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Anna Spargo-Ryan

Anna Spargo-Ryan

The Guardian

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I’m a middle-aged mother who hoped boxing would fix anxiety. Instead it knocked me out

I’m a middle-aged mother who hoped boxing would fix anxiety. Instead it knocked me out

I’ve spent most of my life being devoured by heart-exploding anxiety. “Doing scary things” has meant stuff like being out after dark and calling...

14.03.2026 8

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Anna Spargo-Ryan

Working from home is already happening. So why are people in Victoria so mad?

08.08.2025 10

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Anna Spargo-Ryan

Welcome to Prime Day, when thousands of product thumbnails blur together to form a giant pile of garbage

11.07.2025 8

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Anna Spargo-Ryan

As I bade a final farewell to my stinky, slovenly dog, I wondered: did I ever truly know him?

03.07.2025 20

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I thought ghosts were mean, restless and set on revenge. Then I watched the TV show

22.05.2025 10

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Are young people really ‘marshmellows’ who refuse to put work first? Yes. And it’s great

05.02.2025 20

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Anna Spargo-Ryan

Staking claim to a patch of sand with your beach cabana might be the most Australian thing of all

Anthony Albanese is up in arms over some absolutely un-Australian behaviour he’s seen on a Facebook group. People, he’s discovered, own beach...

08.01.2025 10

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Anna Spargo-Ryan