Shaun Micallef admits he approached fatherhood much like an IKEA flatpack: without reading the instructions. 

Now his middle son Gabe is 26, and the pair have become colleagues, co-hosting Network 10’s Shaun Micallef’s Parents Evening, a game show that tests just how well parents and their adult children really know each other. 

In this episode, Shaun and Gabe sit down with Tiffany Dunk to talk about what Gabe inherited from his dad, growing up with one of Australia’s best-known comedians and how their relationship has changed now that they’re both adults. 

Plus, they reveal how the homemade movies they made together when Gabe was a child may have laid the groundwork for them eventually ending up on television together. 

Moments you’ll hear: 
Shaun’s theory about whether love actually exists 
Why Shaun decided not to read the parenting books 
The simple childhood adventures Gabe remembers with his dad 
What Gabe inherited from Shaun 
The homemade movies they made together as a family 
What it was really like growing up with Shaun Micallef as your dad 
How Parents Evening brought father and son together professionally 
What Shaun and Gabe hope for each other’s futures 

Watch Shaun Micallef’s Parents Evening on Network 10 and 10 Play. 

Thank you for listening ❤️ 

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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 

Shaun Micallef admits he approached fatherhood much like an IKEA flatpack: without reading the instructions.&nbsp;
Now his middle son Gabe is 26, and the pair have become colleagues, co-hosting Network 10&rsquo;s Shaun Micallef&rsquo;s Parents Evening, a game show that tests just how well parents and their adult children really know each other.&nbsp;
In this episode, Shaun and Gabe sit down with Tiffany Dunk to talk about what Gabe inherited from his dad, growing up with one of Australia&rsquo;s best-known comedians and how their relationship has changed now that they&rsquo;re both adults.&nbsp;
Plus, they reveal how the homemade movies they made together when Gabe was a child may have laid the groundwork for them eventually ending up on television together.&nbsp;
Moments you&rsquo;ll hear:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>Shaun&rsquo;s theory about whether love actually exists&nbsp;</li>
<li>Why Shaun decided not to read the parenting books&nbsp;</li>
<li>The simple childhood adventures Gabe remembers with his dad&nbsp;</li>
<li>What Gabe inherited from Shaun&nbsp;</li>
<li>The homemade movies they made together as a family&nbsp;</li>
<li>What it was really like growing up with Shaun Micallef as your dad&nbsp;</li>
<li>How Parents Evening brought father and son together professionally&nbsp;</li>
<li>What Shaun and Gabe hope for each other&rsquo;s futures&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
Watch Shaun Micallef&rsquo;s Parents Evening on <a href="https://10.com.au/">Network 10 and 10 Play.</a>&nbsp;
Thank you for listening ❤️&nbsp;
Before you leave...&nbsp;
🗣️ Get in touch&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
Email us your love stories (and any feedback) at <a href="mailto:awwlovestories@aremedia.com.au">awwlovestories@aremedia.com.au</a>&nbsp;
If you share your love story on social media please tag us, we're @womensweeklymag, and use the hashtag #AWWLoveStories&nbsp;
Subscribe to The Australian Women's Weekly at <a href="https://www.womensweekly.com.au">www.womensweekly.com.au</a>&nbsp;👈🏽&nbsp;
Sending thanks to our partners at Wounded Heroes.&nbsp;
You can help Wounded Heroes deliver emergency assistance to current Australian Defence Force members, veterans and their families by donating at: <a href="https://www.woundedheroes.org.au/actsofservice">www.woundedheroes.org.au/actsofservice</a>&nbsp;
Credits&nbsp;
Host: Tiffany Dunk&nbsp;
Edited by Leah Porges&nbsp;
Production by Leah Porges&nbsp;
Our wonderful The Australian Women's Weekly team&nbsp;
Our Head of Vodcasting is Rachel Fountain&nbsp;
Learn More: <a href="https://www.womensweekly.com.au/">The Australian Women's Weekly website</a>&nbsp;

What’s your love language? The Australian Women's Weekly Love Stories is for the chronically curious about the strongest of our emotions. Hosted by Tiffany Dunk, this podcast swaps cliché romcom endings for real, messy, magnetic connections told by unforgettable voices from The Australian Women’s Weekly universe. From lifelong mateship to unexpected soulmates to finding love both within and beyond yourself, Love Stories is intimate, surprising and quietly empowering.

What&rsquo;s your love language? The Australian Women's Weekly Love Stories is for the chronically curious about the strongest of our emotions. Hosted by Tiffany Dunk, this podcast swaps clich&eacute; romcom endings for real, messy, magnetic connections told by unforgettable voices from The Australian Women&rsquo;s Weekly universe. From lifelong mateship to unexpected soulmates to finding love both within and beyond yourself, Love Stories is intimate, surprising and quietly empowering.

