Mia Freedman, known as Mia Lavigne, was born on 1 October 1971 and is the co-founder of women's digital media company Mamamia.
14 Facts About Mia Freedman
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Mia Freedman was the youngest editor of the Australian edition of Cosmopolitan in 1996, aged 24.
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Mia Freedman's first paid job in media was as Cleos beauty editor and she stayed at Cleo for five years working her way up to the position of features editor.
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Mia Freedman left Cleo in 1995 and spent several months as a freelance features writer for magazines including Marie Claire, New Weekly and Who Weekly.
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In 2012, Mia Freedman launched an Australian edition of parenting website iVillage.
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Mia Freedman has appeared regularly as a commentator on Today on the Nine Network and Ten's The Project.
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In 2009 Mia Freedman was appointed Chair of the Australian Government's National Body Image Advisory Group by Minister for Sport and Youth, Kate Ellis.
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Mia Freedman has written four books, including Work Strife Balance, where Luca, her 19-year-old son, contributed a chapter describing his mother as having "no filter".
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Mia Freedman executive produced, with others, the comedic drama TV series Strife, which was inspired by Mia Freedman's memoir Work, Strife, Balance.
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In 1998, Mia Freedman married Jason Lavigne, with whom she has three children.
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In 1999, Mia Freedman had a miscarriage and spent two years in therapy, separated from Lavigne.
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In 2021, Mia Freedman was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
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Previously, in 2015 Mia Freedman disclosed in an interview that she suffers from an anxiety disorder.
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The couple's first child, Mia Freedman's grand-daughter, Luna, was born later that year.