Life Matters - Separate stories podcast

About Life Matters - Separate stories podcast

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.

Publisher

ABC Australia

Category

kids & family · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

21 Nov 2023

Latest episode

15 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 1,522 episodes have a transcript.

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   15 Oct 2026

   Ask Aunty: How do you shake off a kid who wants to tag along?

   This week, the Aunties scale dilemma mountain with listener Anton, who's unsure about sharing his favourite hobby with the kid next door. Anton's nine-year-old neighbour is super keen to tag along on his next bike ride with an old friend. But it's not exactly the quality time he had in mind. So how do you shake off an insistent buddy?

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   15 Oct 2026

   Why our animal relationships can be as important as human ones

   A dog. A horse. A cat. A bollard-bashing elephant seal. An adorable pygmy hippo. A short-spined raccoon. All creatures — whether you know them in real life or online — can be man's best friend. And for all the beauty that relationship can bring, it's not without its downsides or risks. So how can you invite animals into your life in a way that is beneficial for you, and them?

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   14 Oct 2026

   Does designing for disability have to be so ugly? The case for aesthetic mobility aids

   Wheelchairs, walkers and commodes aren't usually things of beauty. More often than not, products for people with mobility needs or disabilities are hospital-like and boring. But do they have to be? A shower chair just received a Good Design Award for its thoughtful, human-centred design, which the judges said re-imagines assistive furniture. What benefits might come from designing these functional products with a little more flair?

Inside a recent episode

Work In Progress: Tips from Esther Perel on navigating conflict in the workplace

Published 10 Mar 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Now, how does that sit with you? It's just interesting. I'm thinking as you're speaking about the fact that our workplace relationships are not romantic relationships, they're not family relationships, but they're people that we spend a lot of hours with. And so they therefore become some of the more important relationships in our lives, even though we generally don't get to choose who those people are. And that makes it extra, I mean, whether it's tricky or otherwise, I think that the bottom line is when we are doing work, it's usually through and with people. And when we have people, we have messy relational dynamics. […]

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