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friendship

'I tried to save a friend from a toxic relationship. It ended our friendship.'

Jessica Mendez

friendship

"I feel so sorry for myself." My best friend slept with my guy. And sued me.

Claudia Vidor

friendship

'She lied about having leukaemia.' 3 women on how it felt to be ghosted by a friend.

Polly Taylor

friendship

'It's been 6 months, and you never responded.' A letter to the friend I regret apologising to.

Shannon Ashley

friendship

"Utterly soul destroying." 3 women share exactly what it felt like to lose their best friend.

Shona Hendley

friendship

The curse of shyness: What I wish people knew about the most misunderstood personality trait.

Jessie Stephens

friendship

The night Maggie, 17, said she had sex with her married high school teacher at his house.

Lisa Taddeo

friendship

The 27 green flags that tell you, almost immediately, that someone's a good person.

Jessie Stephens

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

family

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

Tully Smyth

family

"When he speaks of the accident, Dad says, ‘When I killed my daughters...’ I'm trying to correct him."

Chloe Higgins

family

From looking at my Instagram, you'd never know my 'perfect family' was far from it.

Stephanie Hanrahan

family

After Rebecca Gibney had a nervous breakdown, she was able to forgive her abusive father.

Bella Fowler

family

Apparently, having a nagging mum will make you more successful in life. Science says so.

Ali Moore

family

'I'd been married five months when my husband left me for a mum he met at the school gates.'

Anonymous

family

"A paper mache bowl and a cat calendar." 21 of the worst Mother's Day gifts we've ever received.

Gemma Bath

family

"Some of my friends forgot me when I was sick. He never did." The unique pain of losing a dog.

Felicity Conneely

family

"My personal trainer sister uninvited me from a family BBQ because I'm a size 16."

Billi FitzSimons

family

Why you should tell your kids you’re getting a divorce on this specific day.

Lorna Gray

family

The resentful martyr: Whinging about the 'mental load' is not empowering.

Anita Link

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'I was married to my husband for 20 years. For 10 of them, he had a secret girlfriend.'

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'My parents invited a stranger to lunch in November. Two months later, we were engaged.'

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'I was sexually assaulted by an ex at 18. Four decades later, my daughter had her own story.'

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"We were overrun by fear." Bridget grew up in Sydney's C3 Church. She says it ruined her family.

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"I was vomiting, urinating and screaming." Ruby had her drink spiked at a friend's party.

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"I was c*ckfished." The dating ploy I never knew existed, until it happened to me.

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"In 2017, I lost my daughter. Her death pulled the rug out from under my life."

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'I tried to save a friend from a toxic relationship. It ended our friendship.'

"I feel so sorry for myself." My best friend slept with my guy. And sued me.

'She lied about having leukaemia.' 3 women on how it felt to be ghosted by a friend.

'It's been 6 months, and you never responded.' A letter to the friend I regret apologising to.

"Utterly soul destroying." 3 women share exactly what it felt like to lose their best friend.

The curse of shyness: What I wish people knew about the most misunderstood personality trait.

The night Maggie, 17, said she had sex with her married high school teacher at his house.

The 27 green flags that tell you, almost immediately, that someone's a good person.

"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.'

"When he speaks of the accident, Dad says, ‘When I killed my daughters...’ I'm trying to correct him."

From looking at my Instagram, you'd never know my 'perfect family' was far from it.

After Rebecca Gibney had a nervous breakdown, she was able to forgive her abusive father.

Apparently, having a nagging mum will make you more successful in life. Science says so.

'I'd been married five months when my husband left me for a mum he met at the school gates.'

"A paper mache bowl and a cat calendar." 21 of the worst Mother's Day gifts we've ever received.

"Some of my friends forgot me when I was sick. He never did." The unique pain of losing a dog.

"My personal trainer sister uninvited me from a family BBQ because I'm a size 16."

Why you should tell your kids you’re getting a divorce on this specific day.

The resentful martyr: Whinging about the 'mental load' is not empowering.

Listen Now

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Help. I Think I Might Be A Thief

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'After we got divorced, we turned to "bird's nest parenting" for the sake of our kids.'

"It still hurts." Libby Trickett on the 'weird grief' of early pregnancy loss.

At 38 weeks, Ami's daughter was stillborn. A year later, she lost two more children.

"The song was about me": 5 women share how they fell in love for the first time as teenagers.

Katherine thought Paul was her Prince Charming. Then she found out about his other wife.

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

'Three months into our relationship, my boyfriend had food poisoning. I broke up with him.'

'We said I love you and the sex got even better.' At 21, I had an affair with a married man.

'I was married to my husband for 20 years. For 10 of them, he had a secret girlfriend.'

'My parents invited a stranger to lunch in November. Two months later, we were engaged.'

'I was sexually assaulted by an ex at 18. Four decades later, my daughter had her own story.'

"We were overrun by fear." Bridget grew up in Sydney's C3 Church. She says it ruined her family.

"I was vomiting, urinating and screaming." Ruby had her drink spiked at a friend's party.

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'I was a virgin when I met my husband. I wish I'd never told him.'

"I was c*ckfished." The dating ploy I never knew existed, until it happened to me.

"In 2017, I lost my daughter. Her death pulled the rug out from under my life."

'I had an affair with a married man. It completely changed my view on marriage.'

'I'm a sex worker, and there are three things people routinely get wrong about my job.'