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Love in Reality

Love in Reality

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Take a look at love, sex & relationships through the lens of reality TV.

Each week, our host Maddison Hockey will be joined by a special guest & take a deeper look at the biggest topics from Season 8 of MAFS Australia

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  • Adam Eckersley Always Knew Brooke McClymont Was "The One". It Took Her Longer To Catch On.

    Adam Eckersley Always Knew Brooke McClymont Was "The One". It Took Her Longer To Catch On.
    Sep 20 2026
    If you enjoy this episode of The Australian Women's Weekly Love Stories, make sure you pop on over and follow us on your podcast app of choice! Here we are on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and even in full video on YouTube (wow!). About the episode: Brooke McClymont rode her bike past Adam Eckersley 's house every morning on the way to school in Grafton. Most mornings he'd yell out that he was going to marry her one day. She'd yell back "in your dreams, mullet head." Ten years later they ran into each other at the pub at Christmas. Adam was living in his van at Merewether Beach. Brooke had a record deal. They sat up all night over cabanossi and brie and eventually worked out that they were more than friends. Then they signed a six-month lease in case it didn't work. That was 18 years ago. In this episode of The Australian Women's Weekly Love Stories, the country music couple talk to Tiffany Dunk about making a marriage work in an industry that pulls people apart: the three-week rule for time on the road, the morning shift Adam took for years so Brooke could sleep, and the six weeks he spent alone with two kids in lockdown while Brooke was on I'm a Celebrity. They also go to the hard places. The COVID year when they were about to lose the farm, and the idea that saved it. The month Adam stopped getting out of the ute to play with his daughter at the bus stop, and what that told him. And the night he asked Brooke to book him in to talk to someone, because he knew he'd turn up if she did. Their third album Souls on Show is out now, and one track, 'In and Out of Love', is the closest thing they have to a marriage manifesto: stay together while you fall in and out of it. Two decades on, Adam still says Brooke has the best female voice in Australia, and she still says he's the best songwriter she's ever written with. Buy Souls on Show or book tickets to their show here Email hangatthewang@gmail.com with your date and accommodation preference to book Hang at the Wang Sending thanks to our partners at Wounded Heroes Australia. You can help Wounded Heroes deliver emergency assistance to current Australian Defence Force members, veterans and their families by donating at: www.woundedheroes.org.au/actsofservice Moments you’ll hear: The teenage bike ride past Adam's house, the marriage proposal shouted from the front yard, and the two words Brooke yelled backWhy Adam says his eldest son, not Brooke, was the first time he ever felt love, and why he still barely says the wordCabanossi, brie and an all-night talk: the least romantic "we're official" conversation you'll ever hearLiving in a van at Merewether Beach, and the night-time toilet runs that finally convinced Brooke to get a leaseA wedding on the Tamworth farm with Tom Gleeson on the mic, a mud-brown dress and a groom covered in scabiesThe three-week rule that stopped touring from quietly ending their marriageSix weeks alone with two kids in lockdown while Brooke was in the jungle, and the letter Adam sent in: "I'm a Parent, Get Me Out of Here"Nearly losing the farm during COVID, and the 40-fans-at-a-time idea that saved itThe bus stop moment that made Adam realise he needed help, and why he asked Brooke to make the bookingDate night is a fire in the bottom shed, and 20 years from now it's a veggie patch with Brooke on a throne Thank you for listening ❤️ Before you leave... 🗣️ Get in touch What did you think? We are a brand-new podcast and would love to hear from you as we build this together. Join our friendly Love Stories community and visit us at womensweekly.com.au Email us your love stories (and any feedback) at awwlovestories@aremedia.com.au If you share your love story on social media please tag us, we're @womensweeklymag, and use the hashtag #AWWLoveStories Subscribe to The Australian Women's Weekly at www.womensweekly.com.au 👈🏽 Credits Host: Tiffany Dunk Edited by Phoebe Zukowski-Wallace Production by Leah Porges Our wonderful The Australian Women's Weekly team Our Head of Vodcasting is Rachel Fountain Learn More: The Australian Women's Weekly website See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    54 Min.
  • Mark & Cherelle Herewini On Life After the Uniform Comes Off | Acts of Service

