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Chasing joy

Female cyclists in Melbourne. They have big plans, big goals and they love their bikes.

Oct 22, 2021

Chasing joy

Oct 22, 2021

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This is my brain without a SNRI

I took my last tiny dose of venlafaxine on Thursday 2 November.

Nov 8, 2023

This is my brain without a SNRI

Nov 8, 2023

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This is your brain on a SNRI

This is a story about how I joined what’s probably one of the biggest and unintentional experiments in human history.

Oct 10, 2023

This is your brain on a SNRI

Oct 10, 2023

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Mind how you go

My heart still hurts even though it’s been about six weeks since you died.

Jul 28, 2022

Mind how you go

Jul 28, 2022

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Lies they told me

So, you get pregnant and pretty much right from the start you get asked if you’re going to breastfeed.

Jul 20, 2022

Lies they told me

Jul 20, 2022

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Square peg in a round hole

On a visit to my parents’ place I discovered they had unearthed my high school reports. They certainly made for interesting reading.

Apr 28, 2022

Square peg in a round hole

Apr 28, 2022

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Hand-cycling for mental health: Stuart Tripp’s journey back from the brink

Cycling isn’t just for the able-bodied.

Jan 24, 2022

Hand-cycling for mental health: Stuart Tripp’s journey back from the brink

Jan 24, 2022

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Riding up mountains while fat

Why would anyone want to ride up one of the biggest mountains in Australia? Especially a fat 49 year old woman?

Dec 13, 2021

Riding up mountains while fat

Dec 13, 2021

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Cycling while traumatised

Apparently there’s still some trauma to be had.

Nov 23, 2021

Nov 23, 2021

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Wheel woman

Tina McCarthy has a simple goal — to get as many women as possible riding bikes. It’s why she started Wheel Women in December 2012.

Oct 24, 2021

Wheel woman

Oct 24, 2021

Lauren O'Keefe

Lauren O'Keefe

Cyclist. Writer. Amateur photographer. Home baker. Maker of ice cream. Reader of stories. Mum. Wife. Auntie. Sibling. Daughter. Chronic pain sufferer.

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