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Libby-Jane Charleston

Libby-Jane Charleston

The biggest eye openers about surviving cancer: lessons I’ve learnt so hopefully you don’t have to

Life can change so quickly. One moment you’re planning on having a late lunch with your partner; less than an hour later you’re racing off…

Feb 6, 2021

The biggest eye openers about surviving cancer: lessons I’ve learnt so hopefully you don’t have to

Feb 6, 2021

Libby-Jane Charleston

Shocked woman finds out she owns 15 properties

Joanne had lived decades of frugality. But when she filed for divorce she was shocked to learn just how rich she was.

Dec 25, 2020

Shocked woman finds out she owns 15 properties

Dec 25, 2020

Libby-Jane Charleston

Beating my Chest: My sister & I were diagnosed with cancer just one hour apart

If ever there was a ‘truth is stranger than fiction’ tale to tell then I’m about to tell you a big one: my sister and I were both…

Dec 20, 2020

Beating my Chest: My sister & I were diagnosed with cancer just one hour apart

Dec 20, 2020

Libby-Jane Charleston

The weird sex rules of King Henry VIII’s Tudor England

Sex was strictly frowned upon in the early years of King Henry VIII’s reign — unless you followed certain rules. In fact, there were so…

Dec 20, 2020

The weird sex rules of King Henry VIII’s Tudor England

Dec 20, 2020

Libby-Jane Charleston

Princess Margaret’s best gaffes:royal scandals & blunders

Princess Margaret was one of the most colourful and popular of the British royals. She was witty, brash and, as the “royal spare” she was…

Nov 21, 2020

Princess Margaret’s best gaffes:royal scandals & blunders

Nov 21, 2020

Libby-Jane Charleston

The real story of Snow White, the evil Queen and the mirror

Many of us grew up with the fairy tale Snow White: the beautiful princess, the evil stepmother, seven dwarfs, a poisoned apple and a…

Nov 13, 2020

The real story of Snow White, the evil Queen and the mirror

Nov 13, 2020

Libby-Jane Charleston

I’m glad my kids are “too old” for birthday parties

When my twins turned seven, we had a small party at home with a handful of their friends.

Nov 1, 2020

I’m glad my kids are “too old” for birthday parties

Nov 1, 2020

Libby-Jane Charleston

Stop trying to be your child’s best friend

The job of parenting is incredibly complex. You love your children with all your heart but there comes a time when you have to exhibit…

Nov 1, 2020

Stop trying to be your child’s best friend

Nov 1, 2020

Libby-Jane Charleston

The life lessons my teen boys have taught me

Parenting three teenage boys involves much frivolity and bucket loads of patience. When they were younger, people would often tell me…

Nov 1, 2020

The life lessons my teen boys have taught me

Nov 1, 2020

Libby-Jane Charleston

How to raise tender boys in a tough world

I love the idea that girls and women are as strong, vibrant and powerful as any male. Yet as the mother of three young boys, the Girl…

Nov 1, 2020

How to raise tender boys in a tough world

Nov 1, 2020

Libby-Jane Charleston

Libby-Jane Charleston

Journalist, ex-ABC TV, HuffPost AU Assoc Editor, ABC TV, author, poet, mother of 3 boys, cancer Survivor, history lover

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