Yesterday
Dispatches from a midlife crisis summer camp
Ice baths, soul readings and conspiracy theories: inside the growing men’s wellness movement.
- Joshua Peach
This Month
Feeling lonely? You’re probably making 3 mistakes
Technology and loneliness are interlinked, stoked by the ways we interact with social media, text messaging and binge-watching. Here are some solutions
- Brian X. Chen
The half-hour habit these three CEOs swear makes them sharper
Mecca’s Jo Horgan began meditating while her business and baby were in their infancy. Today, it’s an essential part of her personal and professional life.
- Lucy Dean
October
The mental health crisis gripping Australia’s private hospitals
Some health insurers say stand-alone mental health hospitals are unlikely to exist in 10 years’ time given the challenges they face.
- Jemima Whyte and Michael Smith
- Wellbeing Category
- Energy Awards
This tribe of mates is saving lives
The winner of the Wellbeing award trains workers to connect distressed colleagues to relevant services, aiming to reduce alarmingly high suicide rates in the energy sector.
- Agnes King
Andrews’ appointment to mental health role ‘wrong on many levels’
The ex-Victorian premier has been appointed chairman of a youth mental health research body in a move the state opposition called a travesty.
- Gus McCubbing
How to be happier at work even if you’ve only got a few minutes
Many people feel overwhelmed by their workload but doing these small things can alleviate stress and provide a burst of energy.
- Lucy Dean
How to drink yourself sober with one little $1 pill
A little-known pill and a counter-intuitive way of taking it upends the conventional wisdom about drinking and how to treat it. It’s like Ozempic for alcohol, but far cheaper.
- Fiona Buffini
September
People don’t want ‘challenging’ music, says Peaceful Piano king
Chad Lawson writes music to improve your mental health – which has meant this stalwart of Spotify’s Peaceful Piano playlist repressing some of his own creative impulses.
- Michael Bailey
Law firms urged to track employees’ sleeping patterns
British firms have been urged to track the mental health and wellbeing of employees, as the legal profession confronts its often toxic work culture.
- Adam Mawardi
Why social media makes you a candidate for addiction
Dopamine is released by your brain not only when you experience something pleasurable, but also in the pursuit of pleasure. This book can help you manage it.
- Luke Benedictus
Four steps to cut your technology addiction (and your kids’ as well)
The government is planning to impose age limits on social media for children. But how are adults’ screen addictions driving the next generation’s scrolling?
- Hannah Wootton
Lifeline’s John Brogden rejoins the fold
Lifeline International’s president has written a book on mental health, with the proceeds going to the Australian arm of the organisation.
- Myriam Robin
People with more resilience live longer. Here are six ways to build it
New research finds people with high levels of mental resilience have a dramatically lower chance of dying in the next 10 years.
- Lucy Dean
I took ecstasy at 50 and it changed my life
I got divorced, my father died, I cut ties with my mother, turned fifty, bought my first home of my own and did MDMA for the first time. This is an extract of the book that resulted.
- Rebecca Huntley
August
- Opinion
- Opinion
Want to be a more effective trader? Get in touch with your emotions
Emotions put us in the right mind-state so that we can effectively think about situations. Ignore them at your peril.
- David Brooks
Is Donald Trump just overcompensating for insecurity?
Bluster and bragging can be a way to mask feelings of inadequacy, uncertainty and rejection.
- Peter Quarry
- Analysis
- Higher Education Awards
Winning strategy: Love hormone research bears multimillion-dollar deal
Comment provided by the joint winners of the Research Commercialisation award, the University of Sydney and UNSW.
- Michael Kassiou and Guan Heng Yeoh
How Alec’s life turned from hopeless to full of hope
Pervasive feelings of isolation and sadness are drowning the hopes of young adults, but one program has been shown to turn that around.
- Julie Hare
Psychedelics as a serious investment? These billionaires think so
Australia is among the first countries to use the drugs for treating anxiety, depression and PTSD. A decision in the United States could be pivotal.
- Michael Smith