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NOVEMBER 2019

"Thanks, but I don't need your unsolicited opinion on my breastfeeding."
'They told me, "babies cry": No doctor would believe I had PTSD from my newborn.'
"I find myself frozen." 'Fobo' is the new social anxiety you might be suffering from.
'I've been married to my husband for 10 years. I've been in love with his brother for 9 of them.'
'My husband always had expensive tastes. Then I found out he'd been stealing money for years.'
In 1970, the Queen banned a doco about the Royal Family. Here's what we know about it.
Grandsharenting: The problem when grandparents go rogue on social media.
It's 2019, and Lara Worthington is now the kind of person who can rock PJs on a red carpet.
"It brought my crusty face back to life": 18 beauty products we're loving sick this month.
15 locally made, unique Christmas gifts that would be perfect for the women in your life.
Bodily fluids & humping unicorns: 7 parents share the weirdest drawings their kids have done.
Just 19 of the best unique gift ideas for teachers that you can buy from the bush.
What My Salary Gets Me: A 21-year-old student with a full-time job on $66,000 a year.
From an 'angel' wash to texture sprays, 23 women share how they manage and style their fine, thin hair.
"It's okay to feel bad sometimes." 25 people on the best lessons they've learnt in therapy.
"I stand with Karen." A defence of 2019's biggest victim of online ridicule.
If you're struggling to think of something to buy your boyfriend for Christmas, here are 20 brilliant ideas.
"The greatest disappearing act known to man": The hunt for Ghislaine Maxwell.
"I can't feed my animals with thoughts and prayers." A farmer's plea as Australia burns.
TRIED AND TESTED: I had cosmetic acupuncture, the ancient 'cure all' beauty treatment.
"I was 18 when I came home and told my mum I was being sexually harassed at work."
A definitive list of what you need for your baby's first road trip.
'The simple yes/no flow chart that literally saved me last Christmas.'
Lying on forms and moving house: When school zones force parents to take drastic measures.
'I always thought only boys should play footy. My daughter proved me wrong.'
'I had a 3 day labour and felt really bullied.' After the birth of her son, Amy was traumatised.
Annabel is due on Christmas Day. She still grieves for the baby she lost last December.
'Anorexia almost killed my sister. Then five years ago, she told us about the abuse.'
Mia Freedman: "Your son growing up will feel like the slowest break up you've ever known."
SEALED SECTION: The night I ended my marriage a man 10 years younger than me rimmed me.
You've probably never heard of my son's rare disease, but I'm determined to change that.
There are 4 weeks until Christmas, and Netflix is stuffing them with festive goodness.
Sex “every three or four months” and separate beds: The secret to our 16 year relationship.
'People notice when you vanish.' The 7 toxic habits that might be ruining your friendships.
At 21, Gena Turgel was marched into an Auschwitz gas chamber. She walked out alive.
'The guy I was dating stayed with me while I recovered from surgery. Then his fiancée texted me.'
'My bestie became a beauty consultant for a popular MLM. It ruined our friendship.'
THE TRAVEL DIARIES: 'I spent two nights "glamping" at a luxury safari lodge in South Africa.'
Anthony Blunt was one of the royal family's most trusted employees. He was also a Soviet spy.
Where are they now? The cast of The Brady Bunch, 50 years after the show first aired.
"I was really ambitious, really smart." What you need to know about Grammy-nominated singer, Lizzo.
What My Salary Gets Me: A single mum-of-two on $49,000 a year, with $10,000 in savings.
From Princess to 'nun': How Prince Philip's mother became the black sheep of the royal family.
TRIED AND TESTED: I had my brows laminated and now they look perfect with zero effort.
'I feel expected to manage it all.' We need to talk about the mental load of "daughtering."
For a few days every month, Jo would feel a deep rage. It took her decades to be diagnosed.
Floral fashion in spring may not be groundbreaking, but all we want to wear are these 17 dresses.
"She accused me of harassment." 7 Australian renters share their landlord horror stories.
The four new unmissable Australian productions you can watch on Stan this Summer.
'I hooked up with my best friend of five years. Then he ghosted me.'
HOROSCOPES: Work wins and new relationships. The week ahead according to your star sign.
'I hooked up with my stepbrother. And I absolutely don't regret it.'
"We were in shock." Charlotte was 10 weeks pregnant when she found out she had a fatal genetic disease.
'If it weren't for a peanut M&M, I would never have discovered my brain tumour.'
Anxiety, envy and everything in between: Four partners on pregnancy from their perspective.
'I imagined my pram being smashed by a car.' Parenting with perinatal anxiety.
'I didn't speak to my dad on my wedding day. Almost 20 years later, it still haunts me.'
'He would openly flirt with other women.' The reality of dating a narcissist.
Grab the popcorn. These are 6 of the best reality TV shows on Netflix right now.
'I told my mother I was sexually assaulted. She said: "Boys will be boys".'
'I was too innocent to see the red flags in my eight-year marriage. It cost me everything.'
'I was in a happy relationship with my boyfriend. Then he encouraged me to date his friend.'
"I thought it was love until I realised that my first sexual experience with him was rape."
'Groped in the office and bullied mercilessly: How a toxic workplace stole years of my life.'
