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Languishing: The overlooked mental state between thriving and depression

10 February 2022

We can conceptualise mental health as a spectrum – with flourishing on one end and depression on the other. But what sits in the middle?

It’s called languishing.

While the term isn’t new, it’s been discusse

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From loneliness to family tensions: how to care for yourself this festive season

21 December 2020

For many of us, the holiday period is a fun, festive time to reconnect with our family and friends. Yet for others, it can create feelings of loneliness, stress and anxiety. If this sounds like you, you’re no

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How do we ask those around us if they’re okay – when faced with the unique challenges surrounding the pandemic?

21 September 2020

Each September, we use R U OK?Day to remind Aussies to check in with each other. But this year, thanks to the pandemic, we are surrounded by people going through all sorts of struggles. The isolated. The elde

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ASK CATHY: How to find hope when it all feels hopeless

13 August 2020

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Whatever your life looks like right now, you’re likely experiencing some extremes. Extreme anxiety. Extreme isolation. Extreme responsibilities. We’ve all got them. So no matter who you are – or what you do –

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Seeking truth? 7 meditation myths you need to know.

23 September 2019

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Buddhists have been doing it for millennia. Wellness bloggers have been raving about it for some time too. And now, even schoolkids learn it.

Meditation. It’s in the spotlight today more than ever. And unsur

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Feeling sad? Or caught the Winter Blues?

19 June 2019

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Winter is well and truly here. For some of us, that means hot chocolates, cozy nights by the fireplace and weekends under the doona binge watching Netflix. But for many of us, it means long, dreary days – and

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Is it possible to feel happy – every single day?

5 December 2018

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From self-help books to inspirational quotes, society has become obsessed with happiness.

And it’s no surprise why. As research reveals, being happy matters big time. Happy people are reported as more co

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