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Gemma Bath

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

Jacqueline Dooley

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

Ema Hegberg

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

Anonymous

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

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

Gemma Bath

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

Gemma Bath

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

Anonymous

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

Gillian Sisley

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

Tara Blair Ball

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'My boyfriend of two years dumped me via text. I haven't seen him since.'

Anonymous

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'It took me years to realise the man I thought I had married never really existed.'

Colleen Sheehy Orme

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'Riley was just 32 days old when we lost him. This is the story of his last 24 hours on earth.'

Catherine Hughes

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Mia Freedman: "Don't make a New Year's Resolution. Choose one word instead."

Mia Freedman

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To the families of Samuel, Geoffrey and Andrew: we're thinking about you this New Year's Eve.

Gemma Bath

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"I have reasons to be concerned about you." A letter to my ex-husband's new girlfriend.

Anonymous

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'I spend my days handling dead people. This is what it's taught me about living.'

Emma Jane Holmes

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Marie's husband told her he'd call at 7.30am. By 7.31am she knew he had died.

Brielle Burns

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3 women on the moment they broke up with the person they thought they would marry.

Polly Taylor

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'Your dad had a heart attack because you were bad.' Growing up with a narcissistic mum.

Tara Blair Ball

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'I spent the holidays with my abuser as he lay on his death bed. My grandfather.'

Elizabeth Métraux

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Three women, three cultures, three Australian Christmases.

Gemma Bath

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"I don't want to do this anymore." After a wasted girls' trip, I knew I had to give up alcohol.

Lee Price

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'I never thought my boyfriend would go to prison. I've visited him 73 times over four years.'

Taya Johnson

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A guide to surviving Xmas single, when your primary relationship is with a chicken nugget.

Alita Brydon

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"I was constantly reminded of the heartbreak." After the loss of three children, Ami fell pregnant.

Ami Summers

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'It's been a year since I lost my friend Robert. His death taught me 5 rules about living.'

Adam Bub

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Michelle's twin Lyndal survived years of abuse. Then she was diagnosed with cancer.

Gemma Bath

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couples

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

Anonymous

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'Never stop noticing the details.' After eight years of marriage, here are my eight pieces of marriage advice.

Michael Thompson

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Nicole wanted to save 25k for a house deposit. It quickly exposed her "fair-weather friends".

Nicole Haddow

sex

ASK SEAN: "I'm so attracted to my fiancé, but he's never once made me orgasm."

Sean Szeps

dating

ASK SEAN: "I'm scared to tell my new boyfriend how many guys I've slept with."

Sean Szeps

couples

Ask Sean: “My boyfriend poops in front of me all the time. Is he too comfortable around me?"

Sean Szeps

sex

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

Sean Szeps

wellness

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

Briony Benjamin

dating

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

Belinda Jepsen

couples

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

Annabelle Lee

health

The best exercise you can do in 2019.

Jessie Stephens

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

Jessie Stephens

travel

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

Alexandra Connors

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

Jessie Stephens

family

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

Jessica Wang

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"He chose to stay, to look after mum." Tori Johnson's final act was one of profound compassion.

Chelsea McLaughlin

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"It went on for over 2 years." When Kirra was 43, she was cyber bullied to breaking point.

Gemma Bath

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

Chelsea McLaughlin

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Marguerite Edwards said one night, "our life is too perfect." The next day, she was murdered.

Gemma Bath

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'If there's one thing to learn from the Wilson Gavin tragedy, it's tolerance. On all sides.'

Belinda Jepsen

pregnancy

"We wanted to become mums and our journey to parenthood was a little different to most."

Stacy Thomas

celebrity

"Completely terrifying": When Magda Szubanski realised she was gay, she broke down.

Belinda Jepsen

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

Alex David

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

Belinda Jepsen

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

Andy Kelly

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

Belinda Jepsen

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

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

Chelsea McLaughlin

relationships

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

Belinda Jepsen

weddings

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

Amy Clark

true crime

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

Jessie Stephens

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

Ali Moore

celebrity

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

Nama Winston

relationships

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

Anne Reid

relationships

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

Urzila Carlson

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

Belinda Jepsen

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

Amy Clark

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

Jessie Stephens

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

Amy Clark

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'I spend my days handling dead people. This is what it's taught me about living.'

Emma Jane Holmes

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Exactly ten years on, Brittany Murphy's mysterious death is still haunting Hollywood.

Zara McDonald

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"It's a very personal heartbreak." 14 weeks after giving birth, Megan Gale lost her dad.

Amy Clark

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"You're grieving someone that you didn't even get to see": Heather Maltman on the heartbreak of miscarriage.

Belinda Jepsen

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"I've never been loved like that before." Robin Bailey on life after Sean Pickwell's death.

Jessica Wang

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

Belinda Jepsen

baby

'After my stillbirth, I requested time off work. It was declined.'

Nama Winston

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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 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 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.

'My boyfriend of two years dumped me via text. I haven't seen him since.'

'It took me years to realise the man I thought I had married never really existed.'

'Riley was just 32 days old when we lost him. This is the story of his last 24 hours on earth.'

Mia Freedman: "Don't make a New Year's Resolution. Choose one word instead."

To the families of Samuel, Geoffrey and Andrew: we're thinking about you this New Year's Eve.

"I have reasons to be concerned about you." A letter to my ex-husband's new girlfriend.

'I spend my days handling dead people. This is what it's taught me about living.'

Marie's husband told her he'd call at 7.30am. By 7.31am she knew he had died.

3 women on the moment they broke up with the person they thought they would marry.

'Your dad had a heart attack because you were bad.' Growing up with a narcissistic mum.

'I spent the holidays with my abuser as he lay on his death bed. My grandfather.'

Three women, three cultures, three Australian Christmases.

"I don't want to do this anymore." After a wasted girls' trip, I knew I had to give up alcohol.

'I never thought my boyfriend would go to prison. I've visited him 73 times over four years.'

A guide to surviving Xmas single, when your primary relationship is with a chicken nugget.

"I was constantly reminded of the heartbreak." After the loss of three children, Ami fell pregnant.

'It's been a year since I lost my friend Robert. His death taught me 5 rules about living.'

Michelle's twin Lyndal survived years of abuse. Then she was diagnosed with cancer.

Advice

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

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Nicole wanted to save 25k for a house deposit. It quickly exposed her "fair-weather friends".

ASK SEAN: "I'm so attracted to my fiancé, but he's never once made me orgasm."

ASK SEAN: "I'm scared to tell my new boyfriend how many guys I've slept with."

Ask Sean: “My boyfriend poops in front of me all the time. Is he too comfortable around me?"

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.'

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.

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

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

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

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

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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.

"He chose to stay, to look after mum." Tori Johnson's final act was one of profound compassion.

"It went on for over 2 years." When Kirra was 43, she was cyber bullied to breaking point.

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

Marguerite Edwards said one night, "our life is too perfect." The next day, she was murdered.

LGBTQI

'If there's one thing to learn from the Wilson Gavin tragedy, it's tolerance. On all sides.'

"We wanted to become mums and our journey to parenthood was a little different to most."

"Completely terrifying": When Magda Szubanski realised she was gay, she broke down.

'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.

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.

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.

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

'I spend my days handling dead people. This is what it's taught me about living.'

Exactly ten years on, Brittany Murphy's mysterious death is still haunting Hollywood.

"It's a very personal heartbreak." 14 weeks after giving birth, Megan Gale lost her dad.

"You're grieving someone that you didn't even get to see": Heather Maltman on the heartbreak of miscarriage.

"I've never been loved like that before." Robin Bailey on life after Sean Pickwell's death.

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