Wellbeing

Internet addiction can have severe consequences.

Is addiction to blame for social media trolls?

Sarah Berry

After a "devastating" year, Clinton reveals her relaxation technique.

Hillary Clinton's trick for anxiety relief is right under your nose

Sarah Berry

Physical maintenance is only part of the picture.

The six ingredients for a longer, happier life

Sarah Berry

Mark Manson is ambivalent about his anti-self-help guru status.

The self-help movement gets a reality check

Sarah Berry

Cigarettes are easier for some to quit than others.

'Bring us your worst smokers' – helping diehard smokers quit

Paula Goodyer

Psychologist and mother of two Lea Waters says by learning how to use our strengths to help others, we avoid egocentricity.

The 'false assumption' we have about ourselves and our children

Sarah Berry

Professor Felice Jacka, head of the Food and Mood Centre at Deakin University.

Mental health involves your whole body and starts with diet

Sarah Berry

Sound is one way to use the senses to relieve stiffness.

The sweet sound of back pain relief

Sarah Berry

Drink issue: The truth is, experts don't know whether one or two occasional drinks will affect the foetus.

One drink during pregnancy won't hurt, will it?

Sarah Berry

Jamaica's Usain Bolt preforms his trademark pose at the World Athletics Championships in London last month.

Retired Usain Bolt won't rule out a Mayweather-style comeback

The Goss
Amy Croffey

Embarrassment about our bodies can have dire consequences.

Death by embarrassment. It shouldn't happen to women

Paula Goodyer

Friendships may matter more than family for our health in the long-run.

Why friendships are more important than family for our wellbeing

Sarah Berry

Perhaps we should be striving for less balance and more immersion, than more balance without full engagement.

Why pursuing 'balance' in life is overrated

Sarah Berry

Louise Hay: the doyenne of personal development.

Louise Hay changed the way I think about my life

Jacinta Tynan

Yoga teacher Tanya Savva from Glenfield kidding around.

Goat yoga: 'What more could you want?'

Sarah Berry

Diet can have a significant impact on fertility.

Can stress during pregnancy harm my baby?

Monique Robinson

I also know that rewarding work makes me a "better mummy".

How to perfect the art of working from home

Johanna Leggatt

Self-compassion is the place to start.

Getting a grip: How to recognise work-related stress

Paula Goodyer

Green light: Study authors call for the removal of harmful pesticides to reduce suicide rates.

Could avoiding pesticides reduce suicides?

Sarah Berry

We're drinking differently, DrinkWise report says.

How our drinking culture has changed in 10 years

Sarah Berry

Dr Kerryn Phelps believes two parasites whose names are unfamiliar to many of us may contribute to irritable bowel ...

Could a parasite be the cause of your mystery gut symptoms?

Paula Goodyer

It's a fine line between shaming and healthy weight talk.

Walking the fine line between healthy weight advice and fat shaming

Suzanne Carroll

Amygdala study: Dr Dhanisha Jhaveri a senior research fellow at the University of Queensland's Brain Institute.

Brain discovery could lead to PTSD therapy

Sarah Wiedersehn

Robyn Lawley says for ''too long we've been making women feel inadequate and forcing them to feel like they just hate ...

'It was a horrible cycle of hate': Robyn Lawley's revealing story

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Sarah Berry

Annalise Braakensiek: Not always OK, and that's OK.

'I was shocked by the reaction': Why we struggle to say are you OK?

Sarah Berry

Pressure to feel upbeat can make you feel downbeat.

Embrace feeling bad if you want to feel better

Sarah Berry

Support through GoFundMe has helped Renee with treatment.

The 'financial toxicity' of being sick

Sarah Berry

Melbourne Writers Festival director Lisa Dempster has wrriten about her gruelling 1200km Shikoku pilgrimage in Japan.

Heat, nausea and bears: the life-changing 1200km trek

Carolyn Webb

Feeling awe makes us more generous and humble, reduces stress and creates a sense of timelessness.

The extraordinary influence of awe on humans

Sarah Berry

Sit with your cuppa, but don't stress if your mind strays.

We're not made to live in 'the now'

Evelyn Lewin

Don't throw out your antibiotics yet.

