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Stress management

December 2024

Why Gurner gave up alcohol – and what he learnt

The property developer and wellness entrepreneur has rarely had a drink for 18 months. He doesn’t like what he sees from people who are imbibing.

  • Sally Patten and Martin Peralta

October 2024

Sabri Suby in his sauna. “The ice bath is forced meditation – it’s all about the breathing and it 
really centres you. It quietens the chatter and cleans the slate.”

Why this Young Rich Lister swears by a daily ice bath and sauna

Sabri Suby’s nightly sauna and ice bath routine might sound like an ordeal, but he calls it “forced meditation”.

  • Michael Bailey
Richard Evans

This CEO gave up drinking 10 years ago, and never looked back

Why Australian Chamber Orchestra boss Richard Evans swapped alcohol for walking and a cup of tea.

  • Sally Patten and Lap Phan

September 2024

JPMorgan Chase headquarters in New York where long working hours are the norm.

JPMorgan to cap junior bankers’ working day – at 13 hours

The move comes as Wall Street banks look to allay concerns that they have fostered a culture of overworking.

  • James Warrington

July 2024

Exhausted? Something more restorative might allow the stress to decrease.

The five best exercises to beat burnout and stress

Knowing what type of exercise to focus on when needed is key to allowing the stress chemicals to move through you more effectively.

  • Boudicca Fox-Leonard
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Are you guilty of these eight unhealthy ‘microaggressions’?

Such behaviour can have a serious impact on mental and physical wellbeing, including depression and sleeping problems, say experts – so it may pay to avoid it.

  • George Chesterton
Marc Pasques, Grant Ellison and Kendrick Louis, founders of UAre.

Extending life expectancy big business for Manly app founders

The three surf club members started comparing workouts in 2020. Now their platform, which aggregates wearable technology data, is worth about $9 million.

  • Zoe Samios

June 2024

Top CEO reveals the biggest mistakes he ever made

Koda Capital CEO Paul Heath says among the worst errors he has made is failing to realise how difficult change can be for staff.

  • Ciara Seccombe and Lap Phan

May 2024

Podcasts can offer practical and problem-focused techniques to help with anxiety.

Six podcasts that will help you cope with stress

At a time of unsettling news at home and abroad, these shows offer tips and first-person accounts to alleviate a spiralling sense of unease.

  • Emma Dibdin

June 2023

Susan Rossell, psychedelic researcher.

Would you pay $30,000 to treat your depression?

Authorised psychiatrists will be able to prescribe psychedelics to eligible patients as of July 1, but the path ahead is far from straightforward.

  • Lucy Dean
Gratitude, even in small doses, is good for us.

Gratitude really is good for you. Science says so

Specific, timely acts of thanks can help foster better relationships, aid sleep hygiene and even lower one’s chances of depression.

  • Christina Caron

May 2023

Rebecca Anderton-Davies: Dealing with life’s clutter.

How this Goldman Sachs managing director avoids burnout

After she stopped striving for perfection, Rebecca Anderton-Davies found a new way to live – and now she’s sharing her methods.

  • Boudicca Fox-Leonard

April 2023

Cheryl Goodman takes a mental health day if she feels a bout of depression coming.

How this executive deals with depression

Cheryl Goodman, senior manager at wellness company Wanderlust, has learnt to recognise the telltale signs that she is heading into a bout of depression.

  • Sally Patten

February 2023

Robert Bates Founder + CEO at 7 Trinity Biotech and Emma Gibson Chief Executive Officer at Aquamamma in Byron Bay for the Young Rich List photo shoot.

Inside the downfall of ex-Young Rich Lister Robert Bates

He dreamed of a billion-dollar wellness empire but all that’s left are furious investors, unpaid employees and a lot of unanswered questions.

  • Jessica Sier and Andrew Burke
A massage room in the Aman Spa at Aman Tokyo.

The resort chain bringing Japanese skincare to the world

Can a 53-year-old Australian male emerge from an Aman Essential treatment and glow like the brand’s 28-year-old chief executive?

  • Michael Smith
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January 2023

Time flies

How to tell if you’re being ‘quietly fired’

Feeling left out of meetings, bored at work and in desperate need of a bonus? You may be on the receiving end of a cheap tactic to get you to leave.

  • Melissa Twigg

December 2022

Grant Thornton CEO Greg Keith surfing off the Telos Islands in Indonesia.

How these accountants will take advantage of their nine-day fortnight

From surfing to Pilates and possibly a good book, Grant Thornton team members are making plans for the reduced workweek trial that kicks in from March.

  • Edmund Tadros
Greg Keith hopes a reduced workweek will improve staff wellbeing and productivity.

National accounting firm to trial nine-day fortnight

The pilot is a “counterintuitive” bid to respond to skill shortages, Grant Thornton CEO Greg Keith says.

  • Hannah Wootton

October 2022

Australian millennials are missing out when it comes to the size of their pay rises.

Why the world needs more ‘desk bombers’

Anxiety about unscheduled office conversations is as pointless as fears about using the phone, writes Pilita Clark.

  • Pilita Clark

July 2022

CEOs are feeling isolated at the top.

Coaching is booming for CEOs

Bosses grappling with isolation, inflation and other shocks are increasingly turning to outside help.

  • Emma Jacobs

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