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Coming Out Fixed My Broken Relationship With Money
Amanda Smith
6 Jul. 2022
Wellness
My Boyfriend Is Bulimic: Dating A Man With An Eating Disorder
Kate Leaver
5 Jul. 2022
Mind
How To Actually Convince Yourself To Start Meditating
Sarah Jacoby
4 Jul. 2022
Wellness
I Went To A Sound Healing Class & Left With Mixed Feelings
I have no idea what to expect when I sign up for my first sound healing class. I’m someone who is ‘wellness curious’ in the sense that I’m open and
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Maggie Zhou
Wellness
Our Obsession With Sleeping Well Is Stopping Us From Sleeping
For many of us, a midweek morning routine consists of a couple of alarm snoozes, a fairly lengthy Instagram scroll, a cup of tea and a hefty dose of dry sh
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Tor Cardona
Wellness
I Have A Chronic Illness But Online I’m Accused Of Faking It
In the age of information, misinformation and all the grey areas that lie in between, what chronic illness looks like is being shaped before our very eyes.
by
Katie Baskerville
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Mind
There Are Actually 4 Types Of Introverts
Since Carl Jung’s initial work on the subject in 1923, the introverts vs. extroverts debate has come a long way. As we know now, there is so much mor
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Pema Bakshi
Work & Money
Burnout Levels Are Higher Than Ever — So Why Is No One Listening?
Beyoncé has now entered the burnout chat. In her recent single drop, ‘Break My Soul’ — a taste of her upcoming seventh album, Renaissance, t
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Pema Bakshi
Wellness
What It Means If You Dream That You’re Pregnant
Maybe you’re taking a pregnancy test. Maybe you’re on your way to the delivery room. Maybe you’re just hanging out, being pregnant and en
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Sara Coughlin
Mind
Why You Should Take Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) Seriously
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) was first described in the ‘80s, although the ‘winter blues’ have been written about for centuries. SAD is
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Rachael Golbin
Fitness
The Dark Side Of Workout Challenges
Warning: This article contains mentions of weight loss and disordered eating behaviours. Back in 2019, personal trainer Natalie Gil (disclosure: a former c
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Sadhbh O'Sullivan
Living
The Problem With Our ‘Fexting’ Habit
In a recent interview with Harper’s Bazaar, Jill Biden, First Lady of the U.S., made a deeply relatable admission. When discussing her 45-year-long relat
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Pema Bakshi
Living
What Learning To Drive At 34 Is Really Teaching Me
In the summer of 2009, when I was 21, I drove down a highway at over 110km per hour, twice, in what I can only describe as my first real rite of adulthood.
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Vicky Spratt
Living
Yes, I’m A Late Riser, Stop Making Me Feel Lazy & Unproductive
My New Year’s resolution was to get up early. Notice the past tense in that sentence. Four days into said new year, I clambered out of bed at 11am again
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Stevie Martin
Wellness
Why Are So Many Women Suddenly Being Diagnosed With ADHD?
Are you struggling to focus? Finding it hard to concentrate on one thing or read for more than 30 seconds without picking up your phone? Do you feel like y
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Dr Sanah Ahsan
Living
Ask A Therapist: How Can I Stop Unloading My Anxieties On Others?
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
Mind
Can You Have Too Much Therapy?
“What would Cecelia think? I have my therapist’s voice in my head a lot when I’m considering doing something ‘bad’,” says 27-ye
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Becky Burgum
Living
Why I’m Embracing My ‘No Thoughts’ Era
I’ll set the scene. It’s midweek, and you’re slightly tipsy on another Hinge date and too far from home when the dreaded question comes: “So, w
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Olivia Allen
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Wellness
Please Stop Saying ‘Try Not To Think About It’
As someone who suffers from anxiety, few phrases infuriate me more than ‘try not to think about it’. I particularly loathe being told this when
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Kushie Amin
Living
How TikTok’s Four Quarters Method Can Boost Your Productivity & M...
If you’re anything like us, motivation is easily lost when faced with the most minor of inconveniences. Telling ourselves that even the smallest setb
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Pema Bakshi
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
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Sadhbh O'Sullivan
Mind
A Psychologist’s Simple Formula For Practicing Self-Kindness
It’s often said that the most important relationship we have in life, is the one we have with ourselves. And as Nancy Myers as that all sounds, we have t
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Pema Bakshi
Relationships
3 Women Share What Happened
After
They Had Breakup Sex
Laura knew her brief relationship with work colleague Jack was over when he admitted he was “still in love with his ex” while they were at the train st
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Kimberley Bond
Anxiety
Are You Socially Awkward? Here’s What To Do About It
Calling your primary school teacher “mum.” Farting in a yoga class. Liking an ex’s Instagram from 53 weeks ago. Waving at a person who de
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Cory Stieg
Wellness
How To Avoid Diet Culture & Learn To Eat Intuitively
At Refinery29 Australia, we’re here to help you navigate this overwhelming world of stuff. All of our picks are independently selected and curated by the
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Laura Thomas PhD ...
Instagram
‘Before & After’ Accounts Shame Women But We Can̵...
In 2007, magazines plastered paparazzi pictures of Tyra Banks in a swimsuit, under headlines “Thigh-ra Banks”, “America’s Next Top
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Ruchira Sharma
Relationships
Pre-Commitment Therapy Is Now A Thing
Couples therapy isn’t the first thing that springs to mind when we think of love’s young dream. Weddings and first kisses get plenty of air time but th
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Lizzie Cernik
Mind
Is Sexual Perfectionism Holding You Back In The Boudoir?
Perfectionism is a well-documented personality trait that can vary from somewhat healthy to… not so healthy. We often hear about the need to have eve
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Pema Bakshi
Living
Our Smooth Brained Future: The Rise Of The New Age Bimbo
“No Thoughts. Head Empty. Just Vibes” is 2022’s version of “Keep Calm and Carry On.” After spending all year calculating the potentially deadly c
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Michelle Santiago...
Mind
When Your Intrusive Thoughts Are So Taboo, You Feel Like You Can&...
I first heard about ‘Pure O’ when a friend told me her sister had to take a year out of university due to having traumatic, intrusive thoughts about ch
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Diyora Shadijanova
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