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The first story is usually the safe one.

The neat version.
The edited version.
The one that keeps everyone comfortable.

But the real story?

That usually sits underneath.
The thing you have not said out loud yet.
The part you keep minimising.
The s

What if you stopped waiting for the right time?

Hilma af Klint created visionary abstract work long before the world was ready to recognise it.

Maybe you’ve been waiting until the work feels finished.
Until confidence arrives.
Until life gets

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Something is coming 🤗

Women’s voices are the data. Now we’re asking artists to bring them to life.

Behind the Figures is a selling exhibition marking ten years of storytelling through The Just Saying Project.

Built from original research with 78 women, it re

BEHIND THE FIGURES EXHIBITION | September 2026

We’re opening a call for artists to respond to original body image research as part of Behind the Figures - a new selling exhibition this September, and a pathway to the Fabulous Females publica

The strongest finding in our research. Empowerment lives in function, not form. Childbirth. Recovery. Endurance. Simply continuing. This data is the foundation of something we’re building.

#justsayingproject #behindthefigures #womensstories

Where do you feel most at home in your body?
For many women, it’s not about how they look - it’s about what they’re doing. Movement. Safety. Connection. Behind the Figures. Details Saturday.

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THE LEAD | Turning a New Leaf

Starting again doesn’t always look bold.
Sometimes it’s quiet.
Sometimes it’s uncertain.
Sometimes it’s just a decision to keep going.

In our latest The Lead story, Clare shares the reality behi

BEHIND THE FIGURES | Insights revealed

Late last year JSP asked and 78 women shared their most honest experiences of body image — the avoidance, the resilience, and everything in between.

This week we will be revealing the findings from the s

JSP WOMEN'S AWARDS | Health & Wellbeing Warrior 2026

Amanda Potter is the Founder o@theheldproject , Amanda supports mothers through some of their most vulnerable moments — reminding them they are not alone and never a burden.
Her story is

THE LEAD | Arlette Berry

No footnotes here- just the chapters that shape us.

There’s something powerful about a young woman who chooses courage over comfort.

Later this month she is off to Sydney as the 2025 Galaxy Girl.

In our latest The

North Star Award 2026: Dr Sarah Springer ✨
Dr Sarah Jane Springer is lighting the way for healthcare that is culturally safe, community led and deeply respectful of identity and lived experience.
Her leadership reminds us that true wellbeing begins

I had the most wonderful afternoon last week meeting Charmaine from MY105.9FM and speaking with the amazing Dr Sarah Springer and on her show Health Yarns.
I love speaking about storytelling as a wellbeing tool and how connecting through stories can

Be the woman who knows the grass is greener wherever she stands, because she brings value to every space she enters.

I love spending time with Sarah, I have had the honour of being captured through her lens for the past decade.

It’s always

MAGIC MUSE WINNER | JSP Women’s Awards 2026

What happens when art meets honesty, courage and care?
For Bri Brett, creativity is a language of connection — one that turns the hidden and the hard into shared healing.

Named the 2026 Magic

I slept on a bus last Friday night… and it shifted something in me.

We talk about homelessness like it’s something we can see.
But often, we can’t.

It’s the woman between couches.
The person in their car… still showi

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