One of the great tips in this week’s Brainwaves (Page 46) is something I was glad to be reminded of. Reader Fiona, from WA, suggests repeating the name of a person you’ve just ...

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Malika Elizabeth Reese, 50, Port Kembla, NSW Kissing me goodbye, my mum, Andree, picked up her suitcase. ‘Be a good girl,’ she said. ‘Listen to Peter.’ Peter and Mum had re ...

Steph Ogden, 19, Brisbane, Qld Waking in the middle of the night, I was covered in sweat. It was February this year, and I’d felt fine when I’d gone to bed after hanging out wi ...

Kaitlin, 39, Kensington, Vic* I was the Bridget Jones of my family. My sisters were married with kids, but by my late 30s, I’d still not found the man of my dreams. And I dreaded ...

The world’s happiest hedgehog, Herbee, has found fame on Instagram thanks to photos of his smiling face. Herbee’s 1.9 million loyal followers love pictures of him travelling th ...

Roxanne Bivolcheff, 47, Ferntree Gully, Vic As I washed the plates after dinner, the howling wind rattled the windows. ‘Mum, I’ve finished my schoolwork,’ my son Joope, nine, ...

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