LAST YEAR WAS one of poor PR for talking therapy. There was, of course, the usual kickback to so-called ‘therapy speak’ – a growing collective eye-roll at the overuse of words like ‘toxic’ and ‘narcissistic’, often to refer to people and situations we dislike, rather...
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IF YOU TAKE a GLP-1 agonist like Ozempic or Zepbound, you can see changes to your waistline and your blood sugar within weeks. What might be less obvious is how the drug is affecting your brain. Research suggests these popular weight-loss medications can influence...
Why letting go of your youth is harder than you think
I TURNED 41 a few weeks ago. Growing older was never something I was afraid of. I used to say, “we’re lucky if we get the chance to.” But if I’m being honest, there is a part of me that is starting to feel unsettled about ageing. And that’s the part that is afraid of...
Osher Günsberg on managing temper tantrums
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The subtle signs you have high-functioning anxiety
MY LIFE IS a dichotomy, in that I’ve spent years in tae kwon do, love football and rodeos, but have an affinity for frozen yoghurt and watching Netflix with a good cabernet and wood wick candles next to my cats, Thelma and Louise. I attribute my temperament to genes...
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