The truth about antibiotics

Lois Rogers

Our bodies are continuing to change shape and size and diet, fitness, environment and medicine all play a part.

How our bodies have changed and are still changing

Sarah Berry

Considering the steps towards wellness is important for recovery.

Optimism a 'cornerstone' in recovering from trauma

Sarah Berry

Susan David, psychologist and author.

Why the pursuit of happiness can be a dead end

Linda Morris

Attractiveness in the voice is important for the impressions we give our potential partners.

Drop in sperm counts can be reversed

Sarah Berry

More than half of Australian adults do not eat the recommended two serves of fruit, and 92 per cent do not eat the ...

The three major lifestyle factors linked with a healthier, longer life

Sarah Berry

Rachelle Silver in Bronte Ocean Pool. The GP is training for an attempt to swim the English Channel to raise awareness ...

'I didn't think it was that': GP knew something was wrong after she had baby

Sarah Berry

Autism is not always obvious.

The women who don’t know they’re autistic

Fabienne Cazalis

A "heartbreaking" decline: Doug with Nick Young.

The dementia cases that can be prevented

Sarah Berry

Keeping old medicine increases the risk of taking the wrong or ineffective medicine.

The dangerous mistake made by 60 per cent of Australians

Sarah Berry

Yvette Du Bourdieu struggled before she found a welcoming community.

What no one tells new mums and dads about parenthood

Sarah Berry

If you don't like it, be honest but include a suggestion to resolve it.

Could moderate complaining be beneficial to health?

Jo Hartley

A physical or existential issue?

Should euthanasia be available for people with existential suffering?

Xavier Symons and Udo Schüklenk

Irene Falcone feels fresher for prioritising sleep and addressing her stress.

Why 95 per cent of us can't wind down our brains at night

Sarah Berry

Saamdu Chetri.

The simplicity of happiness according to Bhutan's happiness guru

Sarah Berry

One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer before the age of 85.

I couldn't feel what the doctors found. Then they lost it too.

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Jenna Price

"The action of labelling and accepting the feeling (without judging it as good or bad) helps me feel less anxious."

The simple technique that helps me cope with anxiety

Deirdre Fidge

Touch: It's more powerful than we know.

The 'most exciting discovery in pain in the last 20 years'

Sarah Berry

Associate Professor Michael Steger at Happiness and Its Causes.

Understanding wellbeing (you can have it without happiness)

Sarah Berry

Breakouts can be caused by a number of factors.

What is your stressed skin trying to tell you?

Radhika Sanghani

Not all smiles: Gus Worland has started the Gotcha4Life foundation.

'Always the most unlikely guy': Worland on mental health

Sarah Berry

Having moments without distraction or sound lights up different parts of the brain.

The 'working hours diet' and other ways to ban busy

Cat Rodie

Roxanne Gay.

Roxane Gay's brave memoir illuminates struggle with eating and her body

Jim Higgins

Reflecting on the ephemeral nature of life can bring our priorities into perspective.

The 'unexpectedly positive' experience of dying

Sarah Berry

The Vitali bra: offering emotional support?

Could 'wellbeing' bra help you stay calm?

Jo Hartley

Grinder: Demi Moore said she lost two teeth as a result of stress.

Can stress make you lose your teeth?

Sarah Berry

Pause and experience pleasure.

The one word that can instantly change your mood

Susie Moore

Alicia Penhorwood no longer spends hours ruminating over the same problems.

The upside of worry

Evelyn Lewin

Taking the first step can result in a ripple effect.

Using the 'ripple effect' to achieve health goals

Evelyn Lewin

And yes, I could possibly earn more – but at what cost?

Are weighted blankets worth the hype?

Evelyn Lewin

A post-lunch siesta is one of life’s little pleasures, but is it good for you?

Does your afternoon nap do more harm than good?

Chris Winter

Many people do not seek help for HS because they are embarrassed.

Living with an invisible illness: A day in the life of an HS sufferer

Shelly Horton

Relief from back pain does not come in the form of an app.

The 'false message' given to people suffering back pain

Sarah Berry

Loneliness makes a cold feel worse.

