This article is originally published by BBC. When the BBC launched the Loneliness Experiment on Valentine's Day 2018 a staggering 55,000 people from around the world completed the survey, making it the largest study of loneliness yet. Claudia Hammond, who instigated the project, looks at the findings and spoke to three people about their experiences … Continue reading ‘I’m surrounded by people – but I feel so lonely’
This article is written by Garry Maddox and is originally published by The Sydney Morning Herald. While not a household name, Neil Pigot has racked up an impressive list of credits in a 35-year acting career. He has been in Blue Heelers and The Kettering Incident on TV, such films as The Dish and Red Dog and played major roles for the Sydney and … Continue reading Depression, poverty and bad teeth: performers really do suffer for art
This article is written by Ariel Bogle and is originally published by ABC News. Anna* knows the one spot on her commute where she'll have to put her phone down: when the train darts through a tunnel. Otherwise, she's online. Deleting trolls, and doing her best to hold together the threads of other people's lives. … Continue reading When people go online with suicidal thoughts, who’s there to help?
This article is written by Sarah Godfrey. Psychologist and Director of Moving Mindsets. You can read the original article on their website. If there is one life changing event we choose to have it must be the decision to have a child. The excitement, responsibility, hope, changes to lifestyle, time, impact on our existing relationships … Continue reading After The Birth of Your Baby – Post Natal Depression in Women and Men
This article is originally published in The Guardian. People who experience disrupted 24-hour cycles of rest and activity are more likely to have mood disorders, lower levels of happiness and greater feelings of loneliness, research suggests. While the study does not reveal whether disruptions to circadian rhythms are a cause of mental health problems, a … Continue reading Disruption of daily rhythms linked to mental health problems
