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OCTOBER 2022

After she was abused by her father as a child, Jeni Haynes created 2681 personalities. This is her story.
'I'm a fat nutritionist. Here's what I want you to know.'
'I had my dream career in the music industry. But then I started drinking.'
'At 40, I went to a clinic for a routine procedure. I woke up in the ICU.'
"It all goes wrong on day 27." PMS arrived uninvited when I was 36.
'For six years, me and my husband had separate rooms. Then he wrote me a letter.'
Sue Clarke hadn't heard of coercive control. Then her daughter and grandkids were killed.
'For years, I hit the gym at 5am every day. I also had a $5000 a month drug habit.'
'My cosmetic surgery left me traumatised. Here are the 8 things I want people to know.'
'I've never liked my boobs. Then I had a breast cancer scare.'
Shereen, Belinda and Linda have the 'weirdest roles in the sex industry'. This is what they do.
'I've been with my partner for 18 months. I just found out we have opposing ideas about marriage.'
Melissa Doyle thought her friend had the perfect life. Then she posted an open letter on Facebook.
Why have I put on weight around my middle in my 40s? An expert explains.
At 25, Jess is living with terminal cancer. This is what she wants you to know.
'I left my marriage because I met my soulmate. Days later, I was single.'
"At 25, I thought my vagina was 'broken'. Then I realised I was asexual."
'For over 50 years, my dad controlled my mum's every move. When she died, he blamed it on me.'
Been through a divorce? Here's how to energetically cut ties with your ex.
'I'm a victim of family violence. The perpetrator is my 14-year-old daughter.'
'After I overdosed in Japan, my mum met me at the airport. She was swigging gin.'
'I wasn't entirely honest about the subject of my book. And then the messages started.'
A new national plan aims to end violence against women and children 'in one generation'. Can it succeed?
'Like Kanye West, I was diagnosed with bipolar. But I'm on a very different path.'
Anna had no cancer symptoms whatsoever. Then doctors found a brain tumour the size of a lemon.
"I felt like a fraud." The complicated grief of losing one twin.
Everyone suffers from FOMO from time to time. Here are 3 easy ways to deal with it.
Sperm retrieval and life after death: Ellidy and Alex ‘Chumpy’ Pullin's extraordinary love story.
'After years of family trauma, I tried to talk to my mum. She said she needed a break from me.'
'In April, I discovered a rash on my daughter's back. We've been in and out of hospital ever since.'
'I'd always dreamed of being a plus-size model. Then I found out about "the rules".'
'This is my skeleton.' Before proposing to his wife, Jonathan Seidler emailed her father.
Elle was diagnosed with blood cancer. 48 hours later, she found out she was pregnant.
'ECT saved my life. But I can't remember a single part of the last three years.'
As a child, all Sonia Majkic knew was poverty. Years later, she built a $25 million business.
'I'm a psychiatrist, working with trauma victims. But nothing could've prepared me for how my dad died.'
In 2020, Ellidy Pullin's partner Chumpy died in a tragic accident. Then her friend suggested sperm retrieval.
'For 5 years, I dated a narcissist. It was like being in prison.'
Christine beat breast cancer while pregnant. While trying for her second, she got another diagnosis.
Jessica was relentlessly bullied at work for 3 years. It landed her in hospital.
'I supported my financially abusive husband for decades. Then one day, he left me with nothing.'
Jessica was sexually assaulted in a boardroom at work. Now she's trying to change the law.
Rachel Perkins knew her family's history was confronting. But recently, she uncovered the full truth.
"It was just too violent ." At 24, Ashley was left homeless with an 8 week old baby.
Doctors said Olivia Hargroder would never walk or talk. She proved them wrong.
'I went to the GP to get my ankle checked. Instead, I got shamed for my weight.'
'When I left my abusive partner, I thought I was free. Then I checked my credit card balance.'
'There's a stranger in my bed.' How to overcome feelings of alienation in marriage.
"I'm not hyperactive." 3 women on what life is really like as an adult with ADHD.
'I married a farmer. Here are 6 lessons I’ve learnt from the "Farmer Wants a Wife" life.'
Abi Morgan's husband woke up from a coma and didn't recognise her. And only her.
How do you make friends as an adult? 11 women share how they make new friends.

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