Energy & Wellbeing

Physical, mental and emotional wellbeing, movement and everyday habits that help you feel more alive.

We’re told to keep moving as we age to protect our bodies, but Kelly McGonigal’s work suggests it may protect something equally precious — our capacity for joy

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The other day, I put on a song in the kitchen and started dancing. There was no plan. I wasn’t wearing activewear. My Fitbit was not consulted. I simply heard a song I loved and, before I had time to make the whole thing unnecessarily complicated, I began to move. Nothing had been solved. But […]

We’re told to keep moving as we age to protect our bodies, but Kelly McGonigal’s work suggests it may protect something equally precious — our capacity for joy Read More »

We assumed happiness and unhappiness sat at opposite ends of the same scale, the way hot and cold do on a thermometer — brain imaging research suggests they are better understood as two instruments playing at the same time

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The other morning, I was walking along the Cairns Esplanade feeling genuinely grateful for my life. The water was calm, the air was warm, and people were out walking dogs that appeared considerably more cheerful about exercising than some of their owners. At the same time, I was worried about someone I love. Both feelings

We assumed happiness and unhappiness sat at opposite ends of the same scale, the way hot and cold do on a thermometer — brain imaging research suggests they are better understood as two instruments playing at the same time Read More »

High cholesterol and hearing loss don’t feel like brain conditions, but researchers now rank them among the greatest modifiable contributors to dementia — both treatable, both widely ignored

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Most of us have a fairly clear idea of what “looking after our brain” is supposed to involve. We might do a crossword. Read. Learn something new. Stay socially connected. Perhaps take up a language or finally work out how to play Wordle without cheating. But have your cholesterol checked? Get your hearing tested? They

High cholesterol and hearing loss don’t feel like brain conditions, but researchers now rank them among the greatest modifiable contributors to dementia — both treatable, both widely ignored Read More »

The anti-aging tool most people overlook isn’t a supplement or a strict routine — it may be travel

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There’s something almost magical about the way travel wakes us up. I don’t just mean the big trips, the bucket-list adventures, or the carefully planned holidays with beautiful hotels and perfect views. I mean the simpler, quieter kind of travel too — walking down an unfamiliar street, tasting food you didn’t cook yourself, hearing a

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Research suggests the people who seem most at peace when they get home from work often share one overlooked habit: they close their workspace the way you’d close a book you’ll return to tomorrow

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The small ritual of closing your workspace with intention may be the overlooked habit that separates people who carry stress home from those who actually leave it behind.

Research suggests the people who seem most at peace when they get home from work often share one overlooked habit: they close their workspace the way you’d close a book you’ll return to tomorrow Read More »