    Mark & Cherelle Herewini On Life After the Uniform Comes Off | Acts of Service
    Sep 17 2026
    Time to bless your feed with a new episode of our heartfelt new podcast, Love Stories, from The Australian Women's Weekly. Love Stories is about celebrating and appreciating love in all its forms. Think the stories behind how your favourite couples first met, siblings who have seen each other through thick and thin, parents and children and the deep bonds we have with our pets, and those who've loved, lost and learned to love themselves again. Find, follow and subscribe (or hit the +) to The Australian Women's Weekly Love Stories wherever you like to listen to or watch your podcasts: on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube and more. There's a gorgeous back catalogue for you to binge on and catch all the feels! Olympic sisters Cate and Bronte Campbell, Georgie Tunny and Rob Mills spill on babies and marriage, Matty and Esther Acton on being 40 year old grandparents, Katie Noonan on the grief of divorce, David and Lisa Campbell on their long marriage, Jess Row and Peter Overton, Julie and Mick Goodwin and so many more! First, let us introduce you to Mark and Cherelle Herewini , who are part of our special Love Stories: Acts of Service series <3m - made in partnership with our friends at Wounded Heroes. You can help Wounded Heroes deliver emergency assistance to current Australian Defence Force members, veterans and their families by donating at: www.woundedheroes.org.au/actsofservice Content warning: This episode discusses veteran mental health, alcohol use, and suicide. Support is available: Wounded Heroes Australia crisis line 1300 532 112 (24/7) | Lifeline 13 11 14 (24/7). On a 3am car ride home together, Mark and Cherelle Herewini discussed marriage – four weeks later they were husband and wife. Now, after nearly three decades and multiple East Timor deployments, they're still together. But the years right after Mark hung up his uniform were some of the hardest of their marriage. In this episode, Mark and Cherelle sit down with Tiffany Dunk to talk about what deployment looked like for a new mum waiting by the phone, the sense of purpose Mark lost the moment he left the Army, and the drinking and distance that crept into their marriage once he was home. They also talk candidly about what support really looks like for veteran families, why so many people don't reach out until it's a crisis, and how the work Mark does can support other veterans to find their way back to a sense of purpose. To all veterans who may be watching or listening to this episode, we thank you for your service. Moments you’ll hear: The 3am decision that led to a wedding just four weeks later Growing up an Army kid, and the promise Cherelle swore she'd never break Racing home from East Timor and missing the birth of their daughter by 12 hours The five-minute phone calls, and the letters Cherelle still has Mark losing his sense of purpose the moment the uniform came off The years of drinking and distance that followed, and how they found their way back What Mark hopes people understand about veterans, and what Cherelle hopes for veteran families Thank you for listening ❤️ Before you leave... 🗣️ Get in touch What did you think? We are a brand-new podcast and would love to hear from you as we build this together. Join our friendly Love Stories community and visit us at womensweekly.com.au/love-stories-podcast Email us your love stories (and any feedback) at awwlovestories@aremedia.com.au If you share your love story on social media, please tag us. We’re @womensweeklymag, and use the hashtag #AWWLoveStories Subscribe to The Australian Women’s Weekly at magshop.com.au/LOVESTORIES 👈🏽 Sending thanks to our partners at Wounded Heroes Australia. You can help Wounded Heroes deliver emergency assistance to current Australian Defence Force members, veterans and their families by donating at: www.woundedheroes.org.au/actsofservice Need help now? Wounded Heroes crisis line 1300 532 112, 24/7, Australia wide. Credits Host: Tiffany Dunk Edited by Leah Porges Production by Leah Porges Our wonderful The Australian Women's Weekly team Our Head of Vodcasting is Rachel Fountain Learn More: The Australian Women's Weekly website See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    47 Min.
  • LOVE STORIES: Curtis McGrath Lost His Legs In Afghanistan. Rachel Never Left His Side | Acts of Service

