How to help someone experiencing a mental health crisis

Experts wish more people spotted the signs earlier: feeling overwhelmed, not feeling “like yourself,” shifts in sleep, behavior and mood. The United States has a mental health problem, data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show. More young people, especially girls, are reporting poor mental health. And while the national suicide rate […]

What creatine does for your muscles, brain and energy – and how to take it safely

Creatine. It’s been associated with muscle-obsessed gym bros and an opportunistic supplement industry keen to jump on the next health fad. But does it really work the way you’ve read, such as helping you build bigger muscles, delay fatigue during exercise, and improve cognitive performance like better memory? Here’s a look. WHAT IS CREATINE AND […]

How to Trick Your Brain Into Doing Something You’re Avoiding

We’ve all been there: It’s 6 a.m. and the very last thing you want to do is get out of bed for that way-too-early HIIT class you already paid for. Or, if you’re a remote worker like me, you know you really should go on that jog you planned your entire day around…but also, what […]

How to Meditate (Without an Om in Sight) (2026)

Launching straight back into work in the New Year can be challenging, but learning how to meditate can help you stay focused. Feel free to roll your eyes right about now, but numerous studies have shown that meditation can boost creativity, improve sleep quality, and manage stress. “Meditation is a practice to calm the brain […]

5 signs you’re overparenting—and how to raise resilient kids

It’s a familiar scene: Your kid is stuck on a problem or upset about a situation. Before they’ve even finished explaining, you swoop in with solutions. That’s what good parents do, right? But when rescuing becomes routine, it undermines the skills kids need to build confidence and resilience. As a clinical psychologist who works with […]

How to turn your inner critic into a ‘good servant’ instead of a ‘bad master’

As with any practice, consistency in small repetitions reshapes one’s mindset and, over time, ingrains the changed behaviour, Ms Mah said.  “So that even if people make a mistake, they no longer tell themselves, ‘I’m a failure’. Rather, ‘this was a learning lesson for me, this was an experiment that didn’t go so well but […]

How to survive the emotional timebomb of family at Christmas – The Irish Times

We have all dealt with a difficult person in our lives, and we are all individually almost certainly a difficult person for someone else too, it turns out. This becomes especially clear at Christmas, when families gather and discover that while the faces at the table have changed, the emotional seating plan has not. For […]

How to manage feelings of distress, fear and anxiety after the Bondi attack

Confronting footage of gunmen shooting into a crowd of people in Bondi made headlines on Sunday night. Two men killed at least 15 people in an act of terrorism, marking one of Australia’s deadliest attacks. Videos with confronting images and scenes circulated throughout the night and into the week. If you or anyone you know […]