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Melissa Ashfield witnessed her mother and stepfather murder her brother. Now, as the stepfather is about to be released, Melissa talks to Glen Williams. It’s little wonder Melissa Ashfield is a haunted and tortured soul. Sixteen years ago, as a terrified toddler, she was forced by her sadistic parents to watch as they set about […]

After two suicide attempts, the Olympic diving gold medallist tells Glen Williams she’s putting her life back together. Her smile is uncertain at first. It creeps up tentatively, almost as if it needs permission, before lighting up her face. For the past eight months, Chantelle Newbery has been trying to dig herself out of a […]

Some of the biggest names in Hollywood have taken to Twitter to mourn the shock death of actress Brittany Murphy. The Hollywood actress died on Sunday after her mother found her unconscious in the shower in the home the star shared with her husband, screenwriter Simon Monjack. Entertainment news website TMZ reported the actress then […]

The myth is that marriage can make you mad, but psychologists have found that is really is good for your health. Clinical psychologist Dr Kate Scott from New Zealand’s University of Otago conducted the study of more than 35,000 people across 15 different countries based on a decade of surveys by the World Health Organization. […]

At the end of the decade most of us turn and reflect on the ten years that have passed. At Women’s Weekly we’ve had a beautiful woman on the cover each month and have been inspired by their stories and touched by their compassion. Can you believe it was a whopping ten years ago that […]

Plant sterols (also known as phytosterols) are natural substances that can help lower your cholesterol. They exist in wood pulp and leaves, but are also found naturally in certain foods such as vegetable oil, nuts, legumes, corn, fruit and vegetables. You can obtain higher levels through enriched margarine spreads. How do they work? When consumed, […]

Nine is one of the most anticipated of 2010, already. It stars (wait for it) Nicole Kidman, Marion Cotillard, Judi Dench, Penelope Cruz, pop star Fergie, Kate Hudson, Daniel Day-Lewis and Sophia Loren. Nine has been nominated for Best motion picture, musical or comedy, Daniel Day-Lewis nominated for Best Actor, Marion Cotillard for Best Actress, […]

I met Tom at the pub when I was nineteen. I’d had one other relationship, with a lovely guy called Brent, but he was a little ‘safe’ and I was getting bored, so when I walked into my local pub one night and set my eyes on Tom- I was gone. He was tall and […]

There were no goal posts or team cheers, but it was far and away the most thrilling match of Adam Cooney’s life when he married sweetheart Haylea McCann in a romantic ceremony beside Adelaide’s Glenelg Beach. The Western Bulldogs star, who won the AFL’s ultimate accolade, the Brownlow Medal, in 2008, is revered as a […]

It’s berry time — time to eat mulberries or strawberries or loganberries or blueberries on sponge cakes for a Christmas treat. A strawberry-rich sponge cake is much lighter than a hunk of Christmas cake (though a rich fruitcake can’t be beaten in winter). Soon it will be planting time — and now is the best […]