Love etc.

What do you wish you could tell your 20-year-old self if you had the chance? What wisdom would you impart if you could go back in time? Today, for our last episode of season three, we’re talking about all the things we would tell our 20-year-old selves about love. From romantic love to friendship to ourselves, we wrap up a season all about love and relationships and sex and mista

How often do you hear honest stories about abortion in the mainstream media? How often do people talk openly about abortions they’ve had? Today, we’re talking about abortions. Terminating a pregnancy is, still, a lasting taboo. And yet, despite the hushed tones and whispers that we use to discuss it with, between one in three and one in four Australian women have aborted a preg

Is your friend in a kind-of-shitty relationship and you don’t know what to do about it? Or, have you told a friend before that their relationship isn’t what they deserve? Today, we’re talking about your friend’s crappy relationship. You know, the kind that may not be completely toxic, but a kind that makes them unhappy, that makes you feel like they’re settling, that make

What the hell do you do if your partner’s parents are - well - kind of the worst? How do you progress with your relationship and the person you love if their family feels like something out of a bad movie? Today, we’re talking about monster in-laws. Yep, the kind you hear about in bad movies and TV shows: in-laws that don’t like you and let you know about it every chance they

Do you believe the age-old idea that before you fall in love with anyone else, you first must love yourself? And do you believe that you need to actually love your body, rather than just accept it? Today, we’re talking about a different kind of love… body love. It was Caroline Caldwel who once said: “In a society that profits off your self-doubt, liking yourself is a rebellio

Have you ever had a friendship turn not just sour… but toxic? Or a friend gradually become something of an enemy - someone you dread seeing, but feel indebted to simultaneously? Today, we’re talking about toxic friends. How do you spot one? And once you know they’re toxic, how the hell do you… well… break up with them? If high school didn’t force you to prune the friend

How do you recover from an experience that completely changes your perspective on the world? How do you pick yourself up and heal when someone has tried to steal your agency, your freedom and your sense of self too? Today, we’re talking about reclaiming your power after sexual assault. It’s a heavy one, but a story that is so important to tell. We know that almost 2 million Aus

Have you ever been ghosted? Have you ever wondered why the heartbreak feels so much worse when you never have any closure? Or - plot twist - have you DONE the ghosting? Today, we’re talking about ghosting. Yep, the experience of spending all your time, energy and hey - maybe love - with someone only for them to… out of nowhere… completely disappear from your life. Did they di

Have you fallen into the dangerous trap of assuming those that are bisexual are actually just gay? Have you blindly accepted the stereotype that perhaps it’s just a phase? And have you spent much time considering how bi-erasure damages our discourse around sexuality? Today, we’re talking about bisexuality. To do that, we’re talking to two people - Jane and Isaac, who both exp

We’ve all whispered about the engaged couples who split just before their wedding. What happened? How did everything go so wrong, so quickly? And what’s it like to inform your loved ones that the wedding you spent months planning together is now cancelled? If you’re anything like us, you know of someone who had to call off their wedding. You probably heard about it on the gra