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Alicia Hopper quickly became 'addicted' to parkrun.

40-minute habit that changed woman’s life

It took her months to take the simple steps to start, but once Alicia began this weekly activity. And her fitness – both physical and mental – has never been better.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 08: Hannah Munyard of the Crows reacts during the AFLW Qualifying Final match between North Melbourne Kangaroos and Adelaide Crows at Ikon Park, on November 08, 2024, in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Daniel Pockett/Getty Images)

AFL star’s huge loss after silent battle

After losing her mother to suicide during Covid, Crows forward Hannah Munyard has found strength in speaking out about mental health stigma.

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Rear view of group of school friends walking outdoors lifestyle. Picture: istock

Trend turning Aussies into ‘zombies’

Young Australians are at the coalface of risks nobody understands, and dangerous behaviours now considered normal are turning them into “zombies”.

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Jonathan Moran. Picture: Christian Gilles

‘Hiding’: Secrets of close friend to Aussie stars

An astonishing number of celebrities count this journalist as a close personal friend, but while his career might seem glamorous, he’s been hiding a lot until now.

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Find Ya Feet founder Tommy Herschell for the Charlottes Wish Doco. Pic Supplied.,

How my friend saved my life

Tommy Herschell knows the value of good mates — he credits one with saving his life. But many men struggle to open up or maintain friendships.

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For the Can We Talk? mental health campaign. The Daily Telegraph 20.6.2025 Elisabeth Goh is a corporate worker and volunteer firefighter with complex PTSD who is speaking out about how leaning on others has helped her. Pictured at Hornsby Heights RFS. Picture: Rohan Kelly

How ‘fire family’ and friends saved me during PTSD battle

As a volunteer firefighter, Elle Pookapund Goh was always the one saving others. But after the Black Summer bushfires and years of trauma, she faced her own mental health crisis.

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Jason King lost his daughter Jordan Liberty to suicide.

Four words dad can’t say to teen daughter

Jason King doesn’t want to talk about his daughter’s suicide, but he’s dedicating his life to it in an effort to make change.

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Bek Day with her baby.

3am ‘curse’ plaguing Aussie mums

All parents worry about their kids’ health. But this mum’s obsession with her baby’s birthmark turned out to be something serious.

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Young Aussies are living at home for longer.

Problem with Aussies living at home longer

Young Australians are living with their parents for longer, but staying under the same roof doesn’t mean their relationships are close.

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Ash and Rod Butterss enjoy Christmas Day together. Supplied/Network Partnership team

How AFL boss, daughter beat ‘family disease’

A well known Australian sporting identity and his daughter have opened up on their battles with alcoholism, the heavy toll of addiction and fears for the family’s next generation.

Matty ‘J’ Johnson and Laura Byrne are expecting baby number three. Instagram

‘Really hard’: Aussie TV star’s confession

Matty J is at the peak of his career and has a new baby on the way, but the popular podcaster and TV personality has revealed he’s more stressed than ever before.

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James Wright's father and grandmother had both undergone electro convulsive shock therapy - but never really spoken about it, or mental health. It was only as an adult that he was able to reconnect with his father and speak about his own mental health struggles, and it’s strengthened their relationship to the point where he now describes his dad as his ‘best friend’.

Disastrous habit ruining lives

Even as a child, James knew there was something different about his dad. It was never spoken about, until one day he made a startling discovery.

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Mumbai Indians' Amelia Kerr (L) celebrates with captain Harmanpreet Kaur after taking the wicket of Gujarat Giants' Simran Shaikh during the Women's Premier League (WPL) Twenty20 eliminator cricket match between Gujarat Giants and Mumbai Indians at Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on March 13, 2025. (Photo by Punit PARANJPE / AFP) / -- IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE --

‘Crisis point’: Moment that changed cricketer

An intervention from her family, marked by a tearful 10-minute speech from her father, turned this international cricket star’s life around.

Actor Tammin Sursok gets candid on Mental As Anyone podcast with journalist Jonathon Moran. Picture: Christian Gilles,

Reason Aussie soap star is headed home

Aussie actor Tammin Sursok says she takes this approach to parenting her two girls so they always feel like they can confide in her.

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