Emilia Mazza

Feature Writer

Emilia is a Feature Writer for Take 5 magazine and has previously worked for Daily Mail Australia. Her stories have appeared in The Sun, Chat, and Take a Break in the UK. A self-confessed real-life fanatic, she’s always on the lookout for unforgettable true stories. Had an extraordinary life experience? Get in touch: emilia.mazza@aremedia.com.au

Catherine Conteh and Aly Hall visit Princess Christian Maternity Hospital, the place they first met 30 years ago. (Image: Supplied)

Take 5

We found each other 30 years after she saved my life

Catherine Conteh wasn't expecting two kind strangers to save her and her newborn daughter's life.

A beautiful green country landscape and inset, Zoe Carney sitting in a rustic country cafe

Take 5

I was paid $50k to move to a country paradise!

I took a risk leaving the city for a tiny country town... and it paid off!

The Pop Choir, L-R, Tara, Nikki, Nikki, Ingrid, Amanda, Jo, Bridget, Amanda, Cathy. Front - Lindsey and Allison. (Image: Supplied)

Take 5

I’ve fainted 500 times but choir helps me heal

Lindsay Forsyth found an unlikely saviour to help battle her condtion

Jade and husband Daniel with son Jordan between them smiling at camera

Take 5

Intimacy with illness and stoma bags

Breaking the stigmas surrounding sex and stomas

Teri Michelle after her weight loss. (Image: Supplied)

Take 5

Ditching my cola addiction sparked my 90kg weight loss!

I was worried I was close to death but now I'm more confident than ever.

Jack, Harry and Nhung Nguyen. (image: Supplied)

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My son went to the toilet at night…and got a fright!

Nhung Nguyen's son got quite the sss-urprise in the middle of the night

Misha Hammond in Fiji with sons Oliver and Isaac. (Image: Supplied)

Take 5

My brave boy saved a man from a croc’s jaw!

My boy made a snap decision that saved a bloke's life

Kevin Crumblin, 50, was stabbed as he slept in his Bray Park home. (image: Supplied)

Take 5

Loving dad’s ex stabbed him as he slept

Kevin Crumblin Sr. wanted to help his ex get back on her feet... then she fatally stabbed him as he slept

Reformed gambler Libby Mitchell speaks about her gambling addiction

Real Life

I lost $500,000 on the pokies

I survived a gambling addiction, now I'm warning others.

Real Life

Aussie influencer catches the gruesome moment a magpie lodged its beak in her eye

Australian TikToker Sarah Jade Lagettie of NSW shares a real-life story of how she was attacked by a territorial magpie while out on an early morning walk.

Real Life

I look better in a bikini at 76 than I did at 40!

After visiting her doctor, Carolyn Hartz from Perth, WA made some lifestyle changes for the better.

Woman's weight loss journey shown in three stages; before, during, and after.

Real Life

I THOUGHT myself fitter and lost 50kg!

A bit of self-love helped my self-improvement!