    LOVE STORIES: Curtis McGrath Lost His Legs In Afghanistan. Rachel Never Left His Side | Acts of Service
    Aug 21 2026
    Time to bless your feed with a new episode of our heartfelt new podcast, Love Stories, from The Australian Women's Weekly. Love Stories is about celebrating and appreciating love in all its forms. Think the stories behind how your favourite couples first met, siblings who have seen each other through thick and thin, parents and children and the deep bonds we have with our pets, and those who've loved, lost and learned to love themselves again. Find, follow and subscribe (or hit the +) to The Australian Women's Weekly Love Stories wherever you like to listen to or watch your podcasts: on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube and more. There's a gorgeous back catalogue for you to binge on and catch all the feels! Olympic sisters Cate and Bronte Campbell, Georgie Tunny and Rob Mills spill on babies and marriage, Matty and Esther Acton on being 40 year old grandparents, Katie Noonan on the grief of divorce, David and Lisa Campbell on their long marriage, Jess Row and Peter Overon, Julie and Mick Goodwin and so many more! First, let us introduce you to Curtis and Rachel McGrath, who are part of our special Love Stories: Acts of Service series <3 (and who have some very special news to share about their family) Content warning: This episode discusses combat injury, traumatic limb loss and newborn emergency surgery. If it raises anything for you, support is available: Wounded Heroes Australia crisis line 1300 532 112 (24/7 for ADF members, veterans and their families); Open Arms – Veterans & Families Counselling 1800 011 046 (24/7) | Lifeline 13 11 14 (24/7). Curtis McGrath was searching for landmines in Afghanistan when the ground beneath him changed his life forever. Two years into their relationship, Rachel was 1500km away when she got the call. In this episode, Curtis and Rachel sit down with Tiffany Dunk to talk about the day everything changed, the months of hospital treatment and rehab that followed, and the slow work of rebuilding a new normal. They open up about a proposal on top of a mountain in Canada, the wedding that scraped in just before COVID-19 hit, and becoming parents to a son whose own fight for life began just days after he was born. Plus, there's an exciting announcement about the newest addition to their family. To all veterans who may be watching or listening to this episode, we thank you for your service. Moments you'll hear: Rachel and Curtis' first meeting, and the door that got shut in his face The blunt question Rachel asked Curtis before he deployed The day in 2012 when everything changed The moment in hospital that made Curtis realise what life looked like now Meeting Prince Harry at the Invictus Games, and what Curtis really thought of him The proposal: a Banff Gondola, lots of stairs and a beautiful sunset A diagnosis days after their son Monty was born An exciting announcement about the newest addition to their family Thank you for listening ❤️ Before you leave... 🗣️ Get in touch What did you think? We are a brand-new podcast and would love to hear from you as we build this together. Join our friendly Love Stories community and visit us at womensweekly.com.au/love-stories-podcast Email us your love stories (and any feedback) at awwlovestories@aremedia.com.au If you share your love story on social media, please tag us. We’re @womensweeklymag, and use the hashtag #AWWLoveStories Subscribe to The Australian Women’s Weekly at magshop.com.au/LOVESTORIES 👈🏽 Sending thanks to our partners at Wounded Heroes Australia. You can help Wounded Heroes deliver emergency assistance to current Australian Defence Force members, veterans and their families by donating at: www.woundedheroes.org.au/actsofservice Need help now? Wounded Heroes crisis line 1300 532 112, 24/7, Australia wide. Credits Host: Tiffany Dunk Edited by Leah Porges Production by Leah Porges Our wonderful The Australian Women's Weekly team Our Head of Vodcasting is Rachel Fountain Learn more: The Australian Women's Weekly websiteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    49 Min.
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