WE'VE ALL BEEN there. Sunday afternoon, phone in hand, dopamine depleted, when the algorithm serves up something that stops the doom scroll. For me, it was a young woman in her mother's basement holding up a book called Psycho-Cybernetics – telling me it would change...
IT'S A GROSS cliché, but you never forget your first match. I remember stepping into the simmering hum of a football stadium, seven years old, wearing my older brother’s oversized replica shirt and clutching a match-day program so tight the ink was almost staining my...
IT TURNS OUT man’s best friend is also your mind’s bestie, too. That's because a dog is far more effective in motivating you to get off the couch and get moving than any personal trainer you can find, according to new research commissioned by Asics. In The Mind’s Best...
MOST PEOPLE MIGHT assume that mental health professionals, such as a psychologist like myself, have their own mental health perfectly under control. While that might be true most of the time, the reality is, mental health affects all of us. Despite being well versed...
WHEN ALEX NOBLE appears on my screen for our interview, my first impression is that I might have accidently intruded on a video link with the actor Cillian Murphy. There’s the same soulful eyes, prominent cheekbones, an arresting presence and perhaps a little of the...
Three years after coming out and becoming the world’s only openly gay top-flight footballer, Ralph Lauren ambassador Josh Cavallo talks recovering from injury, his go-to fragrance and how much work still needs to be done before the game he loves can truly be called inclusive
We sat down with the leader of ‘Run For Rob’ to find out the story behind one of Movember’s most successful fundraising teams
Worried your partner is struggling to cope with stress and anxiety? A clinical psychologist breaks down how you can navigate the tricky subject of supporting a loved one suffering from mental ill-health
A look into the impact of the digital world.
Stress is both inevitable and necessary to high performance. But what happens if you start to crave a cortisol spike?
From the sweaty distress of a sauna to the lung-busting pain of a HIIT workout, overcoming testing situations can come down to the way you talk to yourself
It should come as no surprise that some quality R&R on a holiday is good for your mental health. But according to new research, simply booking one will also do the trick
As science uncovers more about the true driving forces behind our appetites and urges, a new theory has emerged: what if ‘willpower’ doesn’t actually exist at all?
It's important not to ignore these signs.
An unexpected lesson in masculinity – through gardening
The key to managing your mental health in rocky times could be to look at what you have influence over and what you don’t
Look carefully, because not all of them are obvious
