Why We All Quit Therapy & When The Internet Says ‘Leave Him’

Are Aussies anti bush? Not the former president, the bikini kind. A viral essay asked why nobody blinked when a writer wore hers to the beach, and Em wants to know whether Australia is culturally anti-bush while America is having a big bush renaissance (a bush-enaissance if you allow).

Would you post about it if your partner killed the family pet? A well-known content creator told her 1.8 million followers that her husband had killed the injured bird they were nursing back to health, and the internet unanimously said the same thing: leave him. But is it actually that simple, or is there a difference between the line you'd draw with your partner and the line you'd draw with a friend?

Plus, one of the biggest names on the internet has just quietly ended a show she's been running for 12 years, and Em thinks she's stopped too soon.

And therapy is over-rated! Why none of us are having it at the moment and what we’re doing instead.

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And, because it's Friday, our best recommendations for your weekend:

• Holly recommends The Unleashed episode with Ginni on voluntary assisted dying
• Em recommends a leather journal from Milligram, plus their $15 ruled notebooks if you're just starting out
• Mia recommends The Ultimatum: Queer Love, both seasons, now streaming in full on Netflix

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