Life Matters

These stories all share the theme of finding meaning, and culture, and the lengths we'll go to as we look for it. Is God a man? How can a pair of teenage fundamentalists find community again after leaving the church? And how can Australia's Indigenous culture be better integrated into our lives?

Have you spent the last few years feeling 'tired and wired'? It describes feeling exhausted, but not being able to properly recover, so that you can feel rested and calm. Help is on the way with three world leading researchers on sleep, as well as an exploration of a de-stressing technique called 'tapping'.

What drives a person to transform their lives? And what helps them do it? Sometimes making the decision to change is the easy part, as you imagine how much better life will be, but the follow through can be a lot harder. In this episode, four stories of transformation.

How has the way you think about animals changed over the past few years? For a lot of people, animals, and especially their pets, are more important than ever.  We're devoting the entire show to animals today, and all the ways in which they enrich our lives.

To mark the ABC's 90th birthday, Life Matters takes the Too Hard Basket to a live audience in Melbourne. The popular Friday segment is part of the ABC's long and proud history of tackling tricky interpersonal situations that many of us grapple with in our daily lives.

People have been searching for the secret to eternal youth forever, and average life expectancy has been increasing over time. This program focuses on evidence based diet and lifestyle changes that will help you live a longer, and healthier life.

How well do you understand yourself, and the reasons you do what you do? Learn how to take back control of your behaviours - especially the ones that hold you back. Here are some tips to resist those urges, and train your brain to form good habits, that your older self will thank you for.

Have you ever wondered why you care so much about a television show you watched, or an actor, or a true crime story you've become obsessed with? Here are some of our best stories on this very important topic.

Three stories about life outside capital cities. City boy Roland Breckwoldt on his experience as an outback ringer, Sally Warriner on being referred to as the 'wife of the general manager' on an outback station and why she left, plus Sam Vincent heads back to the family farm.

Author Susan Cain explains why it’s important to feel sadness, melancholy and heartache in a world of ‘toxic positivity’. From the Life Matters archives, the late John Hinde, beloved film critic, chats to Geraldine Doogue in 2002. And pre school children who are learning to speak in more than one language.