Love Stories

Shaun Micallef has made Australia laugh for decades, but his son Gabe knows a very different side of him. Now co-hosting Shaun Micallef’s Parents Evening, father and son join Tiffany Dunk to talk about “growing up Micallef”, Shaun’s unconventional approach to parenting, and the humour, movies and everyday moments that have shaped their relationship. 

Does Love Exist? Shaun Micallef & Son Gabe Have An Interesting Theory

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 back
Why Adam says his eldest son, not Brooke, was the first time he ever felt love, and why he still barely says the word
Cabanossi, brie and an all-night talk: the least romantic "we're official" conversation you'll ever hear
Living in a van at Merewether Beach, and the night-time toilet runs that finally convinced Brooke to get a lease
A wedding on the Tamworth farm with Tom Gleeson on the mic, a mud-brown dress and a groom covered in scabies
The three-week rule that stopped touring from quietly ending their marriage
Six 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 it
The bus stop moment that made Adam realise he needed help, and why he asked Brooke to make the booking
Date 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 

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."&nbsp;
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&nbsp;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.&nbsp;
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.&nbsp;
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.&nbsp;
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.&nbsp;
Buy Souls on Show or book tickets to their show <a href="https://www.brookeandadam.com/">here</a>&nbsp;
Email&nbsp;<a href="mailto:hangatthewang@gmail.com">hangatthewang@gmail.com</a>&nbsp;with your date and accommodation preference to book Hang at the Wang&nbsp;
Sending thanks to our partners at Wounded Heroes Australia. &nbsp;
You can help Wounded Heroes deliver emergency assistance to current Australian Defence Force members, veterans and their families by donating at: <a href="https://www.woundedheroes.org.au/actsofservice">www.woundedheroes.org.au/actsofservice</a>&nbsp;
Moments you&rsquo;ll hear:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>The teenage bike ride past Adam's house, the marriage proposal shouted from the front yard, and the two words Brooke yelled back</li>
<li>Why Adam says his eldest son, not Brooke, was the first time he ever felt love, and why he still barely says the word</li>
<li>Cabanossi, brie and an all-night talk: the least romantic "we're official" conversation you'll ever hear</li>
<li>Living in a van at Merewether Beach, and the night-time toilet runs that finally convinced Brooke to get a lease</li>
<li>A wedding on the Tamworth farm with Tom Gleeson on the mic, a mud-brown dress and a groom covered in scabies</li>
<li>The three-week rule that stopped touring from quietly ending their marriage</li>
<li>Six 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"</li>
<li>Nearly losing the farm during COVID, and the 40-fans-at-a-time idea that saved it</li>
<li>The bus stop moment that made Adam realise he needed help, and why he asked Brooke to make the booking</li>
<li>Date night is a fire in the bottom shed, and 20 years from now it's a veggie patch with Brooke on a throne</li>
</ul>
Thank you for listening ❤️&nbsp;
Before you leave...&nbsp;
🗣️ Get in touch&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
Email us your love stories (and any feedback) at <a href="mailto:awwlovestories@aremedia.com.au">awwlovestories@aremedia.com.au</a>&nbsp;
If you share your love story on social media please tag us, we're @womensweeklymag, and use the hashtag #AWWLoveStories&nbsp;
Subscribe to The Australian Women's Weekly at <a href="https://www.womensweekly.com.au/">www.womensweekly.com.au</a> 👈🏽&nbsp;
Credits&nbsp;
Host: Tiffany Dunk&nbsp;
Edited by Phoebe Zukowski-Wallace&nbsp;
Production by Leah Porges&nbsp;
Our wonderful The Australian Women's Weekly team&nbsp;
Our Head of Vodcasting is Rachel Fountain&nbsp;
Learn More: The Australian Women's Weekly <a href="https://www.womensweekly.com.au/">website</a>&nbsp;

When they were teenagers, Adam Eckersley yelled "I'm gonna marry you one day" at Brooke McClymont. She called him a mullet head. Ten years, a van at Merewether Beach, a case of scabies and a near-lost farm later, country music's most uncensored couple tell Tiffany Dunk how they're still each other's biggest fans. 

