Jo Hartley
Essential Baby
United Kingdom
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Adults only nights at play centres are a thing. Yes, really
Imagine the scene if you will. → Read More
An open letter to my threenager
You've been infected by the threenager virus and sadly, they're yet to find a cure. → Read More
Dear mum in the sandpit
I think perhaps it's you that needs some lessons in social etiquette, and not so much your son. → Read More
Should there be work leave for fertility treatments?
How do we quantify grief and loss? → Read More
How do I dispose of my last embryo?
Giving permission to dispose of our last frozen embryo feels so final, in every sense. → Read More
I only really bonded with my mother after I became a mum myself
With the gift of hindsight and motherhood, I see how similar mum and I are. We parent the same and have struggled the same. → Read More
I only really bonded with my mother after I became a mum myself
With the gift of hindsight and motherhood, I see how similar mum and I are. We parent the same and have struggled the same. → Read More
Is Netflix binge watching causing anti-social behaviour
It's hard to remember a time when we weren't glued to our screens – walking down the road, sitting on the train and even eating out with friends. But, since the boom of Netflix, being glued to the screen has taken on a whole new level of addiction. → Read More
'Why do you take those pills, Mummy?' Explaining mental illness to my six-year-old
Is transparency the best way, or is there a limit to what children need to know? → Read More
Why dreams are so vivid and weird in pregnancy
When I was pregnant, my dreams were regular, vivid and scary. And I know I'm not alone. → Read More
I emigrated to Australia to try and save a dead-end relationship. It didn't work.
Jo Hartley wonders why she and women like her try to stick it out in relationships that aren't working. → Read More
How Dorothy the Dinosaur is helping mums get fit
And it only takes 15 minutes! → Read More
How clean is your gym?
Hitting the gym is a national pastime for many Australians, but does handling all that equipment mean that your body is handling a lot more too? → Read More
Looking after young children is boring, and more of us should admit it
Many of us hold back from admitting it out loud lest it leaves us open to judgement. But if only we could, so others could admit they feel exactly the same. → Read More
Looking after young children is boring, and more of us should admit it
Many of us hold back from admitting it out loud lest it leaves us open to judgement. But if only we could, so others could admit they feel exactly the same. → Read More
Could moderate complaining be beneficial to health?
Sitting in the hairdresser's chair I look at the depressing reflection looking back. The bounce I'd requested in my blow dry is reminiscent of a 60's icon. The shaggy look I was imagining is more 'dragged through bush backwards' than 'just got out of bed sex'. → Read More
Could this be the exercise that dreams are made of?
If your ideal 45 minute workout involves nothing more than a pillow, a doona and the chance to shut your eyes, you might just be in luck. Napercise has arrived on our shores and is the newest wellness trend being trialled in Brisbane. → Read More
Being diagnosed with bipolar II saved my crumbling marriage
Jo Hartley endured years of roller-coaster mood swings until a diagnosis helped her to get off the ride for good. → Read More
When to take a mental health day
Mental health issues are one of the most common forms of illness in Australia with 3 million of us currently living with anxiety or depression alone. But it's not just our personal lives that are affected by mental health. It's our work and careers, too. → Read More
Should guests have to pay to attend baby showers?
The once simple celebrations are getting bigger and bigger - but it comes at a cost. → Read More