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JUNE 2021

‘85 per cent are victims of abuse.’ Why the prison system is stacked against women.
'10 years ago, I escaped a violent relationship. I'm still haunted by the shame.'
The 5 unexpected beauty rules French women follow.
'I gave up jeans in my early twenties. Here are the 3 styles I swear by instead.'
We asked you to share your kids' birthday cake fails. You sent us these 35 masterpieces.
"Why do you post... everything?" I asked my 'elders' what they don't understand about Gen Z.
Got winter skin troubles? Here's the beauty ingredients that play nicely when paired.
'I've always felt levels of emotional exhaustion.' I need to talk about personality burnout.
'I ruined Christmas that year.' Exactly how I ended my toxic relationship with alcohol.
Finished Netflix's Sex/Life? Here are 11 other TV shows to watch purely for the sex scenes.
Twins William and Carlos went home to the wrong families. For 24 years, no one noticed.
"I fell in love with it immediately": 22 things the Mamamia team shopped this month.
‘My daughter Evie is 7 years old and built an animated video from scratch. It blows my mind.'
‘People assumed it was a shotgun wedding.’ 9 women on what it's like getting married while pregnant.
PARENT OPINION: 'I'm a mum of four. Having a family has made me unemployable.'
MasterChef's Minoli De Silva was diagnosed with breast cancer at 30. She lost her sense of taste.
LEIGH CAMPBELL: Yes, I shave my face. Here's everything you want to know.
'I'm pregnant for the first time, and there are 4 pieces of "advice" I'm sick of hearing.'
"I stood there exposed": Shannon delivered her baby in a car park.
ROADTEST: "I wore a trench coat every day for a week. Here’s how I styled it."
From hydration to sun protection: All the definitive things your skincare routine needs in your 50s.
'My husband asked me to choose between him and our 20-year-old daughter. I refused.'
Throughout my twenties, I was in a toxic relationship with alcohol. Here's how we 'broke up'.
Do I really want to have kids? A psychologist shares the 3 questions to ask yourself.
SEX DIARIES: Blow jobs on Zoom and quickies at lunch. Remote working transformed our sex life.
'I have been acting for 20 years. Here's what goes through my head when filming a nude scene.'
'Our IVF twins were 4 months old when I found my husband's Tinder profile.'
2 actors and 2 hidden last names: Everything we know about Meryl Streep's 4 kids.
'I drink every night. I never thought I had a problem with alcohol, until now.'
'All my life I was certain I was going to have kids. But at 44, I've let go of that dream.'
ROAD TEST: 'Bakuchiol is a trending ingredient of 2021, so I tried it to see if it's worth the hype.'
What the heck is a baby's microbiome, and why the first 1,000 days are important to care for it.
50 women share their biggest life regret.
MYTHBUSTER: Do you stop masturbating when you're in a relationship?
Celebrity MasterChef and a new baby: Where the cast of Offspring are now, 11 years later.
OPINION: A Coalition MP thinks childcare is "outsourced parenting". But it saved my life.
"Ok, that's going in the movie!" 8 unscripted movie moments that became iconic.
This is what starting over looks like: Georgina Chapman's life after leaving Harvey Weinstein.
2 divorces and a wild conspiracy theory: What Avril Lavigne's life looks like now.
Please, let me tell you about what has become of children's birthday parties.
28 homeware items the Mamamia team are eyeing up right this very second.
'It took about 3 minutes': 11 celeb mums on what happened when they gave birth.
'You are exhausted on every level.' An open letter to mums of kids with ADHD.
Khloe Kardashian was called the "ugly sister" on KUWTK. She decided she needed plastic surgery.
We asked: What does a funeral director actually have to do everyday?
'I couldn't work or go to the doctor.' The form of coercive control we need to talk about.
OPINION: 'The whole "sin for showing skin" idea needs to get in the bin. My clothes do not speak for how I should be treated.'
LEIGH CAMPBELL: 4 things I learned from my recent pregnancy loss.
In 2018, Roìsìn and Zac bought a house full of asbestos. Now, it's a coastal dream home.
On Mimi Kwa's first day as a TV reporter, Russell Crowe left her in tears. It changed her life.
