Life Matters - Full program podcast

When you get dressed in the morning, what role does your identity play in the clothes you choose to wear? And how do your feelings that day influence what you pick from your wardrobe?Fashion photographer Liz Sunshine and fashion lecturer Dr Harriette Richards look at the messages your clothes send to the world about who you are.Also, aunties columnist Robert Skinner and comedian Urvi Majumder, strategise on how to deal with your new desk buddy's gross eating habits.

We're bringing you some of our favourite stories from Life Matters in 2025 over summer, to help you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.Today it's your stories about mental health and neurodivergence in yourself and your family.

We're bringing you the best stories from Life Matters in 2025 that helps you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.You're about to hear about the potential changes to New South Wales national parks that could see camping fees increase, why we're so obsessed with the big stuff - whether it's prawns, bananas or avocados - and one marine ecologist's long commute to one of the most remote island's on earth. 

Over Summer, we've been revisiting some of your favourite stories from 2025.Science says we reach our mental peak at 60. So, why are we always being told our best years are in our teens or twenties? Plus, the women joining the "We do not Care" club in droves. We also discuss the practicalities of long-haul travel in retirement. 

Over Summer, we've been revisiting some of your favourite stories from 2025.Today, we'll be discussing the hint to find the elixir of youth - and the huge cash prize up for grabs. Plus, what do we consider "old" in the workforce? The answer might surprise you. We also look into how photography can help us age well, as Dr Karl shares his money secrets. 

Have you heard of the "Let Them theory", the viral self-help trend popularised by American motivational speaker Mel Robbins?The mantra, according to Robbins, can help you let go of situations you can't control. But what do psychologists say about what happens if the theory is applied to our actual relationships and life goals? Clinical psychologist Dr Jacqueline Baulch weighs in.And, aunties, comedian Reuben Kaye and journalist Denise Eriksen, advise on what to do when your no-strings-attached hook-up is getting you all tied up.

Are there actually physical symptoms when you get your heart broken? Why do heart emojis look nothing like the thing beating in our chests? What can be done to save someone when their heart stops beating?

Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.

It's summer on ABC Radio National so we're bringing you some of your favourite stories from the year gone by.Today, we're giving you a peek behind the curtain of secretive extremist subcultures. They're in our backyards, but most of us know next to nothing about them.We speak to a journalist who delved down the rabbit hole of the history of conspiracy theories in Australia. We also look into the tradwife subculture, and speak to a young mum who says the movement has been co-opted by alt-right radicals. And a de-radicalisation specialist explains why young people are sucked into extremism online. 

It's summer on ABC Radio National so we're bringing you some of your favourite stories from the year gone by.Today, we're diving into family relationships. During the holiday season, those ties feel more tangled (and more telling) than ever.They're fraught with complexities, but probably the deepest and most intimate connections many of us will ever have.We talk to a so-called "reproductive refugee" - who fled her home state, to create her own family and make her dream of motherhood come true.We also unpack whether a marriage can survive addiction, and look at the dynamics of family secrets.