You’re Gonna Want To Hear This

CONTENT WARNING: This episode covers suicide and stalking. In Australia, contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 for 24/7 crisis support, 1800RESPECT on 1800 737 732 for domestic, family and sexual violence support.
Jazz Thornton has spent years turning some of life’s hardest conversations into stories of hope. An award-winning filmmaker, author, speaker and mental health advocate, and co-founder of Voices of Hope, she has built a career around talking openly about mental illness, suicide, trauma and recovery and showing people that a way forward is possible.
But more recently, Jazz found herself telling a very different kind of story.
Marie Claire Australia Editor Georgie McCourt sits down with Jazz for a deeply personal conversation about stalking, trauma, mental health, safety and the complicated reality of turning your most painful experiences into a public story.
Her new documentary series, Stalked, explores what happens when online attention crosses a line into obsession, control and fear. After experiencing stalking herself, Jazz was forced to confront what it means to lose your sense of safety and how quickly the digital access we give people can become something much more dangerous.
Jazz opens up about the moment she realised her stalker had travelled 18,000 kilometres to find her, the fear and hypervigilance that followed, and the safety measures she and those around her had to put in place. She talks about why stalking is so often minimised until it becomes dangerous, how social media can blur the boundaries between public access and personal privacy, and what she wishes she had known about online safety before her own experience.
She also reflects on the experiences that shaped her long before stalking entered her life childhood trauma, bullying, severe mental illness and multiple suicide attempts and the people who helped her find a way through. She talks about co-founding Voices of Hope, her work with young people, and the power of storytelling to make people feel less alone.
This episode covers:
Jazz's experience of severe mental illness and recovery
Childhood trauma, bullying and mental health
Her experiences with suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts
The people who helped Jazz find a way through
Co-founding Voices of Hope
The power of storytelling in mental health advocacy
Her experience of being stalked
The moment her stalker travelled 18,000 kilometres to find her
The psychological impact of losing your sense of safety
Stalking in the digital age, with social media, privacy and online safety
Why stalking is often minimised
The making of Stalked
Becoming publicly identified with your trauma
Speaking out and advocating for change
Recovery, resilience and finding hope
Why telling your story can help someone else feel less alone
If this conversation raises issues for you, support is available.
In Australia, contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 for 24/7 crisis support, 1800RESPECT on 1800 737 732 for domestic, family and sexual violence support, or Blue Knot Foundation on 1300 657 380 for support around complex trauma and childhood trauma.
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Sophie Monk met her husband, Josh, on a 16-hour flight home from filming the first season of Love Island Australia. Three hours in, she asked if he was single.
This year she hosts her eighth season, from the Love Island USA villa in Fiji. She talks openly about insecurity, anxious attachment and the self-sabotage that kicks in when a relationship feels too good to be true. She also has a Love Island secret she isn’t allowed to share yet.
In this conversation, Sophie Monk joins Marie Claire Editor Georgie McCourt to talk about love, ego and her 26-year career, from Bardot to Hollywood.
This episode covers:
How Sophie Monk met her husband, Josh Gross, on a 16-hour flight
Inside Love Island Australia season 8 and the Fiji villa
The biggest misconception about Love Island
Anxious attachment, codependency and self-sabotage
Falling in love later in life
Why your “type” is probably wrong
Ego, rejection and why playing hard to get still works
Growing up with ADD
Dating through the paparazzi years
26 years from Bardot to Hollywood
Can money buy happiness?
Love Island Australia season 8 streams Monday to Thursday from 10am on 9Now, and at 8.30pm on Channel 9. Watch on 9Now
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Host Marie Claire Editor Georgie McCourt
Supervising Producer Helen Smith
Edited By Helen Smith
Head of Vodcasting Rachel Fountain
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What happens when the life you've been told to want no longer fits?