Hilaria Baldwin’s photos, two days apart, show the changes to the body after miscarriage.
"I went to a GP after four years of painful sex. I left feeling utterly humiliated."
'After my premature birth at 26 weeks, I was diagnosed with PTSD from the trauma.'
"She sent me an email saying I was selfish." Three women on how money ended a friendship.
Mums share the 17 essential items every pregnant woman needs in their hospital bag.
"Most days, I'd just cry." How microneedling helped Leah's skin when it changed overnight.
At 17, Sarah Moore was kicked out of The Family cult. She would never lead a normal life.
Anne Hamilton-Byrne adopted dozens of children. Then she starved, drugged and beat them.
Just everything you need to know about the newest Yummy Mummy, Iva Marra.
"Clemmie Hooper's husband is far from the biggest victim of her trolling."
Libby Trickett came home from hospital after giving birth. She cried for 6 reasons.
Mr Morrison, I lost my home to bushfire. Your thoughts and prayers are not enough.
"I never thought it would happen to me." 10 women share what skin cancer really looks like.
"By the end, I think we might have acted a little bit." Angie Kent on her time on Gogglebox.
From $300 to $9500: Eight brides share exactly how much their wedding dress cost.
The beautiful, ultra-rare birth footage that shows how babies live in the womb.
OPINION: Fellow Millenials, enough with the 'OK Boomer', already. It's embarrassing.
'I didn't want to admit I wasn't coping.' The silent struggle of postpartum depression.
'I spent years avoiding photos, then I realised I'd robbed my daughter of so many memories.'
We just discovered the new wellness trend 'dopamine fasting' and we have so many questions.
"I was told when I would die." Women share the most unsettling thing a psychic's told them.
"It's the same fight every week": 26 women on how often they fight with their partners.
"The worst part is, it felt amazing." 12 men share the honest reason they had an affair.
"It gets confrontational and heated." Confessions of a competitive Dance Mum.
Bec Judd has joined the "cleanfluencer" movement and prepare to feel sad about your pantry.
'I heard a dull thud.' My vibrator fell out of my vagina in a crowded restaurant.
Virginia was just 16 when she first 'met' Prince Andrew. She says he can't 'hide forever'.
HOROSCOPES: How Wednesday's full moon will affect your week, according to your star sign.
'For years, we've watched our daughter suffer from an undiagnosed and humiliating bowel problem.'
When Pete came home on a Sunday, he found his wife and their dogs dead.
"Is this my life?" Tired of the endless tasks, I wrote a 'job description' for our marriage.
"My daughter was five months old when I found myself staring at her and screaming."
'Six years ago, my lover left his wife for me. Then he left me while I was pregnant.'
'I got an IUD inserted in 2016. No one warned me it could blow up my life.'
'"You’ve never lived in a body like mine." A letter to my thin friend, before our trip.'
Diwali 2019: "We need to evolve beyond seeing women as the 'pride of the home.'"
3 women on precisely how much it cost them to have a baby on their own.
"Nate’s wife was my best friend." My complicated story of being the other woman.
'I was married for eight years. Then I found out my husband was a narcissist.'
'My son was given a year to live. It was the most heartbreakingly beautiful of our lives.'
Last Christmas director Paul Feig: "The problem with female-led films is they all become unicorns."
Two years ago, I was ghosted by my housemate. From our house.
Julia only has a few months to live. And she wants us all to talk about it.
Just all the best Christmas movies coming to Netflix and Stan this holiday season.
FOUND: 10 flattering but cool cossies for people who aren't influencers.
Families across the country are being told they owe a Centrelink debt that might not be theirs.
"We were told he may never walk." A mum's incredible story of raising a teen Paralympian.
OPINION: 'They're racing babies to death. Why it's been 13 years since I celebrated Melbourne Cup.'
"It feels so hurtful": The true story behind the unmissable new movie Brittany Runs a Marathon.
TRIED AND TESTED: The $49 K-Beauty AHC eye cream that sells every three seconds in Korea.
Feeling stressed, anxious and burnt out? Science says the 42% rule could help with that.
HOROSCOPES: Fresh beginnings and new romances. The week ahead according to your star sign.
"Best. Thing. Ever." New mums share the practical baby buys they can't live without.
'I'm having a full on mum breakdown. I'm done with trying to be the perfect parent.'
'For four years, I only ate healthy, clean and non-processed food. It destroyed me.'
'The 5 best money saving tips I follow to save 40 per cent of my income.'
Six pregnancies, two children: What people don't know about my journey to being a mum.
'How's ur day?' A woman's extensive text to her partner perfectly sums up the life of a new mum.
''I was cynical before I participated in a 'women's circle' in Bali. I left completely changed.'
'I was an escort for 3 years. Then I developed feelings for one of my clients.'
'I went on a work trip with my colleague Simon. Three days later, my marriage was over.'
Who is Kai Carlton? Everything we know about The Veronicas' Jess Origliasso's new fiancé.
Triple cleansing and a $195 eye shadow palette: Every beauty product Rowi Singh uses on her face.
Morning Wars and Dickinson: The best TV shows coming to new streaming service Apple TV Plus.