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'My best friend Debbie got me through my divorce. Yesterday, I had to break up with her.'

Tara Blair Ball

friendship

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Katie Bowman

friendship

'People notice when you vanish.' The 7 toxic habits that might be ruining your friendships.

Dr Karen Phillip

friendship

Two years ago, I was ghosted by my housemate. From our house.

Anonymous

friendship

Shannon met her best friend at six. 15 years later, she stopped answering her phone calls.

Gemma Bath

family

'I've cut off all contact with my parents. And I am much better off for it.'

Tara Blair Ball

family

'I was raised by a narcissist. Here are 7 things I've had to do to work through the damage.'

Tara Blair Ball

family

Since my early twenties, I've known: Christmas completely f***s with feminism.

Kate Luckins

family

'I was loved and respected by my mother. Until my unplanned pregnancy.'

Tara Clarke

family

'This year I came to the conclusion that I despise my mother.'

Anonymous

family

"When 9/11 happened." 5 women on the exact moment they knew their marriage was over.

Polly Taylor

family

'Settle in, make friends and move again': The harsh reality of being a defence wife.

Katie Bowman

family

"Clemmie Hooper's husband is far from the biggest victim of her trolling."

Helen Vnuk

family

Diwali 2019: "We need to evolve beyond seeing women as the 'pride of the home.'"

Rani Kumar

family

'When my husband decided to take my surname, his family walked out of our wedding.'

Anonymous

family

"My dog sensed I was going into labour hours before it began."

Kitty Hendley

family

“If it were my dog..." The unique pain of trying to decide when to say goodbye to a pet.

Anonymous

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Tully Smyth: 'Dad, you've been dealt a hard card and there's a few things I want to say to you.'

Tully Smyth

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'I was excited to announce I was engaged. But my engagement ring made people uncomfortable.'

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'I was raised by a narcissist. Here are 7 things I've had to do to work through the damage.'

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My best friend stayed in a relationship with a married, abusive man. Now they're engaged.

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Jasper almost died on New Year's Eve. He shares what people don't know about fighting fires.

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'When my uncle died, I found out he was a paedophile. Then I remembered my childhood differently.'

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'I used to be the Cool Girl. But it was an act that always attracted the wrong people.'

Emma Austin

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'I was molested by a classmate when I was four. At 19, I finally remembered what happened.'

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Tara Blair Ball

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'Best friends forever don't exist. It took me 30 years to learn that.'

The seven toxic friends you need to cut from your life. Immediately.

The 6 things everyone's heard someone say in the last 24 hours.

'My best friend Debbie got me through my divorce. Yesterday, I had to break up with her.'

"Nothing is off limits." Just an ode to my very best, judgement-free mum friends.

'People notice when you vanish.' The 7 toxic habits that might be ruining your friendships.

Two years ago, I was ghosted by my housemate. From our house.

Shannon met her best friend at six. 15 years later, she stopped answering her phone calls.

'I've cut off all contact with my parents. And I am much better off for it.'

'I was raised by a narcissist. Here are 7 things I've had to do to work through the damage.'

Since my early twenties, I've known: Christmas completely f***s with feminism.

'I was loved and respected by my mother. Until my unplanned pregnancy.'

'This year I came to the conclusion that I despise my mother.'

"When 9/11 happened." 5 women on the exact moment they knew their marriage was over.

'Settle in, make friends and move again': The harsh reality of being a defence wife.

"Clemmie Hooper's husband is far from the biggest victim of her trolling."

Diwali 2019: "We need to evolve beyond seeing women as the 'pride of the home.'"

'When my husband decided to take my surname, his family walked out of our wedding.'

"My dog sensed I was going into labour hours before it began."

“If it were my dog..." The unique pain of trying to decide when to say goodbye to a pet.

Tully Smyth: 'Dad, you've been dealt a hard card and there's a few things I want to say to you.'

Listen Now

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Best Of: Gabbie Stroud Broke Up With Teaching

The Third Person In Every Sex Scene

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"I had no respect for you." An open letter to the wife of the man I was sleeping with.

'I've cut off all contact with my parents. And I am much better off for it.'

"I walked into my home, and there was a naked woman on my couch. Next to my husband."

'My affair with a married man ended when I answered his wife's call. I told her everything.'

From a childless woman, thank you for not asking me if I'm "thinking about kids.”

'I was 21 and in my first job when my boss took me out to lunch. Then he sexually assaulted me.'

"My boyfriend of 5 years left me overnight. Here are the 10 things I did to get over it."

From 14-year-old students to full-time vets: Here are just 12 of the firefighters on the bushfire frontline.

'It's the third year that's the hardest.' What I learned after losing my teenage daughter.

'I was excited to announce I was engaged. But my engagement ring made people uncomfortable.'

'I was raised by a narcissist. Here are 7 things I've had to do to work through the damage.'

My best friend stayed in a relationship with a married, abusive man. Now they're engaged.

'I lived my life pretending I was someone I'm not. It cost me $120,000 and bankruptcy.'

'I entered the gym ready to kick my 2020 goals. I left a few minutes later in tears.'

Jasper almost died on New Year's Eve. He shares what people don't know about fighting fires.

"The kids woke up screaming." Teena's family were among the last evacuees rescued from Mallacoota.

'When my uncle died, I found out he was a paedophile. Then I remembered my childhood differently.'

'I used to be the Cool Girl. But it was an act that always attracted the wrong people.'

'I was molested by a classmate when I was four. At 19, I finally remembered what happened.'

'A male gyno told me I was beautiful.' The problem with being a friendly woman.