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Five women share how being bullied through high school has changed their lives as adults.

'I lost my virginity at 14. That one, single event still haunts me 30 years later.'

'Growing up, I hated my skin so much I tried to bleach it.'

'I wished my husband's new partner would die. Then she was diagnosed with terminal cancer.'

"He threw wine in my face." The night I realised I needed to leave my 'alcoholic' husband.

'I listed my iPhone for sale on Facebook. Then a stranger threatened to rape me.'

Angela knew her dad was a monster. She didn't know he was behind thousands of deaths.

"She was 17, and it was insidious." What nobody tells you about having a sister with an eating disorder.

Katherine Schultz

Marlee's dad was waiting by the school gate. A friend asked: 'Why is he black?'

Marie couldn't talk for 12 years. Then one day, she coughed up a coin and started moaning.

'A man stalked my workplace for a week. When I reported it, I was laughed at.'

'When I had an abortion, my husband told everyone I was a "murderer".'

5 women on bladder leakage, the 'taboo' condition affecting millions of Australian women.

Alison was homeless at 11. She's been raped and beaten. She also has 9 children.

"It's a skill set I don't have." Benjamin Law on why he doesn't want kids.

What is a missed miscarriage? 5 women and a GP share the reality of pregnancy loss.

"Sex is part of the package." 24-year-old Alex on what it's really like to be a sugar baby.

“So, what are you?” The question non-white Aussies get asked daily.

Peter accidentally ran over and killed his toddler. He relives it everyday to help save lives.

"It's like someone sandpapered my flesh off." 19 women on the worst pain they've ever felt.

"I'm 18 and am sexually harassed on my commute everyday. It's not flattering, it's scary."

'I'm intersex. It was a secret my parents kept from me for 17 years.'

'My mum attacked me when I was two. For years I was terrified I would harm my own children.'

Jodi always dreamt of a strong, silent husband. Six years ago, she married a bridge.

"Advice on 'starting your life' after divorce from someone's who's gone through it."

Everything you imagine about prison life is wrong. Just ask ex-inmate Kerry Tucker.

Jessie Stephens

Catherine Hamlin has seen firsthand what happens when children give birth.

Jessie Stephens

"There were no signs". At 22, Hayleigh's brother took his own life.

Hayleigh Hocking

Advice

Ask Sean: "I've been with my boyfriend for three years. Now he doesn't want to have sex."

'I spent four days with Tony Robbins and discovered the key to overcoming fear.'

Briony Benjamin

Exactly how to make a long distance relationship work, according to an expert.

'It f**ks me up to see you smile.' A woman wants advice after husband's gobsmacking request.

The best exercise you can do in 2019.

Jessie Stephens

"I cannot and will not forgive or forget." The life lesson from Holocaust survivor, Eddie Jaku.

Jessie Stephens

"I'm an avid traveller, and people don't believe me when I tell them what I pack."

Alexandra Connors

"Do I tell an acquaintance about what's going on with her pubic hair? I'd want to know..."

Jessie Stephens

'You're a horrible person.' Woman writes into advice column, and gets a brutal response.

If your poo looks like this, you could have a health condition.

Elizabeth Laura Nelson

Four myths about cheating that women cling to.

10 women share their sure fire hangover hacks for the festive season.

'The four-word question husbands need to stop asking.'

An expert recommends 5 of the best wines under $25 to take to Christmas lunch.

'I know it comes from love, but there are questions you should never ask the grieving.'

Lisa was diagnosed with breast cancer at 47. Her survival depends on women like Leslie.

Breast Cancer Trials

'When I was asked how my year had been, I immediately defined it based on one factor.'

A French writer has shared some very questionable advice for feeling young at 50.

HELP PLS: "I don't know what to do about my roommate's boyfriend."

Clare and Jessie Stephens

The love of Elizabeth Gilbert's life died 10 months ago. But she still calls her every day.

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

Angela knew her dad was a monster. She didn't know he was behind thousands of deaths.

Marlee's dad was waiting by the school gate. A friend asked: 'Why is he black?'

"He went very strange." After Michael Hutchence was coward-punched, he immediately changed.

Chelsea McLaughlin

LGBTQI

'I'm intersex. It was a secret my parents kept from me for 17 years.'

Narelda Jacobs was pushed into her first marriage. 20 years later, she had to fight for the right to a second.

'We need to talk about the fear that every gay man of this generation still carries.'

The love of Elizabeth Gilbert's life died 10 months ago. But she still calls her every day.

At last. Schools will no longer be able to expel kids for being LGBTQI.

A former Sesame Street writer has shared the truth about Bert and Ernie.

Chelsea McLaughlin

Wren and Ayla's story: When your wife is trans.

WEDDING OF THE WEEK: Why Sarah and Megan couldn't wait for the yes vote to have their big day.

The one horrific thread that ties together the suspicious deaths of 27 men in NSW.

Jessie Stephens

The NRL just defended this viral State of Origin photo with three powerful words.

Jackie Chan's daughter says she is homeless because of her homophobic parents.

When my spouse came out as transgender, I wasn't prepared to share the title of 'Mum'.

'If you think marriage equality means we don't need Mardi Gras anymore, think again.'

When Janet Rice's wife transitioned, she had to choose between their marriage and her identity.

"Will you marry me?": An MP just proposed to his partner of nine years on the floor of Parliament.

Everything wrong with what Jacqui Lambie said on Q&A on Monday night.

Jessie Stephens

The Veronicas' Jess opens up about her "deep pain" amid "rift" with sister.

Jesinta Franklin writes: "A generation ago, our wedding would have been banned."

Sarah Hyland suggests her Modern Family character is bisexual.

The reactions that nail how the LGBTQI community are feeling about Kevin Spacey right now.

Jessie Stephens

Children washing up on shorelines: The photograph that didn't change America at all.

Jessie Stephens

Catherine desperately wanted a baby. But when she gave birth, there was no love.

Jessie Stephens

Noa Pothoven's story isn't about how she died. It's about the very real horror of child abuse.

Jessie Stephens

Peter accidentally ran over and killed his toddler. He relives it everyday to help save lives.

"There were no signs". At 22, Hayleigh's brother took his own life.

Hayleigh Hocking

"You are in our hearts forever." John Travolta and Kelly Preston's tribute to their son.

Jessica Chambers

"A wall of grief is haunting me." What no one tells you about missed miscarriage.

"I'm pro-choice. But my heart aches when I think about the abortion I had in high school."

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This woman just discovered her boyfriend has very strange custody arrangement with his ex.

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"I felt the house shake with a bang." What it's like being deaf in an emergency.

Maddie's husband was caught downloading child sex abuse images. But she stayed.

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Life after preterm birth: Sarah and Dean had 5 children. But they only got to take one of them home.

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