Stephanie Ockhuysen

If you’re lonely, you’re not alone. Loneliness is reaching epidemic levels

“Loneliness isn’t just a matter of finding more friends for people.”

The stigma still exists: Being a single parent in 2024

The number of single parents in NZ is increasing, but the narrative doesn’t have to be negative

Why is it harder to make friends as an adult?

“The opportunity isn’t there”

Breast cancer doesn't discriminate, I found out I had it at 27

“I’m going to fight this and I’m going to win”

Stop asking people if they’re going to have kids

“People put their own values onto us and think they know better for us.”

How to get a job when you've never had one

“It’s about looking outside the box … on what you can do rather than what you haven’t done.”

The growing trend of rough sex and choking among young people

‘How can you withdraw consent if you can’t breathe?’