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JUNE 2023

'I blew up my 'perfect' life to start over. I never could've predicted what would happen next.'
Hanna's mum died when she was 11. 25 years later, a stranger sent her a cassette.
'I grew up as a pentecostal Christian. It completely messed up how I see sex.'
Gambling ads could be banned in Australia. Kate knows firsthand the cost of addiction.
'Lily died under voluntary assisted dying laws. Here's what I want you to know about one of her conditions.'
'I was diagnosed with ADHD and left my husband at the same time. Here’s what dating has been like.'
'I can't take the pain anymore.' The true story behind Netflix's Take Care of Maya.
'I went to a nude movie screening to practice 'body neutrality'. Here's what happened.'
'What is it to yeet? Am I rizz?' A millennial unpacks typical Gen Z traits.
Martine was 29 and starting her dream life when she was diagnosed with breast cancer.
'I'm supposed to have self-control sorted'. My phone addiction is impacting my friendships.
'When can I let myself be excited?' Isabelle Silbery on falling pregnant after miscarriage.
MADELEINE WEST: 'For decades, I punished, denied and paraded my body. No more.'
'Queer women have been removed from history books for decades. I'm changing that.'
'People will be awkward around you.' I got divorced this week. This is what I want you to know.
Nala fled her home country due to domestic violence. Now her protection visa has been rejected.
'I choose to be a stay-at-home mum. The impact on my super is devastating.'
In 1987, the world watched as 'Baby Jessica' was rescued from a well. This is her life now.
'During COVID my drinking got out of control. 10 days in a mental health centre changed everything.'
'I see hundreds of homeless pregnant women every year. But that's not what breaks my heart the most.'
Why everyone is suddenly talking about 'beige flags' and all the ones you probably have.
'I thought my boyfriend was The One. Then on the morning of our holiday, he sent me a text.'
'I got my dream marketing job at 25. After six months, I was a shell of a human.'
The extraordinary story of how four kids survived 40 days in the Amazon jungle, after a plane crash.
'In 2021, I lost my husband to an opioid addiction. It was his doctors who failed him.'
'My Bumble date threatened and terrified me. For months afterwards, I gaslighted myself.'
'For 2 years, I was stalked online. When he turned up in person, he said it was 'just the beginning'.'
'I had my drink spiked on a night out. I have no idea what happened next.'
'My best friend Molly died in the prime of her life. Here's what it's taught me.'
'When I was a teen, I overheard my mum say who her favourite child was. It wasn't me.'
'It's life or death stuff out there.' What it's like being a GP in the most remote parts of Australia.
'I was financially abused for 3 years. Here are 5 things nobody realises.'