MAFS star Domenica Calarco debuts new Audrey Hepburn-inspired pixie cut as she holidays in Italy after stay in a mental health ward READ MORE: Domenica Calarco breaks her silence as she finishes 21 days at a mental health retreat after 'traumatic' experience on Married At First Sight If you have been affected by this story, call Lifeline Australia on 13 11 14 or visit their website lifeline.org.au By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 10:08, 20 July 2024 | Updated: 10:22, 20 July 2024 e-mail View comments Domenica Calarco has returned to pubic life and social media after revealing she was recently discharged from a mental health ward.
The Married At First Sight bride, who shaved her hair off in March as part of the World's Greatest Shave charity drive, has decided to embrace the crop. The 31-year-old, who is enjoying a holiday in Italy , on Friday revealed that she has decided to get a pixie cut, inspired by Audrey Hepburn. 'I've just come back from the beach, I've decided I want to cut my hair shorter, I want to look like Aubrey Hepburn in Italy, in Roman Holiday,' she explained.
'So, this could either turn out really bad, or it can turn out really good.' She then documented the process of getting the new do at a barber shop in Calabria, located in southwest Italy. 'I was apprehensive if Bruno could nail the brief but he absolutely did! I'm OBSESSED with my pixie cut' Dom said afterwards.
'The Domenica of six months ago wouldn't have been able to do this!' she added, calling the update part of her 'growth'. Domenica Calarco (pictured) has returned to pubic life and social media after revealing she was recently discharged from a mental health ward. The Married At First Sight bride is sporting a new pixie cut The update comes just days after Calarco revealed that she is no longer taking antidepressants for the first time in 15 years.
She to Instagram to share a video of herself from her 21-day stay at a private mental health facility in New South Wales . Dom has spoken openly about her mental health struggles in recent weeks after suffering a 'major depressive episode', and has now detailed her medication changes. In her latest video, Dom gave an insight into her 'tough' medication journey and told how she was coming off sertraline after feeling like the antidepressant wasn't working anymore.
The 31-year-old, who is enjoying a holiday in Italy, on Friday revealed that she has decided to get a pixie cut, inspired by Audrey Hepburn in the Film Roman Holiday (left). Dom recreated the scene at a local barber in Calabria, located in southwest Italy (right) Sertraline is an antidepressant that belongs to a group of medicines called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), which increase the amount of serotonin in the brain. Dom explained that her doctor was weaning her off sertraline for the first time in 15 years with a plan to 'transition' to a new antidepressant - which she has since started.
'So this is the reality of changing medication,' she shared. 'Last night, my doctor, we had a meeting and we wanted to try and see if my old medication that I was on was actually working. 'I just have felt for a while now that it hasn't been working, so I was like I think we need to transition to something new.
So that's what we're doing.' Domenica admitted herself to a mental health facility after spiraling into depression following her time on MAFS . 'I've just come back from the beach, I've decided I want to cut my hair shorter, I want to look like Aubrey Hepburn in Italy, in Roman Holiday,' she explained Calarco reactivated her Instagram page last week and offered a lengthy explanation of what she has been going through in a video taken at the facility on the day of her discharge.
'It's safe to say it's been a little while. I wanted to take this moment to have an honest and heartfelt conversation with you all who've been with me through thick and thin,' she began. 'As many of you know I've been on a break for the past month to focus on my mental health.
This journey has been incredibly challenging but also deeply transforming for me. Dom said she needed the time to 'heal, reflect and gain a better understanding of herself' and thanked fans for their support during the difficult time. The reality TV star explained how she had 'spiralled into a deep depression ' over a month ago and 'couldn't see a way out'.
Dom had a sleek bob previously but has changed her hairstyle routinely 'I had a lot of trauma that I didn't work through from my childhood and I know that now. And then I went through a divorce in my 20s and then MAFS which in itself was an incredible experience but also quite traumatic,' she shared. 'I didn't want to suffer with my mental illness in the way that I was upon reflection I realised that I was putting my happiness in the hands of other people.
' Dom said she had 'reached a point where I no longer wanted to suffer' and started her journey towards happiness again with her stay at the mental health facility. 'I'm in charge of my own joy and it's time for me to enjoy my life again and realising that I'm happy with the person I'm becoming is just really life changing for me,' she added. Dom vanished from the spotlight following criticism from Bachelor star-turned-podcaster Abbie Chatfield .
The backlash arose after she and fellow MAFS bride Ella Ding hosted controversial groom Jack Dunkley on their podcast, Sit With Us. If you have been affected by this story, call Lifeline Australia on 13 11 14 or visit their website lifeline.org.
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