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For 35 years, Teri Hatcher was haunted by childhood abuse. Then she heard about another victim.

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Family violence doesn't discriminate. But for Indigenous women, the support systems often do.

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Relationships

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An ode to 'Other Mothers', because for some of us, it wasn’t our mothers who raised us.

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Alisha Bhojwani

'My husband and I met in addiction recovery. After 8 years together, I realised he never stopped.'

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'I had to hide myself from her a little bit.' Breaking up with my best friend was self care.

"I wished for a 'normal' name." The unspoken toll of living with an Asian name in Australia.

'The moment I bought my bouquet is the moment I should have cancelled my wedding.'

"I just needed to apologise." After 25 years apart, my first boyfriend messaged me.

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'My best friend died. Three weeks later, her husband started dating again.'

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Nadia Bokody made a career writing about sex with men. Then she realised she was gay.

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Entertainment

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Jessica Staveley

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Parents

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