They say a crisis brings out the best and the worst in humanity. The Australian Women's Weekly  meets seven extraordinary Australians whose courage and kindness inspires us all in this time of isolation and uncertainty.
Merle Thornton is a battler, an academic, an author and a woman who has made history. She and her screen star daughter Sigrid discuss their deep and complex mother-daughter bond.
The arrival of her daughter Molly has helped Edwina Bartholomew find some much-needed perspective. She invites Tiffany Dunk to stay at the country property where her she and her new family have created a sanctuary from a world in turmoil.
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