Real Life
OCTOBER 2018
"I married for love. Here's why I'd never make that mistake again."
Paramedic Sandy Macken's phone rang. She was never the same after that call.
Last night, Australia saw the devastating reality that paramedics face every day.
"The day Mum was locked away was the beginning of the worst 18 months of my life."
'I found a lump while breastfeeding. That was only the beginning of my family's nightmare.'
The way James Packer talks about his ex-wives is next level.
Eric Clapton's son was running around his high rise apartment. The next moment he was gone.
Hours before the Jonestown Massacre, Leslie Wagner-Wilson grabbed her baby and ran.
If you know a narcissist, watch out for the "drama triangle".
"I discovered the exact age women start wishing they looked younger."
"I was in way over my head." The terrifying 45 minutes before River Phoenix's death.
Marcia met a guy she liked at the bar. Hours later, she was gang raped.
"You'd look at them and be envious." Kyle Sandilands responds to Jackie O split.
'What I did when I found out my toddler was molested by her grandfather.'
How Busy Philipps feels about her rape at age 14, 25 years on.
Anika thought her shortness of breath was due to her pregnancy. A fall revealed the truth.
What this photograph of Constable Matt Boswell says about police in Australia.
"I screamed at the top of my lungs." When Kayla refused to kiss her ex-partner, he bit off her lip.
'For all women terrified about turning 30, I hear you. But you shouldn't be afraid.'
Kim Ross sent off a DNA test. Six weeks later, a life-changing discovery arrived.
'I am the daughter of 'the other woman'. Dad's wife doesn't know about the affair, or me.'
Bec Pope posts cryptic message on the wedding day of her ex, Bulldogs star Kieran Foran.
"I fell down the stairs in public and no one cared."
'At 18, my parents discovered my secret boyfriend. Days later they arranged my marriage.'
Men have shared the worst things about being a man, and their responses are fascinating.
Melania Edwards' 'day in the life' column is going viral. But we have a theory.
The 11 subtle signs that mean you've given up on your relationship.
Jemima was 5 when she started having tummy pains. No one expected the diagnosis that followed.
"In 2012 I was pregnant, and then I was not...": The pregnancy loss no one talks about.
'When I overheard what another mum said about me at a cafe, it broke my faith in humanity.'
Francheska married her soulmate. Two days later, she was fighting for her life.
MIA FREEDMAN: 'Before I became the editor of Cosmo I had to pass one important test.'
Harry M. Miller's memory faded. But in his final moments, he uttered five profound words.
Matt's been researching cancer for years. Then he recognised the symptoms in his toddler.
The stories of Sydney’s dark history of gay murders that need to be told.
"The real reason I can't ever trust my husband."
How a young Australian woman landed on the Nazi's most-wanted list.
Why you're probably paying more for your airfare than the person sitting next to you.
'The frustrating moment when I knew I had to give up on teaching.'
'Telling my kids their mum was going to die was the hardest thing I've ever done.'
'Losing my baby was crushing. Then I was told the news: my placenta had become cancerous.'
The mother who is about to sell her family home, just so her four-year-old son can walk.
Jan handed her daughter a notebook before she boarded a plane. It contained a 50-year secret.
The drawing that made Deborah realise how much her cancer battle impacted her children.
One year after his family were killed at Port Arthur, Walter Mikac had a painful encounter with a friend.
On losing my son, Henry.
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