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MARCH 2020

“I’m anxious at the thought of no human contact": 17 women on what it's like isolating alone.
Exactly how you're coping in self-isolation, according to your star sign.
Just 7 questionable things we learned about working from home from Carrie Bradshaw.
"Right now, Instagram has never made me feel more inadequate and lonely."
In 2010, Amanda and Nathan met on Farmer Wants A Wife. They just welcomed their third baby.
"I went to the GP about my sleepless baby. I left with a Postnatal Depression diagnosis."
HOROSCOPES: Deeper connections and creativity. The week ahead according to your star sign.
'My eight-year-old told me about suspected child abuse. This is what I want other parents to know.'
ROAD TEST: I wore bamboo underwear for a week to see if they're comfier than regular undies.
'My grief is on hold.' The unique pain of losing someone you love while in self-isolation.
'Dear fellow single parent: I feel your fear.'
"He pushed himself into my bum." 7 women share what happened when they called a man out.
'I went into early lockdown with my kids. It showed me what they were missing.'
'I lived at sea for 80 days. Here are eight things I learned about living in isolation.'
From fostering a dog to buying coffee for a nurse: 6 small ways you can help out right now.
'My husband and I separated a month ago. But thanks to COVID-19, we're still living together.'
3 foolproof ways to help your kids learn at home (and you stay sane in the process).
'I expected it to be hard. But not like this': Why I don't love being a mum.
"Now the threat isn't just imagined": What it's like to have anxiety during COVID-19.
In need of some cheer? Just 6 cheesy, feel-good movies you can stream on Netflix and Stan right now.
Just 14 things you can buy from small Aussie businesses right now, if you're able.
ROAD TEST: "I tried 7 sheet masks in 7 days. Here's exactly what they did for my skin."
Through her eyes: 38 women share the photo that sums up what their world looks like today.
How to touch up your roots at home: A helpful, expert-approved guide.
'My children are petrified of me.' The reality of being a paramedic right now.
'What if my brain just won’t turn off?': Every single question you have about sleep, answered.
"My heart has broken." 40 women share the moment the COVID-19 pandemic became real for them.
YES PLEASE: The 6-ingredient cake you can whip up in isolation without using milk, eggs or butter.
"I may not have sex again this year." 17 women on how isolation has changed their sex lives.
Two secret weddings, a painful divorce, Heath Ledger: Inside Michelle Williams' private life.
"I know this time is tough." A message to other special needs parents.
Dare Me is Netflix's brand new cheerleader thriller and you need it in your life right now.
The entire world is in pain right now. But please don't think yours is too small to matter.
"I went to a wedding on the weekend and now I feel like an idiot. But hear me out."
ROAD TEST: "I tried Chris Hemsworth's fitness app Centr for a week to see what it's like."
'I'm a wedding photographer. From what I see at weddings, they need to stop right now.'
An ode to our teachers, who are proving to be true superheroes during the coronavirus outbreak.
HOROSCOPES: Refocus and invest in your wellbeing. The week ahead according to your star sign.
'God told us to exorcise her demons.' The real story behind Netflix's The Exorcism of Emily Rose.
'I was 30 minutes from death.' After a girls' trip, Steph fell into a coma at the airport.
"Everyone wants to hold the baby, but who holds the mother?" In 2020, we've lost our village.
'It only took a short text message from him. Sterile.' The brief romance that left me broken.
ROAD TEST: 11 cool activities for kids to do at home, as rated by a nine-year-old.
Just 10 cheap and cheerful K-beauty dupes for your favourite exxy skincare products.
"I didn't cry when my wedding was cancelled. To be honest, I felt relief."
"I was done with accepting the default position of ‘busy mum’. So I made a new system."
"Two days at a time." What my bipolar recovery taught me about coping with COVID-19.
In this time of self-isolation, it's more important than ever to come together as a community.
'I battled mental illnesses all my life. But it will never define who I am.'
"I was saying goodbye to an entire phase of my life." The tough decision to stop having kids.
LEIGH CAMPBELL: It’s okay if your usual methods of self-care aren't cutting it right now.
'I was married to a wealthy man and had two daughters at private schools. Now, I'm homeless.'
A definitive ranking of the 15 most iconic TV shows available to binge-watch right now.
"We've only been dating for 3 weeks." Starting a relationship in the age of COVID-19.
HOLLY WAINWRIGHT: The peculiar pain of being far from your loved ones as the world closes down.
YES PLEASE: Just 20 photos of good boys and girls who are loving 'working from home'.
"I feel guilty about being heartbroken": Women on how COVID-19 has affected their wedding plans.
Grab some batteries because science says you should be masturbating during self-isolation.
If you're a new mum feeling extra isolated right now, Sylvia Jeffreys wants you to reach out.
"As an Australian teacher right now, I feel like a sacrificial lamb."
A definitive guide: The 15 best books to read while you're self-isolating.
"4pm: Mum loses her sh*t." My (legit) timetable for staying in with the kids.
Katy Keene is the fantastical New York TV rom-com you need to watch immediately.
Sam Wood shares his three favourite family meals you can cook now and freeze for later.
Cassandra Thorburn wants to open up about divorce. But the public is trying to silence her.
'In the days before my husband's death from cancer, we chose to tell our boys the truth.'
From money to managing your own needs: All the things I've learned as a stay at home mum.
HOROSCOPES: Confidence and romantic connections. The week ahead according to your star sign.
ROAD TEST: I tried a non-surgical butt lift to see if it could give me the booty of my dreams.
