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Louise Burke
Louise Burke is a contributor at Yahoo Life UK, a one-stop destination that focuses on every aspect of lifestyle. Louise specialises in powerful real life stories.
Yahoo Life UKI used to have a drink problem, Christmas was the hardest time of year
Christy Osborne, 40, was living the high life in London in her twenties but the partying took its toll when she had children and then lost her mum. Here she tells her story of recovering from alcohol addiction.
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'I had my breasts removed at 28—my dad and aunt both died from cancer'
Lisa Bancroft, now 31, was horrified to discover at 27 that she was carrying the high risk breast cancer gene. Here she shares why she'll never regret having both her breasts removed.
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The menopause made me leave my husband – I regret it, but it’s too late now
Laura, 59, suffered such extreme mood swings during the perimenopause that she asked her husband to move out, a decision she now bitterly regrets.
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My husband left me after 32 years of marriage because he is gay
Teresa Upton had been happily married for 32 years to loving husband Lee, the father of their four children, when he dropped a bombshell.
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Exactly why sex is so beneficial to our mental health
Make time for fun between the sheets, as research shows sex can boost your psychological wellbeing in many different ways.
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Men and eating disorders: ‘I didn't fit the stereotype and suffered in silence'
Archie Trueger, 26, from London, shares his devastating experience of binge eating and his journey to recovery.
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'I’m the breadwinner in our family and I’m happy to pay for everything,' says high-flying mum-of-four
Mum-of-four Lysa Hardy and her husband are happy for her to be the main breadwinner in their family – and she wants other women to know the dynamic can work perfectly.
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Why breast cancer changed my life for the better
Louise McMilan, 50, explains how a diagnosis of breast cancer unexpectedly turned her life around.
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'I had breast cancer, but only found out once I started breastfeeding my baby'
Donia Youssef, 45, reveals the shock discovery that forced her to stop breastfeeding her baby.
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I wore my first bikini aged 51 after 50lbs weight loss
Maria Fox reveals how she cured all her health issues by losing three stone in seven months, after suffering burnout and perimenopausal stress at 50.
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Bargain Bride: 'How I saved £15,000 on my dream wedding'
Savvy Lauren Kennedy, 28, from Belfast, was determined her dream wedding to Adam wouldn't land them in debt.
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Woman hid £22k of debt from husband: 'I’d lie awake panicking'
Sarah Douglas says the pressure of being secretly in debt ruined her mental health.