Mental health
How to care for yourself while you’re caring for an ageing parent
Regardless of how much you love the person you’re looking after, caregiving can be difficult.
- by Louisa Kamps
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Legal Cannabis
How big business pushes a product it’s not allowed to advertise
Strict laws forbid the promotion of prescription medicines. But medicinal cannabis companies are getting creative - and business is booming.
- by Angus Thomson and Patrick Begley
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Good Weekend
Writer Marian Keyes on pushing through depression’s ‘numb bubble’
One of Ireland’s most successful authors talks candidly about overcoming mental health challenges, giving writing “a go” – and her definition of success.
- by Benjamin Law
More young people than ever identify as LGBTQ. But is it easier to be queer today?
What’s it like to grow up queer in modern times? Three Gen Z Australians share their stories.
- by Lauren Ironmonger
Struggle with making decisions? This simple mindset trick could help
We make hundreds of decisions every single day. Here’s how to make it all feel easier, according to experts.
- by Jamie Friedlander Serrano
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NRL 2024
Court case shines light on Paul Kent’s demons
The Fox Sports NRL host’s well-publicised fall warrants compassion. This is why he won’t get much.
- by Danny Weidler
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‘My family is suffering a terrible loss because of cracks in the mental health system’
A grieving mother is calling for the state government to do more, after a new review estimated 58,000 people with severe mental health needs miss out on care.
- by Mary Ward
Steph had no idea stopping her antianxiety medication could be deadly
A treatment centre helping those dependent on benzodiazepines such as Xanax and Valium will be forced to cut its clinician numbers from 10 to three when funding runs out.
- by Amber Schultz
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Wellbeing
How we process emotions during sleep may change our mental health
New insights into REM sleep and our emotions may change the way we treat mental health.
- by Sarah Berry
After heart surgery Nick Hudson quit his job at BHP to become a push-up evangelist
The former engineer wants to improve mental health around the globe, one push-up at a time.
- by Madeleine Heffernan
Loneliness changes how our brains function. Here’s how to address it
Experts reveal how chronic loneliness affects the brain and how we can go about overcoming it.
- by Dana G. Smith