Men's Health Australia

THE WAY BACK

“ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE" is among the most memorable lyrics from one of the most famous musical acts of the twentieth century. Those five words encapsulate hope in the face of bleakness. As humans, we’re chardwired to give and receive this boundless emotion. The issue comes when you have love and then it suddenly disappears. That’s when your world flips upside down.

For reasons I don’t recall, I decided to come home for lunch one sunny, entirely ordinary afternoon back in December 2016. At first, I didn’t notice anything untoward. As I ate my sandwich and chatted with a friend on the phone, everything seemed normal in the two-bedroom

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