14+ hour, 26+ min ago   (1217+ words) It's the biggest surprise of my life. Well, no. The truth-teller in me says that's not true. There have been many big surprises: That not everyone loves Marmite. Or dogs. That your children aren't mini-versions of you. That occasionally, Season…...

16+ hour, 21+ min ago   (1089+ words) Thanks to our partner. Head & Shoulders I can tell you exactly what's in my skincare routine. Retinol every second day, eye cream every evening. I've even got a moisturiser with ceramides, because I read somewhere they help repair the skin…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (962+ words) Sometimes you walk out of the house with a little bit of promising volume at the roots. High! Bouncy! And sometimes (all of the time), your fine strands immediately lose steam and go flat and limp two minutes later. No…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (324+ words) Are Aussies anti bush? Not the former president, the bikini kind. A viral essay asked why nobody blinked when a writer wore hers to the beach, and Em wants to know whether Australia is culturally anti-bush while America is having…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (1455+ words) When people imagine someone with an alcohol problem, they often picture someone who has lost everything. I held down jobs. I raised my daughter. I made people laugh. I was the life of the party. From the outside, I looked…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (1114+ words) Days after the Lindsay Clancy case was declared a mistrial, three members of the jury spoke out about their time in court. Clancy, a former nurse from Massachusetts, pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity for the 2023 deaths of her…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (1241+ words) Before you have your first baby, people warn you about plenty of things. They tell you pregnancy can be uncomfortable, birth can be painful, and sleep will become a distant memory. They might even mention the strange experience of looking…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1433+ words) In her late 40's, she works in a NSW hospital and told Mamamia that she's seen a constant escalation of patient violence in the past four years. "Oh, I've been punched in the face, directly in front of the nurse's…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (700+ words) Yes. Regular exercise is consistently associated with lower stress and anxiety and better day-to-day mood. Movement triggers the release of mood-regulating brain chemicals and, over time, changes how the body responds to stress. It is not a substitute for professional…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (168+ words) Dr Ginni Mansberg and Cath Mahoney are back, ready to get to the bottom of the health headlines everyone’s talking about, from why a viral LED face mask ad was banned in the UK, to whether wellness IV drips are…...