tag page for tag Real Life for month and year SEPTEMBER 2021

Real Life

SEPTEMBER 2021

'Mum, I don’t know how you did it.' A diary of a preventative mastectomy.
5:30am starts and "hectic" mornings: A day in the life of Turia Pitt.
'I'm a white woman married to a Chinese man. I witness casual racism on a daily basis.'
"After having kids, I 'accidentally' began drinking daily. Here's how I stopped."
"You get discriminated against quite a lot." The reality of living with literacy struggles.
Laura was raised in a fundamentalist sect. She left at 19, but she'll never be 'free'.
'At 17, I fell in love with a man 30 years older than me online. Then I went to prison.'
'My partner and I hardly ever fight. Until I mention the patriarchy...'
'5 inappropriate questions not to ask about my sexual assault.'
'Early dates can be problematic': What no one tells you about dating after divorce.
The 'Sad Fat Girl' trope needs to end.
FEATURE: 14 years on, Emily has moved on from being raped. But what happened after haunts her.
Snide remarks and silent treatment: My sister's hostility towards my kids has ruined our relationship.
'My husband cheated on me and I stayed. The comments from my friends hurt the most.'
“I couldn't sleep." Within two years of her divorce, Sarah was over $35,000 in debt.
'In Year 12, my brother lost his best friend to suicide. Here's what I wish people knew.'
"I'm going to have to break up my family." The reality of living with Relationship OCD.
'I escaped an abusive relationship with my kids and now I'm in lockdown. I feel forgotten.'
'Overwhelmed and grieving for my old life, menopause turned me into someone I don't recognise.'
"I always thought I was just overly anxious. Until I read an article about 'Pure O'."
'I was 8 the first time I saw my brother take drugs. It destroyed our family.'
I've been estranged for my dad for 10 years. This Father's Day, I'm celebrating myself.
"I don't know what it's like to have a dad, but I still want to celebrate yours on Father's Day."
'The pain of prostate cancer is intense, it takes everything away. I watched it happen to my dad.'
'My 12-year-old twin boys caught COVID at their karate class. We didn't expect the judgement.'
'Being Cam’s Jess is the role I’m most proud of.' Jessica Watson's partner has died aged 29.