In this episode of You're Gonna Want To Hear This, Marie Claire Editor Georgie McCourt sits down with broadcaster, author and Better Homes and Gardens presenter Myf Warhurst to discuss her powerful new book Middle Rage and the realities of life, love and womanhood in midlife.
Myf opens up about her experience with perimenopause, the anxiety that left her struggling to go on air, and the late ADHD diagnosis that helped explain so much about her life. Together, Georgie and Myf unpack why so many women feel exhausted, overwhelmed and angry in midlife, and why that anger might actually be one of our greatest strengths.
They discuss the cultural conditioning that teaches women they need to be chosen, how romantic films like The Notebook shaped our expectations of love, and why more women are choosing to live independently, downsize after divorce and create lives on their own terms in the new series, Better at Home, hosted by Myf.
The conversation also explores the gender data gap in medicine, why women's health has been overlooked for generations, the rise of AI-driven ageism in the workplace, and the importance of trusting your intuition, backing yourself and staying visible as you get older.
Funny, thoughtful and deeply honest, this is a conversation about reclaiming your voice, trusting yourself and embracing the freedom that can come with age.
This episode covers:
Myf Warhurst's new book Middle Rage
Perimenopause and menopause symptoms women aren't warned about
Anxiety, burnout and the hidden impact of hormonal changes
Receiving an ADHD diagnosis later in life
Why ADHD often goes undiagnosed in women
Women's anger, people-pleasing and setting boundaries
The cultural pressure to be chosen in relationships
Dating, divorce and finding happiness on your own terms
The reality behind romantic movie tropes
Creating a fulfilling life without following traditional expectations
Better Homes and Gardens and the rise of women designing lives their own way
The gender gap in medical research
Why women's health outcomes are often worse than men's
AI-driven ageism and women in the workplace
Trusting your intuition and backing yourself in midlife
Why knowledge is power for women
Middle Rage is on sale now! And you can watch Better At Home here
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Host Georgie McCourt
Edited by Helen Smith
Head of Vodcasting Rachel Fountain
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CONTENT WARNING: This episode discusses child loss. Please know help is available contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 for 24/7 crisis support, or Beyond Blue on 1300 224 636.
Danielle Lilley and Melissa Carlton know what it means to have a life changed in an instant. Both are mothers who lost children suddenly, both were left searching for answers, and both eventually discovered that a rare genetic condition called PPA2 was at the centre of their stories.
Marie Claire Australia Editor Georgie McCourt brings Danielle and Melissa together for an incredibly honest conversation about grief, motherhood, unanswered questions and what happens when the answers come too late.
Danielle lost her son Sunny at nine months old after what appeared to be a mild illness. Years later, when her daughter Airlie became critically ill and suffered a cardiac arrest, doctors finally discovered that Danielle and her husband were carriers of PPA2 and that both children had inherited the condition. The diagnosis finally explained what had happened to Sunny, but it came only after another child had been put at risk.
Melissa lost her daughter Abi at nine years old after a sudden cardiac arrest. Then, on Christmas Day 2025, her five-year-old daughter Molly also died after becoming critically ill. It was only after Molly's death, following months of testing, that Melissa and her husband Tom discovered they were carriers of PPA2 and that Abi may have had the same condition.
They speak candidly about anger, particularly the anger that came with discovering that genetic testing might have provided answers earlier. For Danielle, that realisation became the catalyst for The Coroners Project and her advocacy for better genetic testing, referral pathways and support following unexplained childhood deaths. Melissa is also campaigning for greater access to genetic testing after discovering that her family could potentially have known about PPA2 earlier.
Melissa also opens up about sharing grief publicly, the support she found online after Abi's death, and the devastating criticism and abuse she experienced after Molly's death. She talks about why she eventually spoke about the online bullying and how she and Tom created Hello Angel, an app designed to support grieving families and help people maintain a continuing bond with someone they have lost.
And beneath all of it is a conversation about their children who Sunny, Airlie, Abi and Molly were, the memories they have left behind, and what it means to continue being a parent after losing a child.
