You've been breathless, exhausted and your whole body ached. With more than 2 million Australians testing positive for COVID in the last two years, how you get your body, mind and spirit back to health and fitness is a really key question. We discuss techniques for your recovery.

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I've had COVID, so what's the best way to regain strength and fitness?

Despite our move towards using technology for communication, we know that actual conversations with other human beings are valuable and can even be life changing. Journalist and former host of ABC TV's One Plus One program, Jane Hutcheon, has some advice on how to make those interactions with friends, family and work colleagues, count.

The power of conversations

As the nation debates whether single-sex schools should have the power to discriminate against trans and gender-diverse students, it's probably worth asking, why segregate students by gender at all? As the younger generation increasingly takes a fluid approach to gender itself, we look at whether single-sex schools are still relevant in today's society.

Do we still need single-sex schools?

They say "to err is human, to forgive is divine", but most of us aren't following that wisdom. We hear about your grudges and learn how to finally let go.

Talkback: holding onto grudges

Whether privately owned or available for hire, the use of electric scooters as a mode of transport is becoming more common in Australia. We look at how e-scooters fit into the sustainable transport landscape and discuss safety concerns and accident prevention.

E-scooters are a sustainable way of getting around, but how can we adopt them safely?

In today's Life in 500 Words, writer Gill Kenny combines last year's theme of 'true confessions' with this year's theme of a 'precious object', and the need to give that object up for a better life.

Life in 500 Words: Gill Kenny takes the high, dry road

Relationships are easier for some of us than others. Who are your role models when it comes to learning about healthy relationships? Does literature, movies or TV help or hinder your understanding of love? Whether it's from Jane Austen, Neighbours, Married at First Sight, or people in your own life, we want to hear about what has influenced you when it comes to love.

Talkback — how we learn about love

You often catch up with a friend for dinner and it seems every time he has a pungent body odour. So far you've tried to ignore it and just enjoyed seeing him, but it's intense. Although he's very fashion conscious maybe he's not washing his clothes very often. As a friend is it your place to say something? And if you do, how do you broach it without causing offence?

Too Hard Basket: How do you make 'you smell' sound nice?

Most perceptions of women's garments and undergarments from centuries ago were they were created for the male gaze, and their wearers suffered greatly. It was the time of bustles, corsets, bum rolls, and farthingales and a new book challenges the perception that these items of clothing were simply more examples of ongoing male oppression of the female form.

Busks, farthingales and stomachers - the untold story of women's undergarments

One thing most people can agree on when it comes to solving the climate crisis is that it all seems pretty complicated. But inventor, entrepreneur and one of the world’s most influential voices on renewables, Dr Saul Griffith, says the solution is simple: "electrify everything".

Can this inventor and entrepreneur make Australia the world’s first fully-electrified, fully-renewable energy economy?

Data brokers and tech companies know even more about you now than they did before the pandemic. But what is happening to our information and what are the risks for us as individuals?

Big data and its role in your life

In yesterday's powerful National Press Club address, former Australian of the Year Grace Tame spoke of three "key asks to better our nation". One of them was a call for more funding for "prevention education" programs in schools. But what would the ideal consent education program look like? A new report from UNSW's Kirby Institute has some answers.

Grace Tame calls for better-funded sex education in schools

International visitors will be allowed back into Australia later this month after nearly two years of border restrictions. Those in the Queensland tourism industry say they face an uphill battle to attract visitors, with many markets vying for the tourist dollar.

North Queensland prepares to welcome back international tourists as borders open

If you live in rural, regional or remote Australia what's the state of play with your local newspaper? The role of these often tiny newspapers in local life has changed forever with the rise of online media content. What's their role been in your local community?

Talkback: what's happened to your local newspaper?

While kids and teens are finally back at school, and some normality is returning, we may just be starting to see the long-term impacts of the past two years on children's development and mental health. So what's to come, will kids bounce back, and how can parents help children build resilience?

How COVID may impact kids' development for years to come

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