'I worked in hospitality for 10 years. It left my mental health in pieces.'
'At the weekend I found porn on my son's iPad. He's 5.'
"I thought losing my parents was the worst possible pain. Then came the 'secondary grief'".
8 celebrity couples who broke up and are now back together.
'After years of IVF, I finally became a mum. I never expected the guilt.'
'At 24, I had never slept with a man. Then I went on a date with a girl.'
'We can’t keep accepting crumbs.' The reality of being a plus-size woman of colour in Australia.
PSA: We found 10 dupes for your favourite high-end makeup products.
Racism is alive in Australian schools. Just ask my 14 year old daughter.
A daughter on Celebrity MasterChef and a son in the navy: Gordon Ramsay's family in 2021.
'Apparently all the school parents are giving their kids debit cards. Here's why I'm not.'
'Looked away for one second...' Just 36 photos that sum up having a toddler.
What can we be doing to prepare our kids for a tech-focused future? For Nama, the solution was to help her son learn to code.
'I'm a single mum of two who juggled an online Law degree, part-time work and raising my girls. Here's what my calendar looked like.'
Nipuni was a single mother, seeking asylum and homeless in Melbourne with two kids. But with support, she turned it all around.
"Choose the bigger life." 30 women on the advice that changed their life.
"My skin is so soft after using it.": 12 women test Sukin's new Brightening Jelly Exfoliator.
'I never had trouble getting job interviews. Then I discovered "The Mummy Gap".'
Katie is a meal prep expert. These are the 5 freezer meals she made in bulk before she had a baby.
Just 8 ways to feel supremely cosy this winter.
LEIGH CAMPBELL: 'People always ask me for the best chemist beauty buys. Here's what I get.'
An "essential" box and a colour code: 7 hacks for moving house that will save you literal days.
'For 16 years, I thought I was straight. Then I came off contraception.'
‘From a parent with TOO MUCH experience, here’s what new parents need to know when it comes to dealing with head lice & nits.’
HOROSCOPES: Confusion and mixing business with pleasure. The week ahead according to your star sign.
A hidden pregnancy and secret crush: 5 little known facts about Charmed.
"My son's best friend has ADHD. This is what I want other parents to know."
“Borderline” alcoholism and a near-fatal stabbing. The fascinating life of Graham Norton.
How often do you masturbate? No need to tell us, we already know.
"I was effectively fired each time I got sick": The reality of taking leave for mental illness.
The true story of María Belón and Enrique Álvarez, the couple who inspired the film The Impossible.
Sam Newman has spoken about his frantic act to save his wife, even when he knew she was gone.
'Please, I'm asking you. Stop complimenting me on my body.'
Where are they now? The cast of Puberty Blues, 9 years later.
'It took my psychiatrist 10 years to realise I had ADHD. Here’s why I’m not angry at them.'
Other Australians earn nothing like what you think. If you're on $59,538, you're typical.
'I went on holiday with my kids for the first time. It was nothing like I expected.'
From producers sneaky tactics to who will win: All the gossip from Celebrity Apprentice.
'It utterly blindsided me.' I was ghosted by my best friend. Here's what I did to recover.
'My husband and I blame our problems on an imaginary person. Our marriage has never been better.'
'I'm 39 and single by choice. I'm seen by women as both menacing and perplexing.'
The true pandemic experts: "They know how it feels to be confined within four immovable walls."
'New face, who dis.' The three very different lives of Tom Cruise's children.
'I burst into tears and sobbed.' Why I didn’t do gender reveal parties for my two kids.
Kate was 35 weeks pregnant, in the middle of bushfires, when her baby suddenly stopped moving.
'One sister hated filming': 15 things you didn't know about Keeping Up With the Kardashians.
“Never would I make my husband's lunch.” I’m a stay at home mum. But I have a hard limit.
At 40, mum-of-four Cathy hit rock bottom. 4 years later, she made her first million.
63 outfit changes and "made up slang": 15 things you didn't know about Clueless.
'No one talks about removing the dressing': 11 things I wish I knew before having a C-section.
