A new independent survey has revealed that 44 percent of Australian women eat chocolate as a way of making themselves happier when they feel down or depressed. The study, which was conducted on behalf of Jenny Craig, shows that chocolate and biscuits are the most popular snacks among Australian women, with 49 percent munching on […]

Getting angry every so often is, in fact, a very healthy thing to do, while keeping it all pent up inside is not. These seven ideas will help you vent your vexations more constructively. Take a break. Anger lowers inhibitions and causes you to blurt out things you later regret. In the heat of the […]

Imagine you have tossed a pebble into a pond and you are watching the ripples spread out. The same principle applies to your life — your smallest action can have far-reaching effects. By seeking opportunities to pay a compliment, show kindness, offer a helping hand or just listen with courtesy at least once every day, […]

Chef Gordon Ramsay may breathe fire in his restaurants’ kitchens and have a new book and TV show, and a restaurant planned for Melbourne, but, as he tells Celia Dodd, he swears by the simple life and a faith that has sustained him. It’s no accident that Gordon Ramsay’s latest cookbook, Healthy Appetite, kicks off […]

Are you a “fixer”? That’s a person who feels they have to change other people’s behaviours, alter situations, make things better and do it all within a certain time-frame. Focusing on a problem that has to be fixed, even when it is beyond your control, is a shortcut to stress. Next time you find yourself […]

Manolos? Check. Cosmopolitans? Check. Fabulous girlfriends? Check. Impossibly glamorous designer wardrobe? Check. Hit sitcom-turned-blockbuster-movie Sex and the City is more than just a style guide for women all over the world — it is a manifesto for life. While fans overseas indulged in the box-office smash weeks ago, Australian audiences had to hold their killer […]

One of the greatest and most innovative fashion designers of the 20th century, Yves Saint Laurent, has died in Paris following a long-standing illness. Saint Laurent passed away on Sunday evening in the French capital; his death announced shortly afterwards by the Pierre-Berge-Saint Laurent Foundation with exact details of his illness yet to be made […]

Suzie Wilks is the new host of Channel Nine’s Postcards travel show and a much-loved Australian celebrity. Here, she gives The Weekly a 60-second insight into her life and her exciting new job. You are the new host of Channel Nine’s Postcards travel show. Can you tell us a little bit about the show? A: […]

She’s smart, rich, powerful and charismatic, yet the indomitable Oprah Winfrey might just be suffering a mid-life crisis — not about what she has, but about what she doesn’t have, discovers J. Randy Taraborrelli. The first time I met Oprah Winfrey was in February, 1984. She called to ask me to appear on a TV […]

Exclusive extract fromThe Dark Mountainby Catherine Jinks, the Great Read in the June issue of The Australian Women’s Weekly. The day itself was hot and sultry. A late storm threatened in the slow gathering of dark clouds to the north, but from sunrise it was evident that there would be no early relief. I remember […]