Cold comfort: Having the sniffles feels worse if you're lonely

Deborah Netburn

Circles of focus

The easy way to get focused in less than 2 minutes

Susie Moore

Sex can improve as we age.

The good news: sex doesn't end at age 40

Sarah Berry

Being unwell can change the smell of our sweat.

Smelling out sickness: We're better at it than we thought, study finds

Sarah Berry

Becoming a parent releases oxytocin which affects beahviour and emotions.

Untangling the links between biology and behaviour

Suzanne O'Sullivan

Having your children involved in managing their finances and being responsible for decisions makes them more accountable ...

Combatting the 'Sunday Night Blues'

Evelyn Lewin

Play is as important for adults as it is for kids.

Play is important for adults, too

Jennifer Wallace

Restricting time in bed could help you sleep.

How sleep restriction helps insomniacs

Megan Blandford

Libby Weaver recommends a holistic approach to improve our wellbeing.

Use three 'pillars' of health to create more energy

Sarah Berry

Looking forward: Sue Mackey.

An optimist's approach to the Big C

Paula Goodyer

Danish-Australian Charlotte Thaarup is a proponent of the Danish concept of Hygge. Here she demonstrates the concept ...

Hygge is hot and we can all have a slice

Sarah Berry

Embracing the chill: 'Iceman' Wim Hof.

The magical health benefits of letting yourself get cold

Scott Carney

Sylvia Keays.

The struggle to make people take gut health seriously

Sarah Berry

Tuck into water with lemon before your morning coffee.

5 ways to jump-start a healthy morning

Jessi Roti

Comparison to others is one thing we can all drop.

The 7 things everyone needs to get rid of to be instantly happier

Susie Moore

The common cold and respiratory infections can trigger a heart attack.

The common problem that can trigger a heart attack

Sarah Berry

Raia battled an eating disorder from age 11 until her death at 25.

We don't understand this about eating disorders, but we should

COMMENT
Sarah Berry

Swap out the biscuit break.

Four healthy habits to start in the 'real world'

Jae Berman

Neil Laybourn (L) and Jonny Benjamin.

The simple words from a stranger that convinced a suicidal man to keep living

Colby Itkowitz

Malcolm Turnbull, Scott Morrison and Julie Bishop.

The shocking reason budgets are soft on drinkers

COMMENT
Peter Martin

Dropping the ball sometimes is good.

5 ways dropping the ball can actually benefit you

Susie Moore

One week of anti-inflammatories raises risk of heart attack: study

Henry Bodkin

Apps have the right idea but do they work?

Australians cautioned over mental health apps

Sarah Berry

'Don't look at people by their health, see people as people': Callie Thorpe.

Blogger praised for calling out fat-shamers on 'hypocrisy'

Pulling back the years: Do we want to?

The curious case of ageing: why would we want to live forever?

Sarah Berry

You may be a night owl naturally but you can reprogram your body clock.

Being a night owl could be genetic

Evelyn Lewin

Our relationships predict our long-term wellbeing.

Prioritising these three things will improve your life - and maybe even save it

Colby Itkowitz

It is harder, but not impossible and we can always improve our health.

Is it harder to lose weight when you're older?

KAREN WEINTRAUB

Bronnie Ware was forced to admit that her resistance to conventional medicine was working against her.

When the 'natural' approach to healing backfires

Sarah Berry

Walk it out, shake it off.

4 ways to detach from work and finally enjoy your downtime

Susie Moore

New Zealand superstar Lorde announces a November tour of outdoor shows while Harry Styles adds arena shows in 2018.

Lorde's synesthaesia helps her write songs that match pictures

"Flossing": Easing in and out of a nerve stretch.

Nerve Flossing – the easy method for pain relief?

Elizabeth Clarke

Drinking at home over dinner still counts.

More older Australians are drinking booze in a risky way

Sarah Berry

Healthier, happier and more productive?

The Swedish six-hour workday could help you live longer

Thomas Heath

Menopause: it's never too late to get moving.

Powering up - why women should get in training for menopause

Paula Goodyer

In your 20s you can set the scene for your future health.

In your 20s and not worried about your health? Think again

Steven Petrow