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

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 

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).&nbsp;
On a 3am car ride home together,&nbsp;Mark and Cherelle&nbsp;Herewini&nbsp;discussed marriage &ndash; four weeks later they were husband and wife.&nbsp;Now, after&nbsp;nearly three&nbsp;decades and multiple&nbsp;East Timor&nbsp;deployments,&nbsp;they're&nbsp;still together.&nbsp;But&nbsp;the years right after Mark hung up his uniform were some of the hardest of their marriage.&nbsp;
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.&nbsp;
They also talk&nbsp;candidly about what support&nbsp;really&nbsp;looks&nbsp;like for veteran families, why so many people&nbsp;don't&nbsp;reach out until&nbsp;it's&nbsp;a crisis, and&nbsp;how&nbsp;the work Mark&nbsp;does&nbsp;can&nbsp;support&nbsp;other veterans&nbsp;to find&nbsp;their way back to a sense of purpose.&nbsp;
To all veterans who may be watching or listening to this episode, we thank you for your service.&nbsp;
Moments&nbsp;you&rsquo;ll&nbsp;hear:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>The 3am decision that led to a wedding just four weeks later&nbsp;</li>
<li>Growing up an Army kid, and the promise Cherelle swore&nbsp;she'd&nbsp;never break&nbsp;</li>
<li>Racing home from&nbsp;East Timor&nbsp;and missing the birth of their daughter by 12 hours&nbsp;</li>
<li>The five-minute phone calls, and the letters Cherelle still has&nbsp;</li>
<li>Mark losing his sense of purpose the moment the uniform came off&nbsp;</li>
<li>The years of drinking and distance that followed, and how they found their way back&nbsp;</li>
<li>What Mark hopes people understand about veterans, and what Cherelle hopes for veteran families&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
Thank you for listening ❤️&nbsp;
Before you leave...&nbsp;&nbsp;
🗣️ Get in touch&nbsp;&nbsp;
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&nbsp;Love Stories&nbsp;community and visit us at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.womensweekly.com.au/love-stories-podcast/">womensweekly.com.au/love-stories-podcast&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;
Email us your love stories (and any feedback) at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:awwlovestories@aremedia.com.au">awwlovestories@aremedia.com.au</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
If you share your love story on social media, please&nbsp;tag&nbsp;us.&nbsp;We&rsquo;re&nbsp;@womensweeklymag, and use the hashtag #AWWLoveStories&nbsp;
Subscribe to&nbsp;The Australian Women&rsquo;s Weekly&nbsp;at&nbsp;<a href="https://auc-word-edit.officeapps.live.com/we/magshop.com.au/LOVESTORIES">magshop.com.au/LOVESTORIES</a>&nbsp;👈🏽&nbsp;&nbsp;
Sending thanks to our partners at Wounded Heroes Australia.&nbsp;&nbsp;
You can help Wounded Heroes deliver emergency&nbsp;assistance&nbsp;to current Australian&nbsp;Defence&nbsp;Force members,&nbsp;veterans&nbsp;and their families by donating at:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.woundedheroes.org.au/actsofservice">www.woundedheroes.org.au/actsofservice</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
Need help now? Wounded Heroes crisis line 1300 532 112, 24/7, Australia wide.&nbsp;
Credits&nbsp;
Host: Tiffany Dunk&nbsp;
Edited by&nbsp;Leah Porges&nbsp;
Production by Leah Porges&nbsp;
Our wonderful&nbsp;The Australian Women's Weekly&nbsp;team&nbsp;
Our Head of Vodcasting is Rachel Fountain&nbsp;
Learn More:&nbsp;The Australian Women's Weekly&nbsp;<a href="https://www.womensweekly.com.au/">website</a>&nbsp;

Mark Herewini spent 13 years in the Army, including tours in East Timor, before returning home and becoming a paramedic. His wife Cherelle grew up as an Army kid, so she believed she knew what to expect from life as a military spouse.  In this episode of Acts of Service, they join Tiffany Dunk to talk about what life really looks like after service and how their love survived the transition. 

Mark & Cherelle Herewini On Life After the Uniform Comes Off | Acts of Service 

Jim Rogers met his wife Lorna in a small English town. The two connected over a shared obsession with VW Beetles. They married, had three children, and moved to Perth chasing sunshine. Life was good until Lorna was diagnosed with melanoma and tragically died within a few years, leaving Jim a single father to three children under nine. 

Eighteen months later, his parents sent him on a holiday he didn't want to go on. There, he met a man named Tyler. What followed was a relationship neither of them expected, kept quietly in the background of family life for years, and one that's now lasted 26 years. 

In this episode, Jim and Millie sit down with Tiffany Dunk to talk about the process of writing Jim's memoir together: the hardest parts to put into words, what it was like for Millie to hear new stories about her mum and her dad's early relationship with Tyler, and Jim's more recent diagnosis of young-onset Alzheimer's, which he's chosen to speak about publicly rather than hide. 

Plus, Jim talks about the podcast he co-hosts with Hamish MacDonald, Hold the Moment, and what he hopes it can do to de-stigmatise Alzheimer's and help people with the diagnosis feel less alone. 