Read more on Marie Claire: Two Mothers Lived Every Parent’s Worst Nightmare – Twice. Now They Want Answers
Follow Melissa @melissamaecarlton Follow Danielle @our_rarelife
This episode covers:
Danielle and Melissa's experiences of sudden child loss
The stories of Sunny, Airlie, Abi and Molly
PPA2 and rare genetic conditions
Sudden unexplained death in children
The search for answers after an unexplained death
Genetic testing and why earlier answers matter
The emotional impact of discovering a diagnosis after loss
Grief and parenting surviving children
Living with unanswered questions
Anger, advocacy and the healthcare system
The Coroners Project
Sharing grief on social media
Creating Hello Angel
Continuing bonds and keeping memories alive
Turning grief into advocacy
Why community matters after child loss
What Danielle and Melissa want other families to know
If this conversation raises issues for you, support is available. In Australia, contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 for 24/7 crisis support, or Beyond Blue on 1300 224 636.
If you have experienced loss from SUDC, you can have your say in changing the coronial process with Melanie Andrew-Manning’s survey here.

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Credits:
Host Georgie McCourt
Edited by Helen Smith
Head of Vodcasting Rachel Fountain
With thanks to our amazing team at Marie Claire
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What does it really mean to be a woman today? Is progress making life easier, or are we just facing a new set of challenges?
This episode discusses domestic violence and other strong themes. Please know support is available, contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 for 24/7 crisis support, 1800RESPECT on 1800 737 732 for domestic, family and sexual violence support.
In this special October Issue episode of You're Gonna Want To Hear This, Marie Claire Editor Georgie McCourt and Deputy Editor Mel Gaudron dive into the stories shaping this month's issue, from the realities of growing up as a girl in the age of social media to the men working to end violence against women.
They unpack the pressures facing girls today, including online safety, body image, digital culture and the growing influence of misogynistic online communities. They also discuss the mental load women carry at home, asking what would happen if mums simply stopped doing everything, and whether "doing less" might actually be the key to a happier family.
The episode also explores the booming longevity industry and why ageing has become the latest frontier for wellness marketing. Georgie and Mel question whether biohacking, supplements and expensive treatments are really helping us live longer, or simply giving us another impossible standard to chase.
Plus, they discuss one of the most astonishing true stories featured in the issue: an adopted woman who reunites with her biological father, only for the relationship to take an unexpected turn. And they celebrate cover star Teresa Palmer, who opens up about motherhood, ambition, self-belief and landing the biggest role of her career at 40.
This episode covers:
Marie Claire Australia's October Issue and Teresa Palmer cover story
What it's really like to grow up as a girl today
Social media, online safety, consent and the challenges facing teenage girls
Advice from inspiring women on confidence, ambition and backing yourself
The mental load and what happens when mums stop managing everyone's lives
Gender roles, household labour and modern relationships
Male advocates working to end violence against women
Why men need to be part of the conversation on gendered violence
The longevity boom, biohacking and the business of wellness
Whether expensive anti-ageing treatments actually deliver results
The extraordinary adoption reunion that led to a five-year relationship
Genetic sexual attraction and the complexities of identity and belonging
Teresa Palmer on motherhood, career reinvention and her new role in God of War
"Vagina maxxing", intimate wellness trends and the growing commercialisation of women's bodies
Why women's health should be based on evidence, not perfectionism

Further reading from the October Issue:
International Day Of The Girl: Three Young Women On What Needs To Change For Australian Girls By Harriet Sim
Can Women Really Stop Doing Invisible Labour? One Writer Finds Out By Dilvin Yasa
AI, Toxic Masculinity And Diagnosis-By-Algorithm: The Reality Of Raising Teenage Girls Today By Dilvin Yasa
Follow male advocates on Insta @tarangchawla @itsharrijames @lastoftheromans

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