Mental health
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WellbeingThe Clocks Go Back This Weekend—Here's What That Actually Does to Your Mental HealthJust one hour can make a big difference to how we feel.
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Female healthI Tried the ‘NSDR’ Relaxation Technique for 6 Weeks—Can Finding Time to Do Nothing Really Boost Our Energy?Could the ultimate productivity hack be switching off?
By Ellie-Mae Hammond -
LifeThe Age of Underwhelm: Why Does Nothing Feel as Good as It Should?We have more ways than ever to entertain, indulge and distract ourselves. So why does it feel as though nothing quite hits the spot?
By Mischa Anouk Smith -
LifeTheir Children Were Taken Into Care. Who Was Looking After the Mothers?When children are taken into care, what happens to the mothers left behind? Marie Claire investigates the broken system leaving vulnerable women without the support they desperately need.
By Scarlet Hannington -
WellbeingI Did an ‘Energy Audit’ of My Entire Day—What Was Actually Draining Me is ShockingDitch those energy drains.
By Anna Bartter -
WellbeingThis Two-Minute Hack Behaves Like an ‘Off-Switch’ for Cortisol in Your Body—I Tried It and Reaped the BenefitsFeeling frazzled? Try this simple technique for calm in minutes.
By Georgia Brown -
WellbeingI Tried the Science-Backed Art of Imagining a Better Future—What Happened to My Motivation, Confidence and Goals"Thinking positively” is not, in fact, a scientific methodology—so I went looking for the version that is.
By Ellie-Mae Hammond -
WellbeingI Tried Keeping an "Everyday Delights" Journal for a Month—It Changed the Way I See My LifeYour reminder to stop and smell the flowers
By Ashleigh Spiliopoulou -
WellbeingI Lived By An Optimist Expert's Attitude Adjustment Tips For A Month—and Felt Happier, Braver and More ResilientYour checklist for living glass half full.
By Ashleigh Spiliopoulou -
WellbeingI Cut Back on Studio Pilates, Expensive Salads and Skincare in Favour of Weekly Therapy—Nine Months On, My Honest ThoughtsWe’re investing more than ever in self-improvement. But are we actually feeling… improved?
By Ashleigh Spiliopoulou -
WellbeingTrust Me, I'm a Behavioural Scientist—Friendships Are One of the Most Powerful Yet Overlooked Health ToolsA love letter to the women who keep us well.
By Ellie-Mae Hammond -
WellbeingEveryone’s Trying Dopamine Menus—A Psychologist Weighs In on Whether They Actually Make You HappierI went looking for a dopamine hit—what I found was better.
By Ellie-Mae Hammond -
Health and FitnessListen Up, Doomscrollers: I Tried the ‘Phone Detox’ Device Going Viral—and Wow, It WorksThis tiny device did what my willpower couldn’t.
By Ashleigh Spiliopoulou -
Female healthIf You're Frazzled, Overworked and At Your Limit, These 5 Science-Backed Tips Can Help Avoid BurnoutYour annual leave isn’t a burnout cure: the science-backed secrets to actually recovering.
By Ellie-Mae Hammond -
LifeI Went to A&E After Trying to Take My Own Life—Here’s Why Andy Burnham's New Mental Health Centres Are a Good Start But Not a Complete SolutionMy suicide attempt showed me what happens when crisis care keeps you alive but leaves you feeling more alone. Andy Burnham’s new mental health centres could change that — but only if we rethink what happens behind their doors.
By Poppy Bilderbeck -
WellbeingTherapists Say These Are the Taboo Topics You Should Be Talking About in Therapy—But Probably Aren’tTrust me: if it feels awkward, it’s probably worth talking about.
By Ashleigh Spiliopoulou -
WellbeingA Neuroscientist Told Me to "Let It Be"—and The Mental Reframe Taught Me a Lot About Joy, Anxiety and ControlIf you're someone who over-analyses—let the science explain why, plus how to finally stop it.
By Ellie-Mae Hammond -
Health and FitnessTrust Me, I’m a Therapist—These Are the Mental Health Habits I Swear By (and the Ones I Skip)Move over, AI, these tips come human-therapist approved.
By Ashleigh Spiliopoulou -
LifeMotherhood Made Me Confront My Deepest Fear: MyselfI was raised to expect danger everywhere. Teaching my children to embrace the world meant unlearning everything I knew.
By Ilona Bannister -
Health and FitnessI Could Never Make Meditation Stick - Until I Tried This Game-Changing Free AppOne of the best free wellness tools I've tried in... years?
By Ashleigh Spiliopoulou
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