Mental Health

Workplace wellbeing programmes often don’t work – but here’s how to make them better

The World Health Organization (WHO) has just published alarming statistics showing that employee mental health issues result in a US$1…

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Break Free from Shame in the Bedroom

Shame, a painful emotion rooted in feelings of inadequacy and unworthiness, can cast a long shadow over our sexual lives…

2 days ago

Wind phones help the bereaved deal with death, loss and grief − a clinical social worker explains the vital role of the old-fashioned rotary phone

My mother died in my home in hospice in 2020, on the day my state of Washington went into COVID-19…

7 days ago

Parents are stressed. Here’s what we can do to help them

Parents are stressed and it is time to do something about it. In a nutshell, that’s the message from the…

1 week ago

What’s the difference between a psychopath and a sociopath? Less than you might think

Articles about badly behaved people and how to spot them are common. You don’t have to Google or scroll too…

1 week ago

New data reveals rates of family violence among those who died by suicide

Domestic, family and sexual violence is rightly recognised as a national crisis. While the evidence base has built significantly in…

2 weeks ago

I’ve read hundreds of diary entries to quantify the restorative power of Scotland’s lochs and rivers

  In October 2021, a man recreated a walk he first completed 62 years ago by climbing just under 3,000…

2 weeks ago

The psychology of retirement: why do so many athletes struggle to call time?

Think back to when you met someone for the first time. One of the first questions you asked, or were…

2 weeks ago

‘It’s okay to poo at work’: new health campaign highlights a common source of anxiety

For most people, the daily or near-daily ritual of having a bowel motion is not something we give a great…

2 weeks ago

‘Didn’t care enough’: here’s what the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide found

After three years of investigations, the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide has delivered its final report with 122…

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