Ailish Delaney

1 week ago | mamamia.com.au | Ailish Delaney

Molly Watson was excited to be finally marrying her partner of seven years, James Addie. She was counting down the days until their Disney-themed ceremony. It was on brand for Molly. She loved to sing, make costumes and posted vlogs on YouTube. But Molly never made it to the altar. One Friday night in April 2018, she was found lying in the road with a gunshot wound to the head in Monroe County, Missouri. She was already dead when the passerby made the tragic discovery.

1 week ago | mamamia.com.au | Ailish Delaney

The all-elusive girls' trip. We've either been on one or dreamed of it. A long weekend winery-hopping with your nearest and dearest. A few nights curled up by the campfire, gazing at the stars and sharing secrets. A week at a tropical resort, cocktails in hand by the pool. Most of us know just how hard it can be to get that holiday out of the group chat. It's what makes the trips all the more special when they actually happen.

2 weeks ago | mamamia.com.au | Ailish Delaney

Kay Hughes has always been a practical, matter-of-fact kind of person. Her husband, Richard, was the one who brought spontaneity and softness into their relationship — a kind soul, who reminded her to live in the moment. "We would have eye-watering laughter at the silliest of things," Kay told Mamamia. "We were going on adventures, spending lots of time with family and friends and just appreciating the beauty of nature.

2 weeks ago | mamamia.com.au | Ailish Delaney

Lucy Klemt spent years unlearning the toxic idea that "a smaller me is a better me". It wasn't easy. In her twenties Lucy had internalised all the usual messaging about diets, workouts and worthiness. But over time, she rebuilt her relationship with food and exercise — in a way that actually felt good. She got to a place of balance. Then she got engaged. Suddenly, Lucy was bombarded with ads for personal trainers and fitness programs targeted at brides.

2 weeks ago | mamamia.com.au | Ailish Delaney

Madeleine West is no stranger to a performance. But she says her "finest piece of acting" wasn't on screen — it happened on a quiet suburban street in 2022. On the morning of June 13 that year, West took on the most confronting role of her life: confronting her childhood abuser. Her mission? To get a confession from the paedophile who had abused her, and at least six other children, in the regional Victorian town of Woodend and Sunbury in Melbourne's north-west in the 1970s and '80s.