Natalie Lawson, a single mother of three, finds her plans to change her life for the better derailed when she learns her cancer has returned.

Episode 1 of 10, Gut Punch

Set in contemporary Montreal, This Life is a family saga focusing on Natalie Lawson, an accomplished columnist and single mother in her early forties whose terminal cancer diagnosis sends her on a quest to prepare her teenage children for life without her.

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After a terminal cancer diagnosis, Natalie must prepare her family for life without her.

Natalie confides in her sister Maggie about her diagnosis while attempting to keep it hidden from her teenage children.

Episode 2 of 10, Everything Must Go

Natalie undergoes a biopsy that could determine how much time she has left, while her brother Oliver returns home after years away.

Episode 3 of 10, The Part That Decides My Fate

Natalie gets closer to Andrew as she awaits her biopsy results. Oliver bonds with Romy while Janine learns something very troubling about her son.

Episode 4 of 10, Love Your Tumour

Natalie can't bring herself to tell her kids about her cancer. Maggie and Oliver make self-destructive life choices instead of facing their problems. Janine questions her faith.

Episode 5 of 10, The Unbelieving

Natalie finally levels with her kids. Matthew is driven to face an old mistake. Oliver hits a breaking point with his parents. Maggie is drawn deeper into a polyamorous relationship.

Episode 6 of 10, Holy Water

Natalie organizes a birthday dinner for Emma that nobody wants. The problems Oliver ran from in LA catch up to him in Montreal. Matthew is faced with an impossible dilemma.

Episode 7 of 10, Seeing Red

Natalie struggles to convince Caleb to accept responsibility for his criminal actions. Maggie and Oliver travel to LA to resolve Oliver's loose ends with Tom.

Episode 8 of 10, My Body Lies Over The Ocean

Natalie and Andrew put their relationship to the test. Emma throws an accidental house party. Caleb and Danielle turn to each other for comfort.

Episode 9 of 10, Dark Retreat

Before making a life-altering decision that comes with major risks, Natalie is confronted with the return of someone she'd rather never see again.

This Life

Episode 1 of 10, Gut Punch

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