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According to Oprah, it’s life-altering. So what is the ‘let them’ theory?

Friends making plans without you? Let them. Dating someone who’s sending you mixed signals? Let them.

  • Emily McGrorey

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Sarah Napthali spent a year investigating the effects of psychadelics.

‘I’m just a seeker’: The Sydney mum who spent a year sampling psychedelics

Sarah Napthali lowers her voice over lunch when our conversation veers to the names of the drugs she used: LSD, MDMA, ketamine, DMT, bufo (toad poison) and the rest.

  • Jordan Baker
Growing up in a time of “likes” and “views”, I may be one of the lucky ones.

I grew up with social media but dodged its worst effects. I might be the exception

New research indicates young people’s plummeting mental health isn’t just correlated with social media use – it’s caused by it.

  • Millie Muroi
It’s making us feel more burnt out and less refreshed, so why are we determined to stay connected while on holidays?

Why we need to learn to take real holidays (without checking our emails)

Staying connected to work while on holiday makes us feel more burnt out and less refreshed. Why do we do it?

  • Dr Sarah Cotton
Reds player Isaac Henry (C) receives treatment for an injury during the Super Rugby match between the Melbourne Rebels and the Queensland Reds in Melbourne on March 15, 2024. (Photo by William WEST / AFP)

Four major surgeries turned Isaac’s career to agony. Now, nothing fazes him

An Australian rugby hopeful has called on clubs across codes to employ a full-time psychologist, both to support those in turmoil and take them to new heights.

  • Nick Wright
Elon Musk, pictured here possibly sending his 68th tweet of the day.

No, Elon, ‘working the weekend’ is not a superpower

We urgently need to push back on unhealthy narratives that demand we work more and harder.

  • Tim Duggan
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Nova radio presenter Kate Ritchie.

Kate Ritchie announces break from radio show amid ‘deeply personal’ mental health issues

The actor and presenter says “relentless stalking” by paparazzi has contributed to her decision.

  • Daniel Lo Surdo
A leaked patient list from Westmead Hospital Emergency Department

Ninety hours in emergency: Leaked patient list reveals dire effects of psychiatrist crisis

Severely ill and distressed patients are waiting three and a half days in emergency for mental health beds that don’t exist in a shocking escalation of the state’s psychiatrist workforce crisis.

  • Kate Aubusson and Angus Thomson
PhD Candidate Damien Linnane having lunch with Angus Thomson at Ampersand Cafe & Bookstore in Paddington. Saturday 2 November 2024. Photo: Dylan Coker / The Sydney Morning Herald

He’s been an arsonist and artist, now he’s on a mission to change lives

Damien Linnane’s 10-month stay in prison led him on a journey to overhaul an outdated healthcare system. Only one thing stands in the way.

  • Angus Thomson
Joanne Cockle stresses constantly about paying for appointments for herself and her two children with autism (she cancelled a specialist appointment before christmas because she couldn’t afford the $380 gap fee). More than half of people in NSW reported their mental health was worse because of cost of living pressures, a new survey has found. Bateau Bay, January 23, 2025. Photo: Rhett Wyman / SMH

NSW is in a cost-of-living crisis. Here’s what it is doing to our health

Joanne Cockle cancelled a specialist appointment because she couldn’t afford the $380 gap fee. Balancing her own needs with those of her two children is a constant stress.

  • Angus Thomson

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