HOLLY WAINWRIGHT: "We need to talk about the 'lost years' that come with parenting."
Want some real and relatable parenting content? Here are 9 accounts to follow on Instagram.
The Leftover Diaries: How I turned last night's dinner into the best pie ever.
21 women on the unexpected things that happened while giving birth.
Here's exactly how my hobby of online shopping is getting me closer to my dream New Zealand road trip.
"I don’t do ‘mum guilt’." 21 women share their parenting boundaries.
In a few short years, Dolly Alderton made herself a brand. This is how she did it.
The songs on Olivia Rodrigo’s SOUR ranked by a recently broken-hearted gal.
6 daily beauty rituals you'll be glad you committed to in years to come.
"After years of applying blush the same way, I'm trying a new technique. It's changed my face."
A nickname with 90 years' history: The story behind Meghan and Harry's baby name, Lilibet.
"I didn’t see my size on the runway at Fashion Week. I’m angry, and I’m not the only one."
"I tried to 'digitally Marie Kondo' my phone with the help of an expert. Here's how it went."
LEIGH CAMPBELL: I cut my hair into a 'lob'. Here's exactly how I style it.
ROAD TEST: Solo date days that every woman should try.
'Glow Recipe is the viral skincare brand everyone's talking about. Here's my honest review.'
"I'd say I'd had a 'few champagnes'." What to ask yourself if you're considering quitting drinking.
"I'm a doctor, and here are the 6 questions I get asked most about the COVID vaccine - answered."
'He is refusing to grow.' I'm worried about what retirement will do to my marriage.
From All Saints to Sugababes: What happened to our favourite girl groups?
From The Bold Type to Younger: The 7 most comforting shows to watch on Stan right now.
"Nighttime is the hardest part." How I became comfortable being single.
From mini herb gardens to bulk buys: 5 sustainable swaps you can make in the kitchen.
"There's not one way to script life": We need to talk more about success after 40.
There’s a reason you’re struggling with self-care. It’s called 'the laziness lie'.
"It feels like being held hostage." My husband's ex-wife triggers my PTSD.
Need some everyday fashion inspo? Here are 9 women to follow on Instagram.
"I had to be the best": The 5 things I'd do differently as a parent if I had my time again.
SEX DIARIES: 'My boyfriend watched me have sex with someone else. He'd never been so turned on.'
HOLLY WAINWRIGHT: You’re not imagining it, your kids are naughtier with you.
Alanis Morissette dominated the world in the mid-1990s. This is her life now.
PARENT OPINION: “Bluey makes me feel bad about my parenting.”
‘I’m a mum of 4 boys. These are the questions I get asked constantly.’
It's chunky shoe season. Here's the 5 styles to know about, ranked by wearability.
The forgotten Kennedy: The story of JFK's sister, Rosemary, who was hidden from the world.
10 things you know to be true if you commute a long way to work every day.
When fitness influencer Emily Skye didn't "snap back" after her baby, she felt like an imposter.
"I don’t answer calls after 10pm." 20 women on the boundaries they reluctantly had to set.
"My grief is soaked in layers of guilt." Why Melbourne's fourth lockdown feels so different.
Seven-year-old Aishwarya died in a Perth hospital after her condition was missed. Why?
"I honestly think this has changed my skin." 24 beauty products we're loving sick this month.
'I let a myth ruin several of my birthdays. This year, I lived by a brand new rule.'
Can't be bothered to cook? Here are 30 women's favourite 5-minute meals.
A missing woman and a cheating husband: The chilling real life story that inspired Gone Girl.
2am work calls and "degrading" treatment: What it's really like to work for the Kardashians.
The Prince Harry effect: what the royals tell us about second children who are also the youngest.
"Take risks, send emails, say yes to everything: What I say when people ask me about 'success'."
"Understand your situation." How to buy your first home, while looking out for your future self.
Short dresses, sparkly details and garden parties: The 6 biggest wedding trends for 2021.
'One thing that keeps me up at night is thinking about if the kids aren't getting enough iron or vitamins in their diet.’ Here's what you should try.
9 experiences you didn’t know you could have on a road trip in Tasmania with the whole family.