Health & wellbeing
Art could save your life! Five creative ways to make 2026 happier, healthier and more hopeful
For some reason, we have collectively agreed that new year is the time to reinvent ourselves. The problem, for many...
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The perfect way to switch off from work: the secret to a daily de-stress routine
Marilyn Monroe once said: “A career is wonderful, but you can’t curl up with it on a cold night.” Only...
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The perfect way to do nothing: how to embrace the art of idling
On a rainy afternoon last weekend, plans got cancelled and I found myself at a loose end. Given that I’m...
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Is it true that … going out when it is chilly can make you catch a cold?
Is spending too much time outside on chilly days to blame for coughs and runny noses? Not exactly. “Colds are...
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Kindness of strangers: I was ill and about to miss my flight when a well-dressed man helped me to the airport
Twelve years ago, I was in Queanbeyan to see a specialist for my chronic health condition. I was headed home...
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Can you really fake it to make it?
Can you really fake it to make it? Does bluffing – or even, arguably, “manifesting” lead to success? – Gareth...
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As a student, he was involved in a drunk-driving incident that killed a cyclist. Years later he would become expert in the healing powers of guilt
Fuelled by the relief of having finished end-of-year exams, the pleasure of a warm late spring evening and quite a lot...
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My friend has cancer and talks of ending her life. Should I tell her family? | Annalisa Barbieri
I am in my 80s and an old friend has several health issues. She will probably die in the not...
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Doomscrolling, people pleasing and low-fat foods? Life’s too short! Nine writers on what they won’t bother with this year
Life’s to short to … use a smartphoneRutger Bregman, authorView image in fullscreenFor years, I told myself I could manage...
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‘They don’t have a nice socket structure’: how to really look after your knees
Of all the lower body joints, the knee is probably the one most likely to send you to the physiotherapist.“It...
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