Moments you’ll hear: 
How Jim met Lorna, and the VW Beetle that started it all 
Millie's memory of the day her dad told her and her siblings their mum had died 
The holiday Jim didn't want to go on, and the man he met there 
Millie's first inkling that her dad's friend was more than a friend 
The proposal on top of the Empire State Building, and the surprise engagement at home 
Jim's young-onset Alzheimer's diagnosis 
Why Jim decided to write it all down, "warts and all" 

Photo Credit: Rob Palmer 

You can listen to Jim’s podcast, Hold The Moment, here. 

Find Jim & Millie’s book, Holding on to Happiness, here. 

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 womensweekly.com.au 👈🏽 

Sending thanks to our partners 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 

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 

Jim Rogers met his wife Lorna&nbsp;in a small English town.&nbsp;The two connected over a shared obsession with VW Beetles.&nbsp;They&nbsp;married, had three children, and moved to Perth chasing sunshine. Life was good&nbsp;until Lorna was diagnosed with melanoma and&nbsp;tragically&nbsp;died within a few years, leaving Jim a single father to three children under nine.&nbsp;
Eighteen months later, his parents sent him on a holiday he&nbsp;didn't&nbsp;want to go on. There, he met a man named Tyler. What followed was a relationship neither of them expected, kept quietly in the background of family life for years, and one&nbsp;that's&nbsp;now lasted 26 years.&nbsp;
In this episode, Jim and Millie sit down with Tiffany Dunk to talk about the process of writing Jim's memoir together: the hardest parts to put into words, what it was like for Millie to hear new stories about her mum and her dad's early relationship with Tyler, and Jim's more recent diagnosis of&nbsp;young-onset Alzheimer's, which he's chosen to speak about publicly rather than hide.&nbsp;
Plus, Jim talks about the podcast he co-hosts with Hamish MacDonald,&nbsp;Hold the Moment, and what he hopes it can do to de-stigmatise Alzheimer's and help people with the diagnosis feel less alone.&nbsp;
Moments&nbsp;you&rsquo;ll&nbsp;hear:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>How Jim met Lorna, and the VW Beetle that started it all&nbsp;</li>
<li>Millie's memory of the day her dad told her and her siblings their mum had died&nbsp;</li>
<li>The holiday Jim&nbsp;didn't&nbsp;want to go on, and the man he met there&nbsp;</li>
<li>Millie's first inkling that her dad's friend was more than a friend&nbsp;</li>
<li>The proposal on top of the Empire State Building, and the surprise engagement at home&nbsp;</li>
<li>Jim's&nbsp;young-onset&nbsp;Alzheimer's diagnosis&nbsp;</li>
<li>Why Jim decided to write it all down, "warts and all"&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
Photo Credit: Rob Palmer&nbsp;
You can listen to Jim&rsquo;s podcast,&nbsp;Hold&nbsp;The&nbsp;Moment,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dementia.org.au/living-dementia/hold-moment-podcast">here.</a>&nbsp;
Find Jim &amp; Millie&rsquo;s book, Holding on to Happiness,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.panmacmillan.com.au/9781761907081/">here.</a>&nbsp;
Thank you for listening ❤️&nbsp;
Before you leave...&nbsp;
🗣️ Get in touch&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
Email us your love stories (and any feedback) at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:awwlovestories@aremedia.com.au">awwlovestories@aremedia.com.au</a>&nbsp;
If you share your love story on social media please tag us,&nbsp;we're&nbsp;@womensweeklymag, and use the hashtag #AWWLoveStories&nbsp;
Subscribe to&nbsp;The Australian Women's Weekly&nbsp;at <a href="https://www.womensweekly.com.au/">womensweekly.com.au</a> 👈🏽&nbsp;
Sending thanks to our partners at Wounded Heroes.&nbsp;
You can help Wounded Heroes deliver emergency&nbsp;assistance&nbsp;to current Australian&nbsp;Defence&nbsp;Force members,&nbsp;veterans&nbsp;and their families by donating at:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.woundedheroes.org.au/actsofservice">www.woundedheroes.org.au/actsofservice</a>&nbsp;
Credits&nbsp;
Host: Tiffany Dunk&nbsp;
Edited by&nbsp;Leah Porges&nbsp;
Production by Leah Porges&nbsp;
Our wonderful&nbsp;The Australian Women's Weekly&nbsp;team&nbsp;
Our Head of Vodcasting is Rachel Fountain&nbsp;
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Jim Rogers lost his wife Lorna to melanoma when their three children were still young. Eighteen months later, on a holiday he didn't even want to take, he met a man named Tyler and fell in love again. Now, at 55, living with young-onset Alzheimer's, Jim joins his eldest daughter and ghostwriter Millie to talk about the memoir they've written together, and the many ways that love has shaped his life. 

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