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OCTOBER 2019

"Everything's gone." Annabel's mum called her at 4:30am. Their family home was burning to the ground.
"I've never been loved like that before." Robin Bailey on life after Sean Pickwell's death.
Scarlett starting seeing a psychologist at 3. It took 19 years for professionals to join the dots.
"If it wasn't for a gym visit, I don't know if I'd be here." How I found out I had cancer at 19.
'My brother has been homeless for years. When you see him on the street, you know nothing about his story.'
Olivia was seven when she died of a terminal illness. Now her mum's been charged with murder.
Millions of people are watching these women dancing to abusive messages from their exes.
A future free from fear: Alex did what she could to protect her unborn children from cancer.
When Anna gave birth, she pulled her baby out of her own belly.
'Sometimes people betray you so badly.' How I lost my friend, Becki. Twice.
"I was exchanging naked pictures with a man, when I realised I'd been tricked."
'I've never wanted kids. Then at 21, I was told I may not ever be able to have any.'
"I'm stuck with his name on my hip." 8 women share photos of the tattoos they now regret.
'Adventure World claims their skimpy swimwear rules aren’t sexist. Let's test that theory.'
Pain thresholds, fighting and 4am breaks: Natascha from One Born Every Minute on what it's really like to be a midwife.
'After we got divorced, we turned to "bird's nest parenting" for the sake of our kids.'
"The song was about me": 5 women share how they fell in love for the first time as teenagers.
Katherine thought Paul was her Prince Charming. Then she found out about his other wife.
'My parents invited a stranger to lunch in November. Two months later, we were engaged.'
'I was sexually assaulted by an ex at 18. Four decades later, my daughter had her own story.'
Samantha Brett: 'I spent a fortune on bougie baby products. Then I used almost none of them.'
Taylor Tara became a sex worker at 47. This is what she's learned about men.
'I was at the park, when a mother decided to helicopter parent my daughter.'
'I was a virgin when I met my husband. I wish I'd never told him.'
"In 2017, I lost my daughter. Her death pulled the rug out from under my life."
"I'm not just mummy. I'm also me." When Sally became a mother, she lost her sense of self.
'I had an affair with a married man. It completely changed my view on marriage.'
'Can we talk about peeing?' 6 things no one told me would happen to my body as I got older.
'I was with my partner for 7 years. He was cheating on me, and I knew.'
"I started to doubt myself." If Sophie is ever the victim of sexual assault again, she won't be reporting it.
5 rules about throwing dinner parties, according to everyone I know.
'I spend an hour on Instagram': 6 women share exactly what their morning routine looks like.