Life lessons: 20 things you need to know
WE’VE all stuffed up in our lives, but the best part about growing up? Knowing not to look back. Here are a few things Melissa Hoyer has learnt along the way.
Wellbeing
When someone writes a book about your divorce
IMAGINE finding out intimate details of your personal life had been used to promote a bestselling novel, without your consent. That’s what happened to Elizabeth Lowrie. Here’s how she fought back.
How to be a motherless mother
LEIGH lost her mum to cancer when she was 32, and a mother to three young boys. Now she’s written a book about coping with grief and a family when you’ve lost the woman who created you.
The lowdown on chemical nasties in food
BODY+ SOUL nutritionist Lisa Guy looks at eight common foods and identifies the chemical nasties we should avoid.
Your whole life is based on a dirty lie
SHOCK! What you thought was your star sign is almost certainly not and it’s because of the way the planets have moved in the last 2000 years.
The woman who turned prison into profit
FOR some, the road to success is paved with gold or graduate degrees. For Lucinda Cross, it started in a jail cell, and is now covered in glitter and cardboard.
Doubt cast on famous blogger’s cancer diagnosis
FIRST, the company she founded was accused of failing to pass on charity cash. Now popular health blogger Belle Gibson admits she may not have had multiple cancers after all.
The Whole Pantry denies charity donation wrongdoing
SHE beat brain cancer to build a wellness empire. Now the company founded by Belle Gibson, The Whole Pantry, has been forced to deny some damaging claims.
How to find your ‘happy place’
WHERE is the happy place and how do you get there? Is it by taking a jog around the park? By going to work? Is it spending time with family?
Boy thinks he’s a reincarnated woman called Pam
WHEN Luke Ruehlman began talking about ‘Pam’, his mother assumed it was just an imaginary friend. It turns out, it wasn’t.
Doctor explains ‘what heaven looks like’
A DOCTOR in the US says she’s been to heaven and back and that spirits predicted the death of her son. He was dead 10 years later.
What being a Muslim in Australia is really like
WE speak to four Aussie women — a comedian, a fashion blogger, a TV content producer and a social worker — about what being Muslim means to them.
What I learned from not drinking
WHAT happens when a self-confessed booze enthusiast breaks up with alcohol? For Caleb Hulme-Moir, it proved more sobering than he expected.
Billboard causes a stir
A PROVOCATIVE billboard has been erected on one of our busiest motorways that is likely to ruffle the feathers of religious Australians.
Stephen Fry calls out ‘evil, stupid’ God
STEPHEN FRY is making the most powerful of enemies. When presented with the image of his creator, Fry has enlisted every pejorative imaginable.
‘There ain’t nothing lucky about that’
PEOPLE go to a life coach for a multitude of reasons. They hate their job, relationship, or they’re crippled by fear. But what are the three things that can help you succeed?
‘I saw my first dead body at 6’
SIXTH generation funeral director, Ian Allison, 34, is acutely aware of how fragile life can be and he has these life lessons for the rest of us.
What happens when women accept compliments
WHEN Gweneth Bateman began a social experiment replying to compliments she received from men online, she had no idea the reaction it would cause.
More leave to help with ‘work-life balance’
SENIOR staff a Sydney council could be getting an extra 10 days holiday a year to help their “work-life balance”. Yeah, we’re jealous too.
‘You are beautiful in every way’
ANTI-bullying organisation Champions Against Bullying have put together a powerful 46-second video comprised of teenagers reading messages sent to peers after they committed suicide.
What really happens in a massage
IT’S not uncommon for a massage to be given as a gift around Christmastime. But is it really beneficial, and what is it actually supposed to achieve?
Want to lose weight in 2015?
HOW many times have you made a New Year’s resolution? And how many times have you actually stuck to it? This is how you can keep your promise.
How to spend the whole year on holiday
HOLIDAYS are expensive and time-consuming. But if you can’t afford one this year, worry not. There’s a way for you to enjoy a year-round vacation without spending big or quitting your job.
Is self-hatred a cause of auto-immune disease?
ONE and a half million Australians suffer from the disease that has dogged author Sarah Wilson. Here she reveals her personal battle with herself.
My week living as Gwyneth Paltrow
SHE unashamedly shares her words of wisdom with millions. But what actually happens when you spend a week living like Gwyneth Paltrow?
10 reasons my parents’ divorce made me better
WHENEVER I hear the words “broken family,” I get a little pain in my chest. Here’s how my parents’ divorce helped me grow, and why I wouldn’t go back and change a thing.
The letter we all need to write
ANGELA Mollard is sick of reading letters people have written to their teenage selves. What’s the point? So she has come up with a much better idea.
Who are all these people?
WHY all the people, Melbourne? A mass influx of visitors have descended on the culture capital this weekend, but what for?
Can we be mindful in a connected world?
YOU don’t have to ditch your smartphone or switch off from life to achieve inner peace. Experts say we can be mindful even when we’re checking Facebook.
Meet the Anglo Aussies who converted to Islam
SARAH is a proud Anglo blue-eyed Australian woman. She’s also a proud Aboriginal and a Muslim. Her message to us is she’s still the same person, just with a scarf.
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