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Is Mindless Mouth Biting Linked To Anxiety?
by Alicia Lansom
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Can These SAD Lamps & Wake-Up Lights Beat The Winter Blues? We Found Out
Cory Stieg
16 Jan 2023
Horoscopes
Your Horoscope This Week: 15th to 21st January, 2023
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15 Jan 2023
Wellness
Wellness Culture Won’t Save Us. It’s Only Making Us More Sick
Sadhbh O'Sullivan
11 Jan 2023
Mind
Why Your Perpetual Dissatisfaction Can Actually Be A Good Thing
The pursuit of happiness is a pillar of modern life, particularly as the pandemic pushed many of us to reevaluate what’s important to us. Where we’ve g
by Pema Bakshi
Wellness
Can Lucid Dreaming Improve My Waking Life?
My first experience of lucid dreaming was, like many nighttime visions, both exceptional and banal. I was standing at Haggerston Overground station in Lond
by Anna Samson
Wellness
The Problem With Saying ‘We All Have Mental Health’
It’s often said that attitudes towards mental health are changing for the better and yet what we mean by the term ‘mental health’ remains vag
by Daisy Schofield
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Mind
2022: A Year In Mental Health Through The Eyes Of Therapists
2022 has been far from a reprieve from the beginning of this decade. We may have had fewer lockdowns and the most freedom of movement since pre-COVID days
by Sadhbh O'Sullivan
Wellness
How To Break Up With 2022 The Right Way
2022 is nearly done and as December races towards its snowy finale, it’s time to kiss goodbye to this year.  There will be parts of us desperate to
by Ellie Broughton
Wellness
The Baffling Science Of Adult Sleep Talking
Most sleep talkers are blissfully unaware of their condition. We’re deep in dreamland and apart from the odd sleep-scream that wakes us up from our slumb
by Maggie Zhou
Wellness
When To Trust Your Gut Instinct (& When To Ignore It)
‘Gut instinct’ is a term that holds an almost mystical quality, speaking to a sense we might feel for what is right or wrong: an action, a deci
by Eleanor Morgan
Unbothered
TikTok Says “Ugly” Is In — But Who Actually Gets To Be Ugly?
If there is one celebrity I am really enjoying at the moment it’s Julia Fox; she’s cracked the code of being a celebrity, playing the role and doing it
by Jackie Adedeji
Wellness
Don’t Fall For The Christmas Happiness Trap
The movies, the ads, the perfectly curated Instagram pictures of decorations, wrapped presents, and matching family jammies all fuel this idea of what we t
by Elizabeth Gulino
Mind
Ask A Therapist: I Feel Left Out Because I Can’t Afford What My F...
Ever wondered what you’d say to a therapist, given the chance? We asked Dr Sheri Jacobson, a retired psychotherapist with over 17 year
by Sadhbh O'Sullivan
Mind
I Stopped Chasing Happiness & You Should, Too
I remember, with the sort of clarity reserved for those pivotal moments in life during which, you later realise, a huge change was underway, the card I was
by Vicky Spratt
Mental Health Awareness
“You’re My Favourite Person”: When Love Turns T...
Warning: This article mentions suicide. Throughout my life I have become fixated on specific people. In hindsight I see them as regular people but at the t
by Zuva Seven
Wellness
Ask A Therapist: My Friends Are Moving On Without Me. How Do I Cope?
Ever wondered what you’d say to a therapist, given the chance? We asked Dr Sheri Jacobson, a retired psychotherapist with over 17 years’ clinic
by Sadhbh O'Sullivan
Wellness
Why Is Everyone Feeling So ‘Stuck’ Right Now?
If you feel like you’re in a funk at the moment, you’re not alone. But simply recognising that you’re feeling stuck is a great step on the path to fe
by Mary Spillane
Living
The Truth About Toxic Friendships
“She showed me a lot of affection and interest when we first met, and we bonded over our shared love of books and writing,” recalls Claire*, 27
by Natalie Gil
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There Are Different Types Of Loneliness. Which One Are You Strugg...
There are three words I’d use to describe recent years. The first is obviously ‘lockdown‘. Despite only using it once or twice before thi
by Aoife Clements
Work & Money
How ADHD Makes Money More Complicated For Women
“Ever since I started getting pocket money I’ve struggled with impulse spending. I’ve also struggled with budgeting because the idea alone felt e
by Natalie Gil
Wellness
No One Tells You About the Gut-Wrenching Loneliness of the First ...
For somewhere around three months, usually longer, you are invisibly pregnant. Your stomach doesn’t yet betray the geyser of life involuntarily erupting
by Kira Cook
Wellness
I’m An Asian Woman & My Travel Anxiety Is At An All-Time High
I’m bawling alone on some church steps in the middle of a European city. I haven’t cried this hard in months. What triggered it seems insignificant
by Louise Cheer
Wellness
I Tried Meditation For Chronic Pain
As someone who, like Dan, knows what it’s like to struggle to put socks on, I’m willing to give it a go.
by Lucia Osborne-Cro...
Wellness
My Stoma Saved My Life – But Really Damaged My Mental Health
Over 100,000 people in the UK have a stoma. Deriving from the ancient Greek word for ‘opening’, it is the result of either a colostomy or an il
by Sadhbh O'Sullivan
Alcohol & Culture
How Society Makes Women Regret Drinking More Than Men
“As a woman, you grow up being taught to be polite and respectful. To behave a particular way, listen as much as you talk and act a certain way in co
by David Hillier
Wellness
My Therapist Recommended I Get Back Into BDSM
My life has been dictated by extreme mood swings, chronic feelings of emptiness, tumultuous relationships, obsessive love and persistent suicidal thoughts
by Megan Wallace
Wellness
Therapists Shouldn’t Be Posting About Clients On Twitter
In many ways, therapist Kristina Virro’s short, snappy content unpacking pop psychology topics is typical of #TherapyTok. From coping with burnout to set
by Daisy Schofield
Body
I Didn’t Brush My Teeth For 6 Months Because Of Trauma
Cleanliness, as the saying goes, is next to godliness. Good hygiene is held up as not only a social norm but a moral good. This message comes across in a w
by Sadhbh O'Sullivan
Wellness
My ‘Viral Fairytale Romance’ Was Actually A BPD Break...
March 2020 seems like yesterday and a million years ago all at once. COVID-19 had started to spread around the UK but life was cautiously carrying on as no
by Thea de Gallier
Home
It’s Not Just You – House Sharing Actually Makes You Miserable
Imagine not having real control over when you can pee, how clean your kitchen is, or how the room you sleep in is decorated. Well, actually, don’t imagin
by Sadhbh O'Sullivan
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