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JANUARY 2022

MADELEINE WEST: 5 years ago, I no longer recognised myself in the mirror. So I hit restart.
'I was feeling great about my body. Then a friend told me to lose weight for a wedding.'
'My mum had a mental breakdown 5 years ago. She still hasn't recovered, and neither have I.'
Magda was forced to be a block leader at Auschwitz. But she still found a way to save hundreds of lives.
'Indigenous women are the unheard victims of domestic violence. It’s time to break the silence.'
"Our history is not dark and shameful." The education system is re-colonising Aboriginal kids.
"I thought I'd bonded with my partner's ex. Then she texted me calling me 'disgusting'."
'I found out I had cancer hours before my hen's party. I planned my wedding in nine days.'
'I have been in survival mode for the past two years and I am not okay.'
"He'd tell me I was cold." I was newly married but sex with my husband felt increasingly off.
"I adopted a sick shelter dog. When he got better, his previous owners wanted him back."
How to stay sexy forever, according to a 74-year-old stripper.
'Please stop telling me we’re all going to get COVID. I don’t want to die.'
'I have COVID and I can't stop thinking about the people I may have given it to.'
"I cheated on my husband, and now I’ll never love someone again for their potential."
'For years my sister has made comments about my body. It's toxic and exhausting.'
"Have an escape plan." 10 tips for attending your first social event, sober.
'When I got COVID, my parents asked me not to tell anyone.'
'I've been told I have no right to children.' What it's like to be a trans woman in Australia.