Mental Health

News and features on the topic of mental health, including pieces on anxiety, depression, OCD, burnout, and stress.

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6 nervous system regulation techniques to relieve anxiety (that have nothing to do with meditation)

By Lauren Geall

10 hours ago

Top 5 Stories

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Is the ‘anxiety economy’ making us more anxious?

Why your brain feels like mush when you return to work after a bank holiday

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Why your brain feels like mush when you return to work after a bank holiday

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How to *actually* unwind and reset this Easter bank holiday

May bank holiday: the unexpected psychological impact of a long weekend

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The psychological reason why long weekends are so good for us

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Doctors swear by the 20-5-3 nature rule for better wellness – here’s why

It can be easy to slip into categories of ‘good’, ‘bad’, ‘right’, or ‘wrong without taking account of all the grey areas in between.

Are you guilty of all-or-nothing thinking? This is how it could be harming you

8 days ago

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Walking yoga is going to be huge this summer – here’s how to get started

12 days ago

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Understimulated and uninspired at work? You could be experiencing ‘rust-out’

14 days ago

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These are our 4 key recommendations for better miscarriage care in the UK

15 days ago

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How to get 2 months off work in 2025 with only 27 days of leave

16 days ago

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The joy prescription: a 2-week guide to bringing more joy into your life

By Shahed Ezaydi

18 days ago

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How to survive divorcing a narcissist, according to a psychotherapist

20 days ago

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7 of the best self-care subscription boxes to boost your wellbeing

22 days ago

Boreout: how to spot the tell-tale signs and what you can do about it

Underwhelmed and exhausted at work? You could be dealing with boreout

23 days ago

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6 simple lifestyle habits that’ll slow down brain ageing and decline (and why you need to start now)

23 days ago

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Is it possible to up your resilience? 3 experts on how to stop minor issues from becoming a crisis

By Natalie Morris

24 days ago

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Are you ‘trauma dumping’ on your friends without realising?

25 days ago

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5 years on, it’s OK if you’re not ‘over’ 2020… and you’re not the only one

27 days ago

Emma Vogelmann

“Disabled motherhood shouldn’t be headline news, but it was for me”

27 days ago

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“Antenatal depression knocked me sideways – why didn’t anyone warn me before I got pregnant?”

28 days ago

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Is dunking your face in a bowl of ice water actually good for your wellbeing?

By Lauren Geall

29 days ago