Koraly Dimitriadis

kidspot.com.au

My daughter wants to walk to school and I don't know what to tell her

"I am not going to lie – I’m scared."
On the afternoon of Eurydice’s vigil at Princes Park, I flew home after a week-long work trip in Sydney and picked up my daughter from school.
I missed her like crazy but every fibre of my being was telling me that I needed to be at the vigil, to stand with my community, not just for Eurydice, but for all women who had been raped or murdered at the hands of a man.
But I didn’t know how to explain to my primary school aged daughter why the time I had promi...

She Knows

TV Shows That Get Single Motherhood Right

TV Shows That Get Single Motherhood Right

news.com.au

Why Roseanne cancellation was wrong

She should have stayed on air and her racism should have been addressed in her show which could have been used as a vehicle for change. She has a huge Trump support base who listen to what she says

The Independent

Kim Kardashian chatting politics at the White House makes a mockery of America's democracy

Kardashian’s seeming influence in politics is troubling, especially since it was Trump’s celebrity status that gained him his seat. This spectacle only reinforces the idea that wealth and fame can buy you inordinate amounts of power

news.com.au

Women aren’t being warned about the dangers of Mirena IUDs

More research needs to be done into the Mirena IUD

SBS World News Australia

Why I felt ashamed about shopping at the op shop

For Koraly Dimitriadis, buying items brand new was always tied to migrant success - until she discovered the hidden treasures at her local op shop.

SBS World News Australia

I use sex to relieve my chronic headaches

Had I just found the key to my pain relief? Could sex actually be good for me as opposed to a sin or wrong unless married as it so taught by my Greek Orthodox culture?

SBS World News Australia

Why moving house was more difficult and stressful than I ever imagined

Moving has been ranked one of the top five most stressful life events. Our house is symbolic of ourselves, our safe haven from the outside world, which is why it is so hard to leave and start all over again.

mobile.abc.net.au

Renters should be allowed to list their homes on Airbnb

As a tenant who goes away for work trips or short holidays once or twice a year, one of my plans to bring me closer to buying my own home is having someone stay at my place.

heraldsun.com.au

How the church sexually represses and impacts relationships

If you do not have his blessing you are a step away from Heaven, one closer to Hell. How do you stay pure? Your body and mind must be free from sin.

These are just some of the teachings I received in the Orthodox Church as a growing girl.

Masturbation was a sin, sex before marriage was a sin, sexual thoughts also a sin.

Greek culture and the Orthodox religion are inextricably linked, which is why teachings influence the way in which parents raise their children.

Boys were turned a blind eye t...

SBS World News Australia

How Sex and The City liberated us (and why it’s time to let go)

A look back on how Sex And The City liberated a generation of women from migrant backgrounds living in repressive circumstances.

SBS World News Australia

Menstruation: There's nothing dirty about it

Being raised in the Greek Orthodox religion, I was taught that to receive Holy Communion, you had to be ‘clean’. As a young growing girl, this meant I had to be free from sin, free from ‘unclean’ thoughts, showered, dressed formally, have abstained from meat and dairy products, and not be menstruating.

heraldsun.com.au

Should boys be allowed in female change rooms?

Taking my daughter to the change rooms at the gym turned out to be an uncomfortable situation when we discovered an older boy with his mother.

Sydney Morning Herald

Why do we expect relationships to work instantly?

There is a misapprehension that relationships are meant to be effortless and easy but I don't think that's right at all.