop into our DMs where our Exec Producer, Naima Brown reads every single one.

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WHAT I WORE THIS WEEK:

By the time I got home I was just wearing the shirt (uniqlo men’s) and the pants (cos). Shoes are Zara and bag is Amazon. Tee is fun - from Samantha Olgilvie boutique.

Looks like I’m layering but this is actually the tee - it has those mesh sleeves. Can’t remember where it’s from. Jeans are Zara.

Shirt is Anine Bing, skirt is Zara, shoes are Ganni and bag is Cos.

How bonkers are these socks - from High Heeled jungle.

A. Emery pants and shirt. Among Equals bag.

Old tee with Cotton On jeans, Zara shoes and Among Equals bag.

I honestly can’t remember where any of this came from except the bag which is Cos.

Adidas trackies, old camo knit and Zara coat that pretends to be suede but really isn’t. Le Cap phone strap!