The Bubble Tasmania

03/02/2026

PSA: Pregnancy is not a reason to abruptly stop antidepressants. There’s good evidence, nuance, and individual risk-benefit conversations here.

Chat with a GP or obstetrician before changing anything 🫶

02/02/2026

Entering 2026 with optimism.
Immediately revoked.
The world is cooked.
Who wants to come join us in our little happy Bubble for a bit?

01/02/2026

Let’s talk about your period.

AKA your time of the month, the crimson wave, shark week, your monthly betrayal, the Red Wedding, Aunt Flo, code red, bloodpocalypse, uterus uprising…

Whatever you call it…
if it feels less like a period
and more like a full-scale haemorrhaging uterus situation…🩸🩸🩸

• leaking through clothes
• changing protection every hour
• clots for days
• exhausted, foggy, iron in the bin
• planning life around bathrooms

That’s not just a “bad bleed”.
That’s likely heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) and in the words of T Swift “now we got bad blood” and “now we got problemssss..”

👉🏼 Learn what’s normal (and what’s not) at mybodymyway.com.au
👉🏼 Talk to your GP about options

Call it whatever you want -
just don’t let a haemorrhaging uterus run your life.

29/01/2026

Hobart GPs 👀
Love women’s health?
Hate rushed medicine?
So do we.

The Bubble Hobart is hiring.
Come join a team that’s weirdly obsessed with each other. Cult vibes.

📩 admin@thebubblehobart.com.au
or slide into our DMs.

28/01/2026

People:
“If only there was a vaccine for cancer.”

Science:
“There is.”

Public health:
“It’s the HPV vaccine.”

Reality:
It prevents infection with the virus that causes:
• Cervical cancer
• Vulval cancer
• Vaginal cancer
• A**l cancer
• Pe**le cancer
• Throat & mouth cancers

It’s safe.
It’s evidence-based.
It’s TGA-approved.
It’s already part of routine care in Australia.
It’s already saving lives.

28/01/2026

We could not have reached this goal that seemed so out of reach without the support of Bridget Archer and Jo Palmer MLC!

Women just get the job done.

We have met with soooooooo many politicians from state to federal, from north to south, and from every party in our state. Some of them are really engaged and some are glassy eyed and clearly not engaged.

These women HAVE been listening to our advocacy for years now and have always made time for us.

We are not a big corporate.
We are a small business, a doctor owned GP clinic, a female led business, a Tasmanian born daughter of migrants led business.

This means a lot for us and we are so excited to really make some meaningful change in our incredible community!

One step closer to delivering on our commitment to expanding women’s health care! 🌸

The Bubble Tasmania has secured new larger premises in Launceston and fit out will commence soon . 🫧

Our partnership with The Bubble is a key part of our strategy to enhance women’s health services right across Tasmania and deliver more care in the right place, at the right time.

Jo Palmer MLC

27/01/2026

So something very exciting happened yesterday…

We officially settled on a new location for The Bubble Launceston!!!!!!!!!!!! Say what now?!?!?!!!!!!

Five years in a space we outgrew about… three years ago. We’ve been:

• fitting people into rooms like Tetris
• running a practice manager out of the tea room
• turning away incredible people who want to work with us
• telling doctors they can’t have more sessions because…no physical room!
• cramming storage into every nook and cranny
• hosting our daily gossip sessions in a tea room that could legally be classed as a sardine tin

Honestly it’s a miracle we’ve functioned as well as we have 😅

But now…
Contracts are signed.
The next chapter is loading.
Renovations incoming.
And we’re not just moving buildings -
we’re building the new era of women’s health clinics.

We’re excited. We’re emotional. We’re proud.
But mostly… Maddy is the most excited - because SHE’S FINALLY GETTING AN OFFICE. 🏆😂

Big things coming, Launceston. Big things.
TBL 2.0 is about to be iconic, darling. 💅🏽
We’ll keep you all in the loop!

26/01/2026

When should I take my newly menstruating daughter to the GP for heavy bleeding?

Short answer:
👉🏼 If you’re wondering whether it’s “too early” - it probably isn’t.

Some variation is normal in the first year or two of periods. But heavy menstrual bleeding is not something to ignore, even in teenagers.

🚩 Book a GP appointment if she has:
🩸 Bleeding longer than 7 days
🩸 Flooding or leaking through clothes/sheets
🩸 Needing to change protection every 1–2 hours
🩸 Large clots
🩸 Periods that stop her going to school/sport/activities
🩸 Fatigue, dizziness, or signs of low iron
🩸 Periods causing distress or anxiety
🩸 You gut feeling that “this doesn’t seem right”

Early assessment matters.
Early support matters.
Early education matters.

Heavy bleeding in adolescence can be medical, not just “hormones settling”.

✨ Learn about heavy menstrual bleeding at mybodymyway.com.au
✨ Talk to your GP early
✨ Normalising suffering helps no one

Supporting young people to understand their bodies properly from the start = lifelong health empowerment!

22/01/2026

Coffee first. Patriarchy second. ☕️💥

21/01/2026

Mum guilt is that quiet (sometimes not-so-quiet) voice that tells you you’re doing too much, not enough, or the wrong thing entirely.

It shows up when you work late.
When you don’t work at all.
When you love your job.
When you resent it for a moment.
When you breastfeed.
When you don’t.
When you need five minutes alone and then feel bad for needing it.

Here’s the truth we don’t say enough: mum guilt isn’t a sign you’re failing. It’s a sign you care. Deeply. Fiercely. Exhaustingly.

But caring does not mean you have to carry everything. You’re allowed to be tired. You’re allowed to enjoy parts of your life that aren’t your kids.

You’re allowed to be human, not just “mum”.

You don’t need to earn rest.
You don’t need to justify your choices.
And you definitely don’t need to be perfect.

If you’re feeling that familiar knot in your chest today, consider this your permission slip to loosen your grip. You’re doing better than you think.

20/01/2026

2016 vs 2026.
Jumping on the bandwagon like all the cool people.

2016.
No Bubble. No disruption. No feminist health empire.
Just Dr Tash, pregnant and oh so glamorous 🤣 with her first, wearing a shirt that says “SERIOUSLY” because… foreshadowing maybe?!

She thought the system probably had pregnancy covered. She thought all women had access to services for pregnancy from physiotherapy to psychology.

LOL.

By baby number two, the naivety was gone. It was very clear women were under-supported and things had to improve.

So… The Bubble happened.
Still pink. Still loud. Still advocating for women’s health in Tasmania. And still nowhere near done.

#2016 #2026

20/01/2026

It’s an absolute honour to support local charity Beyond the Rainbow 🌈 They do so much to advocate for families experiencing pregnancy and infant loss! Give them a follow and support the work they do. A follow and a like always means so much!

A big thank you to the team at The Bubble Tasmania for their ongoing support towards our organisation.

Not only has this team supported our events, helped raise awareness on our charity and allowed us to use their supportive space but continue to be an advocate for bereavement care across our state.