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AUGUST 2020

"We were barely seeing each other." How a seachange turned a young couple's life around.
No one knows you like the person who watched you give birth: The truths of long-term relationships.
'I followed my new boyfriend to his home. He was greeted at the door by his wife.'
"There's a type of woman that wears big earrings. You know the one."
"What you are doing is monstrous.” A stranger on Facebook accused me of child abuse.
'My breakfast arrived at 12pm.' I was one of the unlucky people taken to Sydney's Travelodge hotel.
"No bare feet." 11 things you absolutely know to be true if you grew up with a Filipino mum.
'I had a problem with money. It almost cost me my relationship and my family.'
Michelle was at home when she heard sirens. She soon learned they were for her girls.
'After years of carrying the mental load, I "resigned" as my husband's manager.'
"My body has been ripped apart." Four kids in four years has left Laura in constant pain.
"We are not rich." 6 misconceptions people have about being a FIFO mum.
'Growing up, I was taught my body was a danger to everyone.'
'I deleted my dating apps. Months later, a stranger showed up at my work asking why.'
'I was 8 weeks pregnant through IVF. Then my husband died suddenly.'
"My life at 38 looks so different to my life at 30. Here's what I'd tell my younger self."
'I suffered years of abuse from my narcissistic ex. But the aftermath was almost worse.'
A vlogger told his followers his girlfriend had been killed. He'd faked her death for clicks.
“At 17, finding a skin-lightening product was one of the happiest moments of my life.”
On a Sunday night in June, 2016, Noel and Mary went to bed. Before morning, Mary had drowned in her home.
'My brother died unexpectedly. Other people still managed to make it all about themselves.'
"Nobody’s coming to save you from your life." 8 life lessons I wish I'd known before 40.