Lifestyle
Health & wellness
Criticism and cliques: why women stop playing sport
A survey by VicHealth has found 52 per cent of Victorian women worry about being judged while engaging in physical activity in public.
- by Nicole Economos
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Surfing
Free surfboard scheme encourages 'saltwater therapy' for mental health
The not-for-profit surfing community OneWave is offering a free board at three Sydney beaches on Fridays.
- by Garry Maddox
Health
Breastfeeding helps to protect mums' hearts, new study finds
According to researchers at the University of Sydney, breastfeeding may significantly help to protect heart health.
- by Sarah Berry
Fertility
Should women consider giving their body breaks from the pill?
Doctors used to recommend a 'pill holiday' if women had been on taking it for more than 10 years. And those women got pregnant.
- by Caroline Zielinski
Wellbeing
The Jane Austen Diet is certainly not intolerably stupid
A new book, The Jane Austen Diet, posits that the key to wellness might just be found in the lives of Regency heroines.
- by Mary Ward
Mental health
Psychology patients have unmet demand for male therapists
Many psychology patients would prefer to see a male therapist, possibly because they are considered "more authoritative".
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Wellbeing
How establishing outer order contributes to your inner sense of calm
Is the key to happiness as simple as keeping order in your home life? Here's how to make room for the things you truly value.
- by Gretchen Rubin
Wellbeing
Why we should start recognising the loss of a pet as 'real grief'
There's often the expectation to keep feelings “in perspective” or to move on and get another one as if pets are interchangeable non-entities we can replace.
- by Jill Stark
Wellbeing
How cultivating a positive mindset benefits your 'emotional fitness'
Not only will you be happier, you'll think more clearly.
- by Evelyn Lewin
Genetics
Risk and reward: DNA tests alone shouldn't make our biggest decision
Genetic screening will change our expectations of what it is to be healthy, happy and even human. Are we ready for this?
- by Elizabeth Callinan
Health
What you didn't know about fatigue
The difference between fatigue and general tiredness is how you feel when you wake.