'At 39 and divorced, I never expected to fall in love with my friend Ben. He's 27.'
The Lunch Diaries: A 24-year-old audience executive shares her creative workday lunches.
"It can be psychologically brutal." An Aussie actor on what pilot season in LA is really like.
'I lived above a room where a man died. As soon as I heard creaking, I knew it was haunted.'
'I lived with a chronic disease for years. The hardest part was people not believing me.'
'I've been the other woman and the betrayed wife. Neither side is pretty.'
"To all of you who help us raise our kids, thank you": An ode to grandparents.
Just 7 healthy meal-prep lunch ideas you'll actually be excited to eat.
'My cousin started abusing me when I was eight years old. Nobody knew it, including me.'
'A psychic told me when I'm going to die. It's changed the way I live.'
The 3 telling signs of relationship burnout you shouldn't ignore, according to a psychologist.
'When it comes to dating apps, I honestly think there is nothing wrong with ghosting someone.'
'Take your mouse home!' Just 29 useful tips on working from home from women who've mastered it.
TAKE MY MONEY: The 'tent dress' is the no-brainer fashion trend we need right now.
'I had to manage other people's feelings': We need to talk about the unseen emotional tax of IVF.
HOLLY WAINWRIGHT: The score-keeping obsession of every parent I know.
'Forget budget grocery challenges. I need to talk about the hot mess that is my weekly shop.'
'At 23, my body was violated by someone I knew. Now, I'm trying to understand why I didn't scream.'
TRIED AND TESTED: I tried the hectic 'carbon facial' that promises brighter, clearer skin.
When our second baby was 8 weeks old, my husband told me he was 'done being a dad'.
'No one wants to take a day off.' The pressure on doctors to continue to work when they're sick.
'Offer them as entertainment': All the things you DON'T have to do when you've just had a baby.
No, pregnant women aren’t primed to ‘nest’. It’s a myth that sets women up for a lifetime of housework.
In 2015, The Jinx detailed Robert Durst's alleged killings. Now, his trial is underway.
"She started bleeding." 15 women on their most cringe-worthy, sweat-inducing job interviews.
HOROSCOPES: Increased wealth and new friends. The week ahead according to your star sign.
"We don't want pity. We want you to notice." A message to school parents about my autistic child.
'I married a man 24 years older than me. I'm sick of the judgement from others.'
'Two decades after my father died, I discovered he'd abused me and my 5 siblings.'
'I asked my 3 kids what they thought of my parenting. They handed me a list of complaints.'
Faux body positivity: Let's talk about the uncomfortable truth behind my Instagram photos.
The Lunch Diaries: A 23-year-old course coordinator shares her easy vegetarian workday lunches.
Stereotyping and being 'unlikeable': Julia Gillard on the barriers for women in leadership.
Madison de Rozario: "My chair is the least interesting thing about me. It shouldn’t be a divider."
'I can't stop thinking about my husband's ex-wife and what I would say to her.'
Khadija Gbla: "Young girls of colour are often taught to take up as little space as possible."
‘Wellness’ is a completely made up industry and it’s making women sick.
'My dad told me I was a disappointment and that he didn't love me. Then he died.'
"I am unapologetically me." The best (and some less good) things about turning 40.
"I was living inside the prison of my own mind." Surviving pregnancy with an eating disorder.
'To my MLM friends: Please don't sell me your way of life. Especially when it's a lie.'
Mia Freedman: We need to talk about the 'other' Walk of Shame that's holding women back.
"That shattered me." What it's like to be a 15-year-old feminist, transitioning into a male.
"ALWAYS pee afterwards": 35 pieces of sex advice women would give their younger selves.
"1000% buying again": 4 beauty experts share the products they loved to the very last drop.
Just four stupidly easy weeknight dinner recipes that are 100 per cent meat-free.
Carly Findlay: 'When I was a kid, I didn't see anyone like me.'
For those shaming Abbie Chatfield, here are 20 women sharing their 'unfiltered' bodies.
From consultation to treatment: A complete no-BS breakdown of the costs of IVF.
'My boyfriend made a list of all my faults. It was 1100 words long.'
'What's my life worth?' Pelvic mesh surgery left Linda suicidal.
Jennifer Lopez just broke all the rules of celebrity by publicly "letting everyone down".
"The scariest film of my youth, Candyman, is being remade and as a 90s teen I am not coping."
EXCLUSIVE: It's taken beauty influencer Lauren Curtis 10 years to realise she matters without makeup.
'Being a single mum is hard, but staying in a miserable marriage for your kid is worse.'
No grocery shopping or meals out: How I lived off the contents of my pantry for a week.
TRIED AND TESTED: The $50 sparkly Sand & Sky 'Body Sand' with a 10,000 person waitlist.
From lowlights to semi-permanent foils: Exactly how to start embracing your greys.
HOLLY WAINWRIGHT: The five things I learnt from Kate Middleton about parenting.
Last week, my 6yo learnt an important lesson: It's not always safe to "respect your elders."
HOROSCOPES: Second chances and rekindled love. The week ahead according to your star sign.
We asked 40 mums what they actually want for a gift and let's just say we can all do better.
"The myth of getting better." What no one says out loud about living with chronic illness.
"I'm a GP and cosmetic doctor. Here's how I got my skin ready for my wedding in 6 months."
"He wanted retribution." For five years, I was trapped in my marriage. Because of money.
"It's time to get your kids involved." A message to mums crumbling under the emotional load.