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MEL BROWNE: 'If I was in my 20s again, this is exactly where I'd put my money.'

'I was in a relationship with a compulsive liar. It took me 4 months to figure it out.'

'My friend sent me footage of my teenage sons trying the latest viral trend. I'm terrified.'

How to talk to children of every age about the Bondi terror attack, according to a grief counsellor.

Steve Biddulph on why boys fall into the "manosphere" and what we can do to stop it.

'I worked at a major Aussie retailer. These are the Black Friday hacks they don't want you to know about.'

'I get paid to talk, but I'm terrified of public speaking. Here's how I fake confidence.'

Reese Witherspoon believed the "awful things" her abuser told her. One moment changed everything.

The one mistake couples make that leads to divorce past 40.

'It took until my 30s to learn these life lessons (I wish I knew them from day one).'

Courtney Ammenhauser

Life isn't meant to be 'sorted'.

Isabel Sandercock-Brown

'I help couples overcome "sexual flatness". There's 4 steps I swear by.'

'Always cry on planes? Same. I just found out there's a scientific reason why.'

'I was so close to my grandparents growing up. Now, they refuse to speak to me.'

The fatal flaw theory will make or break all your friendships.

MIA FREEDMAN: 5 life lessons for teenagers.

The 20 best dresses for any upcoming event, according to a stylist.

Modern Etiquette: The 21 group chat rules you’re definitely breaking.

ASK THE GROUP CHAT: 'I want to back out of being a bridesmaid. Is it too late?'

ASK THE GROUP CHAT: 'I broke my friend's $1,000 mirror when helping her move. Now she wants me to pay.'

Faith Ward was struggling with the DCC uniform. Then Kelli Finglass made one request.

'I asked my husband if we could open our marriage. Here's what happened.'

Jelly Roll was sitting in jail when he found out he was a dad. That moment changed everything.

Amy Duggar was trying on wedding dresses when she got a news alert about her own family.

LGBTQI

'When my husband gave a speech at my 40th birthday, it blew my world apart.'

The women falling in love with women later in life.

If you thought Challengers was risqué, you should know about new queer drama Pillion.

Cassandra Green

'The blood drained from my face': The moment Sophia Bush knew her marriage was over.

Cassandra Green

'I had a husband and four kids when I realised I was a lesbian. My family fell apart.'

Shannen Findlay

The five-word phrase that will make you rethink your sexuality.

Here's how to work out if you're a little bit gay.

4 psychological hacks for working out if a woman is into you.

'I'm in a beautiful relationship with a woman.' Natalie Bassingthwaighte has found love again.

Shannen Findlay

The unravelling of LGBTQIA+ rights is happening right across the globe at this very moment.

'It's not about them. It's about me.' What people don't realise about being transgender.

Shannen Findlay

'It feels like coming home.' The law reform that's changing lives in the trans community.

'Queer women have been removed from history books for decades. I'm changing that.'

Danielle Scrimshaw

We need to talk about the mental load of Pride Month.

'I'm a bisexual man. Here are 3 misconceptions people have about dating me.'

'Homophobia killed my little brother.'

'It took me 38 years to realise I hate sex with men.' What it's like being a late bloomer lesbian.

This is what it's like to come out as non-binary when you're a professional athlete.

'You're probably around more queer people than you think.' Exactly how to be an ally at work.

'I came out at 27 and learned a whole new language. So, I made a lesbian slang glossary.'

The split-second decision that changed Terri Irwin's life forever.

Jessica Chambers

"We live with his guilt." Melissa's son made a choice that cost 5 lives, including his own.

Megan Gale miscarried at 9 weeks. Lying there waiting for her procedure, she was recognised.

'After my stillbirth, I requested time off work. It was declined.'

'I spend my days handling dead people. This is what it's taught me about living.'

Emma Jane Holmes

Exactly ten years on, Brittany Murphy's mysterious death is still haunting Hollywood.

"You're grieving someone that you didn't even get to see": Heather Maltman on the heartbreak of miscarriage.

"I've never been loved like that before." Robin Bailey on life after Sean Pickwell's death.

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