My mother grew up with no love for her skin colour and internalized the message that the world around her was screaming in her ears.

The Barbie movie is supposed to be satirical and tackle some of the issues the thin doll did help create in the 90's, by focusing on one body type as ideal.

We need to stop stereotyping women's bodies, and also be more sensitive towards our children who are growing up with terrible self-confidence leading to loneliness and depression.

Dear men, instead of asking women to wear what 'you like', please look at yourselves first. The women in your family also don't like to see you roaming half naked in the house.

Good Luck To You, Leo Grande, is a fairy tale for older women about intimacy, menopause and understanding orgasm in your sixties!