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It took ABC journalist Grace Jennings-Edquist being admitted to hospital with her four-month-old baby before she realised that her perfectionist, people-pleasing tendencies were making her ill. Her light bulb moment prompted her to write The Yes Woman, a book about why women are more likely to shoulder more than they should and how to say no when the impact of yes becomes too much.

As Spring hits and millions of Australians turn their attention to their gardens, Life Matters explores the latest craze in growing your own produce. Turns out, Australia has a long history of turning to gardening in times of crisis. The Too Hard Basket tackles a neighbour’s noisy air-conditioner.

A discussion about class and poverty in Australia, recorded at the Yarra Valley Writers Festival with Rick Morton, Dennis Glover and Glyn Davis. Plus how early risers are kicking goals at 5.30am.