Life Matters - Separate stories podcast

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Life Matters - Separate stories podcast

A daily Society and Culture podcast featuring Hilary Harper and Michael Mackenzie

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Life Matters - Separate stories podcast

Australian Broadcasting Corporation ABC Radio

Life Matters - Separate stories podcast

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Life Matters - Separate stories podcast

Australian Broadcasting Corporation ABC Radio

Life Matters - Separate stories podcast

A daily Society and Culture podcast featuring Hilary Harper and Michael Mackenzie
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When it comes to marriage breakdowns, Dani Zetzer has seen it all.The Melbourne-based family lawyer has spent more than a decade working with clients at the most emotionally vulnerable time in their lives. She says she's committed to "doing di
Comedian, actor and writer Felicity Ward shares how she's learnt to embrace her weirdness and how friendship is like a high interest savings account that enriches her life. 
People over 65 are being prescribed antidepressants as pain treatment based on studies that either exclude older adults or include only a small number of them. Researchers from the University of Sydney say guidelines should reflect the unique
From a young age Ben Shewry was obsessed with cooking, even boiling his dad's shoes in a pot.  But it's this obsession and passion that's driven him to become one of Australia's leading chefs and owner of Melbourne restaurant Attica. His new m
William Hanson became a viral sensation when he began posting etiquette tips on social media a few years ago, but Britain's leading etiquette coach has been teaching people around the world, protocol and good manners for the last 17 years.Thos
When Storm Menzies injured her dominant hand, and with weakness in her other hand, she was confronted with how difficult it was to apply make-up and beauty products and it got her thinking about a solution.Holly Sultana too loves wearing make-
Virginia Trioli is best known for being a host of TV and radio, but she's also a fierce foodie. And she loves nothing more than a well-executed side dish.In her new book, A Bit on the Side, she shares her obsession with a good béarnaise sauce
While animal assisted therapy grows in popularly for treating mental health conditions some say we need more in depth clinical research to understand its effectiveness. Clinical psychologist and Swinburne academic Dr Kelvin Wong is seeking to
Uncertainty is a part of life. From starting a new school or job, to trying to create a family to being diagnosed with a life-changing illness. These are the spaces in our lives when we hover in a no-man's land of anxiety, worry and frustratio
If you were diagnosed with terminal cancer and knew you had limited time left, what would you do?Emily Lahey, 32, has a rare and aggressive cancer called NUT Carcinoma. Facing a terminal diagnosis, she sold off 3-minute pieces of her remaining
We all strive to be good in life, and it can make us feel warm and joyous to be able to help those around us.But what happens when our sense of being good is challenged? And how do we sit with ourselves when we feel we have done wrong.
We all strive to be good in life, and it can make us feel warm and joyous to be able to help those around us.But what happens when our sense of being good is challenged? And how do we sit with ourselves when we feel we have done wrong.
When a package goes missing from a communal table in an apartment block you suspect your neighbours of taking it. But was it an accident or intentional?
Up to 40 per cent of air travellers experience some anxiety about flying, and around one in six suffer from some degree of aviophobia. Amazingly, even some pilots report feelings of fear about flying. We speak to two women pilots who have harn
Richard Scolyer AO is co-medical director of the Melanoma Institute Australia. In 2023 he was diagnosed with incurable Grade 4 brain cancer and this year he was named Australian of the Year along with his colleague Georgina Long AO.   For Here
When we talk about age gaps in relationships there's a tired, old cliché: The older man with a much younger woman.But are we seeing a broader representation of age gap relationships?In popular culture, there are more and more depictions of old
Over in the United States, Rupert Murdoch is fighting for his eldest son to have full control of the Murdoch empire. But the question of who will inherit the family business is also one that many Australians also face. And it's not an equal pl
We're getting older, faster.More than one in every six Australians are aged 65 and over, according to the latest ABS figures. That ratio is likely to be 1 in 4 people by the year 2071.That's because we're living longer and also because of decl
How would you deal if your body started failing you but you didn't know why, and neither did the doctors?Ben Noble thought he was about to die, and while he was grappling with an 'imagined' expiry date it became clear he needed to talk about i
Always stretch before you work out; Crunches will give you a six--pack stomach; And if you're not sweating, you're not working hard enough to make a difference!There are a lot of commonly-held beliefs when it comes to exercise and fitness, but
Four months after changes to the Family Law Act came into effect, we ask the experts whether the amendments are making a substantive difference to the thousands of children engaged in the Family Court system each year. The changes included rem
From polyamory to open relationships or casual hook-ups, there are many ways to be in a romantic relationship. So why do people choose long-term, committed ones?  And how do they survive? Raquel Peel, senior lecturer in Psychology at Notre Dam
A recent survey from the ABS and Cancer Council has revealed some uncomfortable truths about Australians' attitudes to sun exposure. One in ten Australians tried to get a suntan in the 12 months preceding the survey. And for young women, that
It's commonly known as medical tourism... but for many people who travel overseas for healthcare, it's anything but a holiday.Australians are travelling to other countries for care including dentistry, heart surgery, fertility treatments, surr
When you see a neighbour pick another neighbour's prized rose that is hanging over their fence,  do you tell them who it was?
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