Psychology
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‘It makes you want to throw your phone in the bin’: The film turning teens off social media
Almost instantaneously, the bombshell Netflix documentary, The Social Dilemma, changed her relationship with the platforms upon which her generation grew…
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How the empty chair method can help
First, she told us students that she had decided not to have a second child. John Malouff The Canberra Times…
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3 keys to meaningful work: an employer who cares about the environment, society and you
Given this, most of us want work that’s more than just a source of income. Authors The Conversation We want…
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Coronavirus ‘long-haulers’ are coming together in communities online in search of answers
But seven weeks after contracting COVID-19, the former fencer says she’s still struggling talk or walk quickly. Maani Truu SBS…
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Three-quarters of veteran compensation decisions are overturned or changed when appealed
Data compiled earlier this year suggests DVA is having close to 80 per cent of its rulings overturned or adjusted…
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Mindfulness changed Brad’s life, but the movement has been ‘hijacked’
For years, Brad Moore couldn’t receive a hug from his children without recoiling. And if he tried to put on…
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How a lifetime of adventure helped Erling Kagge harness the power of silence
One foot in front of the other, again and again, for 1,300 kilometres. Authors ABC News He was alone… How…
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How many friends do we need to be happy?
These days, I only ever open that app if I’m hit with a sudden desire to know what Stephanie or…
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Rise in number of British soldiers being sacked for drug use
Hundreds of British army personnel are being dismissed every year after testing positive for drugs in compulsory tests, with the…
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Give students hope amid coronavirus mental health crisis, experts urge
Parents and teachers are increasingly worried about the welfare of senior students as their rites of passage are cancelled, the…
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Lebanese public health crisis includes trauma, mental health after explosion
On Aug. 4, Diana Saccal, 55, was alone doing some chores at her house in Hamra, located 3½ kilometers (2…
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‘No one would even know if I had died in my room’: coronavirus leaves international students in dire straits
Our surveys of these students before and during the pandemic show it has made their already precarious situations much worse.…
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‘No one is truly there to help’: why so little is known about the reasons people go missing
Mary, who has gone missing four times in the last few years, responded, I just wanted someone to ask if…
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Australian gymnasts reveal horror stories of abuse
Former Australian gymnasts have gone public with an avalanche of horror stories about physical and emotional abuse to shine a…
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What does the ‘new normal’ look like for women’s safety in cities?
Women’s perception of safety – as opposed to their risk of experiencing gendered violence or crime – very much determines…
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Disagreeability, neuroticism and stress: what drives panic buying during the COVID-19 pandemic
The Victorian government has reimposed stay-at-home restrictions on 36 of Melbourne’s 321 suburbs in response. Peter O’Connor, Jeromy Anglim, Luke…
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