The untold business benefits of learning to samba
Learning to dance has offered both peace and excitement to EY’s deputy CEO in Australia, Jenelle McMaster, who thinks business leaders can take note of her experience of switching off and having fun.
Stress
Is my cortisol level to blame for my irritable mood?
The ‘stress hormone’ can alter our metabolism and lead to long-term health issues. So should we be trying to lower its levels?
Feeling overwhelmed? Don’t trust your instincts about what to do next
Too often, people think the best thing to do is conserve their mental energy, and do less. That isn’t going to help.
Appreciating small moments of wonder boosts mental health
Everyday moments of awe-inspiring wonder may offer a simple, drug-free boost to mental health, a study suggests
Doctors in despair as crisis costs lives: what’s gone wrong with public hospitals
Deborah Yates was the kind of doctor who lived to serve in public hospitals. But not any more. She is not alone in turning her back on what she says is a broken system.
Whistleblowers are routinely silenced. Now is the time for transparency
Cracks in the public health systems are bleedingly obvious, and can no longer be ignored.
The real damage of suppressed emotions, especially for men
Many men can’t directly express their distress or anxiety, but repressing feelings can cause extreme anxiety and chronic stress — which can ultimately lead to physical diseases and symptoms.
Meet the CEO balancing work, life, and triplets
Juggling a corporate job, a personal life, and 13-year-old triplets is not for the faint of heart. But Dan Hunter would not have it any other way.
MHT has made a comeback. Here’s what you should know
Night sweats, low libido, hot flushes and Menopausal Hormone Therapy. What doctors want you to know about it, and your options amid a national shortage.
You may be handling your child’s anxiety wrongly. Here’s why
It’s time to up-end our approach to handling childhood and teenage anxiety, two clinical psychologists say. Parents and teachers can start by ‘starving it of attention’.
How much alcohol can you drink a week and still be healthy?
Scientists are closer to settling on how much — or how little — you can consume without raising your risk for health problems.
‘Battler’s disease’: UTI sufferers’ plight relegated by medicos
Chronic urinary tract infection affects women and children disproportionately – is this why medicine has failed to treat the condition seriously?
The B vitamins that boost your mood and fend off anxiety
People who eat vegemite are less likely to become stressed or depressed than those who don’t.
Inside rushing woman syndrome
A new book, Rushing Woman’s Syndrome, argues that working women are suffering from overload. Is is fact or fiction?
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