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Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world. Let's talk! With trusted experts and your stories, Life Matters is all about what matters to you.

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    • Society & Culture

Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world. Let's talk! With trusted experts and your stories, Life Matters is all about what matters to you.

    Charities are pivoting to stay afloat and helping our children regulate their emotions

    Charities are pivoting to stay afloat and helping our children regulate their emotions

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

    • 54 min
    What do we really know about protein and making the most of insomnia

    What do we really know about protein and making the most of insomnia

    What does protein actually do and how do you know if you’re getting the right amount?

    And when Annabel Abbs-Streets first developed insomnia, she railed against her sleeplessness. But after becoming increasingly frustrated, she decided upon a different tack. She became inquisitive and started exploring the mysteries of the 'night brain'.

    • 54 min
    Your relationship with your hair and feeling judged in the supermarket

    Your relationship with your hair and feeling judged in the supermarket

    Clinical psychologist Nasalifya Namwinga joins Beverley Wang to explore the connection between our hair and our identity.

    And on Ask Aunty, when a neighbour makes a snide comment about your shopping habits you wonder whether it’s time to give up the supermarket or your friendship with the neighbour.

    • 54 min
    What does health at every size really mean? And adaptation as the new priority for climate change

    What does health at every size really mean? And adaptation as the new priority for climate change

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

    • 54 min
    Preventing genetic discrimination and confronting the gender pain gap

    Preventing genetic discrimination and confronting the gender pain gap

    Genetic testing is increasingly becoming essential in disease management and prevention, but some argue that life insurance discrimination could deter people from getting tested. What is the way forward to ensure safe access to this evolving field of research?

    And a new exhibition by Michelle Hamer called 'I'm a Believer' confronts the dismissive language around those living with chronic pain.

    • 54 min
    Is the minimum wage increase the right decision? And how your anxiety about death could be affecting your decisions in surprising ways

    Is the minimum wage increase the right decision? And how your anxiety about death could be affecting your decisions in surprising ways

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

    • 54 min

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