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Stephanie Airey took up crocheting during the pandemic and has since found it a great way to slow down and disconnect.

Feeling overwhelmed? It might be time to take your cue from grandma

“Cosy” pursuits like the kind of stuff your grandmother used to do are gaining a new legion of fans as younger generations discover the mental health benefits of slowing down and switching off.

  • Shona Hendley

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The end of the daylight savings period is near.

Five things you should do before daylight saving ends this week

With the clocks turning back an hour from Sunday, it’s the last chance this side of the winter solstice to go outside to enjoy an extra hour or two of evening light.

  • Hannah Hammoud
Autumn is the perfect time of year to start planning your winter vegetable crop.

Skip the farmers’ market: 10 superfoods to grow at home

Growing your own fruit and vegetables is not as hard as you might think. Even those with high nutritional value – the so-called superfoods – are well within reach.

  • Robyn Willis
Small interactions, whether positive or negative, can have major impacts on mood.

These small interactions can make or break your day

Most of us inherently understand the impact that one small unpleasant incident can have on our mood, but you can learn how to focus on the positive while brushing off the negative.

  • Shona Hendley
A community planting day at Melbourne General Cemetery

This inner-city garden is an unlikely model for renewal and rebirth

It may not see the most obvious place for a flourishing garden, but this project in Melbourne General Cemetery is gaining a growing following of fans.

  • Megan Backhouse
Spending time in nature can help reduce stress, so make a point to get outside whenever you can.

Five mood-lifting ideas to start the day for time-poor people

Got a case of Monday-itis? Here are a few simple ways to start your week in the right frame of mind.

  • Hannah Hammoud
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Former journalist Monique Ross worked in the media for nearly 14 years before stress, leading to burnout, triggered a major overhaul of her life and career.

Stress driving you towards burnout? Time to go green

Stress is an unavoidable part of life that can be compounded by high-pressure jobs and urban environments. But in a city like Brisbane, the antidote is within reach.

  • Courtney Kruk

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
William Solis (l) ha been convicted of sexually touching Deborah Sarah (r) without consent

Sex abuse, drugs and predatory ‘gurus’: The dark side of a booming wellness trend

Deborah Sarah was groomed, given powerful psychedelics and sexually abused during what were meant to be healing sessions for her sexual trauma.

  • Clare Sibthorpe
I discovered the 20-metre tree in our yard is a Paulownia, which is described as “your worst garden nightmare”.

Our favourite tree turned out to be my ‘worst garden nightmare’. We had to get rid of it

It was already 20 metres and the tree would keep growing like nobody’s business, sucking up other plants’ sunlight, water and nutrients. We called in the arborists.

  • Kate Halfpenny

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