Real Life
APRIL 2018
'It was the single most embarrassing experience of my life. I still feel sick when I tell this story.'
An Aussie heiress just had the most luxurious wedding we've seen (including a $200,000 dress).
'I will never stop talking about the death of my baby.'
"I was out walking one afternoon when a man yelled six words that consumed me with fear."
"For years it was my deepest secret. But today, I told someone."
"Why I will always dread my daughter's birthday."
Lara's GP insisted she had PND. But she knew she wasn't depressed. Her gut said otherwise.
"I'm never not in pain": At 14, Keera's life changed overnight.
Today, 22 years after he lost his family, Walter Mikac will go for a walk and ask them for guidance.
The wedding that defied all odds: How once-paralysed Chris Norton walked down the aisle.
The moment Amy Schumer told Oprah "I lost my virginity through rape. Grey area rape."
'My partner is a gambling addict. And we’re only 21 years old.'
"After waiting six years for a sibling for my son, I had a sinking realisation."
'Amy Schumer has a 'no new friends' policy. Here's why it doesn't sit right with me.'
Alicia was held captive as a nanny, forced to work 18-hour days after refusing sex. One day, she escaped.
"What everyone gets so wrong about single women."
"Hours after my diagnosis, I was numb. I couldn’t eat, cry, sleep or even talk."
The number one reason most Bachelor hopefuls don't make the cut? It's STIs.
"Why, in my thirties, I suddenly stopped smiling in photos."
'Dear Other Woman: It's been two years since you destroyed my marriage, and I need answers.'
In one night, Becky lost two of her sons because of one bad decision they made together.
At just three years old, Saharsha is helping change the face of fashion.
"The moment I knew I had to quit my hospitality job was when I found my boss' peep hole."
'He was a friend with a good job, a wife and children. And he was abusing my daughter.’
'As a new single mum I cried and cried into a pillow so my sleeping kids couldn’t hear me.'
How one disarming Facebook post saved Stephanie's life.
In eight minutes, a family was forever changed: The baffling murder of David Breckenridge.
"Please, don't ask me how my husband died."
'I'm on the autism spectrum. But to most people, it doesn't seem like it.'
Doctors told Lauren she had a blocked milk duct. It turned out to be terminal cancer.
Four weeks after giving birth, Petria saw her husband's phone bill. Everything crumbled.
When my spouse came out as transgender, I wasn't prepared to share the title of 'Mum'.
"I tried to become Instagram famous in 10 days. It... didn't go to plan."
When her daughter fell asleep suddenly at a birthday party, Marilee was immediately worried.
"At 22, I heard the worst news possible. My life changed in an instant."
Nicole’s medical condition during pregnancy was ignored. Then, her baby was born with a severe brain injury.
At 21 years old, Kristen was told to come to hospital urgently. And to bring a loved one.
The unthinkably tragic road that led Skye Nicolson to the Commonwealth Games.
The pain and the privilege of loving an old dog.
What a typical night out looks like when you have to use a wheelchair.
Having a work wife doesn't just make you happier, it makes you better at your job.
Women share why they've turned their backs on hormonal contraception.
How long it really takes to turn a good friend into a great friend (according to science).
'When female friends say, "Text me when you get home," it's not just about safety.'
Aaron lost his wife and 8yo daughter in under two years. But it's other families he wants to help.
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