6 Ways to Manage Festive Stress (According to Psychologists & Wellness Experts)
There’s a gap between the Christmas we imagine in October — the candlelit dinners, the cosy evenings, the magical family gatherings — and the Christmas that actually happens. The one where the turkey is slightly wrong and someone says something at the table and the to-do list never fully ends and you reach January feeling […]
Why Mums Are Exhausted at Christmas — and Why That’s Not Okay
Christmas is magical. It is also, for the vast majority of mothers, utterly exhausting in a way that is rarely acknowledged and almost never discussed at the dinner table surrounded by people who have just benefited from the hours of invisible work that made the meal possible. Why mums are exhausted at Christmas — and […]
Before the New Year Reset: 7 End-of-Year Reflection Questions Backed by Psychology
There’s a particular energy at the end of the year that I’ve learned to pay attention to. It’s not quite the forced optimism of New Year’s resolutions, and it’s not the post-Christmas slump either. It’s something quieter — a natural moment of pause that most of us rush straight through on our way to setting […]
6 Ways Buddhism Recommends You Get Over Your Ex
One of the things I’ve always found compelling about Buddhist psychology is how practical it is. Not in the self-help sense — not ten steps to a better you — but practical in a deeper way: it takes suffering seriously, it observes how the mind actually works, and it offers specific, well-tested tools for working […]
According to a Child Doctor: 7 Reasons Nutrition at Night Is Essential for Children
As a parent, you’ve probably had the bedtime snack negotiation approximately ten thousand times. The child who “isn’t tired” is somehow also “starving.” The nutritious dinner consumed two hours ago has apparently evaporated. And you’re standing in the kitchen at 8:30pm wondering whether giving them a bowl of cereal is going to ruin their sleep, […]
6 Reasons Your Chunky Sister Blames Everyone But Herself
This is a difficult piece to write, because the subject it’s really about — the psychology of blame and personal accountability — is easy to discuss in the abstract and genuinely hard to apply to someone you love. If you’re reading this, you probably have someone in your life who is struggling, who seems to […]
7 Ways to Learn to Stand Up for Yourself (According to a Wellness Coach)
For many of us, standing up for ourselves is the thing we know we should do — and the thing we most struggle to actually do. We rehearse the words in our head. We imagine the conversation perfectly. And then, in the moment, we soften our position, apologise when we don’t mean it, or say […]
Am I the Problem? 7 Reasons Psychology Might Be Trying to Tell You Yes
Wondering if you are the problem in your relationships? Psychology reveals 7 honest signs you may be repeating patterns — and how to finally break the cycle.
7 Reasons Behavioral Kids Need Routine
If you’re parenting a child who finds everyday life disproportionately challenging — whose emotional regulation is unpredictable, whose responses to transition or uncertainty can be intense — you’ve probably heard “routine” mentioned more times than you can count. From teachers, from paediatricians, from every parenting article you’ve found at midnight during a particularly hard week. […]
6 Reasons Why Ozempic Killed the Body Confidence Movement (According to Psychologists)
When Ozempic first hit mainstream culture, it was celebrated as a medical breakthrough. But something else happened alongside the weight loss headlines — a quiet, devastating shift in how we talk about bodies. Suddenly, the body positivity movement that had fought so hard to be seen seemed to be losing ground. Thin was back in, […]