It was thought by all those around me that I was in for something special. I worked in my field for three years, and then gave it all away. Those who had looked up to me now look down on me with an expression of betrayal and disdain. I went back to university to study […]

One in five people will experience depression in their lifetime. It can be anything from a serious depressive period that lasts at least two weeks (major depression) to a less severe low mood that lasts for years (dysthymia). It can run in families, but difficult life circumstances are more likely to bring on a bout. […]

It’s a common assumption that chocolate is a positive mood enhancer but a new US research raises the question: Does chocolate stimulate happy feelings or depression? A study published this week in the Archives of Internal Medicine attempted to answer that question. Researchers from the Davis and San Diego campuses of the University of California […]

Both my husband and I have always worked and we stay in a nice house in a good area but I’ve started to feel really fed up over what we don’t have, rather than enjoying what we’ve got. One of my closest friends married a man who ended up quite wealthy and I can’t help […]

The truth is out about Ange’s relationship with her twins, and Brad. Jackie Brygel reports. It was a scene that just months ago would have seemed almost unimaginable – a smiling Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt enjoying the Venice sunshine with their 20-month-old twins, Knox and Vivienne. These happy family outings have become an increasingly […]

Around 25 per cent of Australian adults will, at some time in their lives, suffer from a diagnosable mental health problem, most prominently depression or anxiety, including phobias. And as many of these people will be parents, unfortunately some of these behaviours are bound to be passed-onto their children. “Maybe someone can’t go into lifts; […]

The drug millions of Aussies are taking – what it does for weight, sex and you! More than 12 million anti-depressant scripts a year are prescribed in Australia – and rising. But are we taking mood-enhancing meds too far? Next time you’re at an office lunch, chances are at least one or more of the […]

The only thing I ever hated about my job was having to be away from home a couple of nights a week but there are times now when I welcome it, though I would never say so to my wife, Sarah. Hearing my daughters chirp “goodnight” down the phone makes me feel bad, but then […]

Australia loves Rebecca Gibney – her Gold Logie proves that. Yet her success has masked enormous pain, as she tells Wendy Squires. It’s hard to comprehend that the story Rebecca Gibney is telling could actually have happened. It seems impossible that the bubbly actress with the twinkling periwinkle blue eyes, easy smile and contagious laugh […]

Celebrity chef Bill Granger is well-known for his upbeat personality, yet, as he reveals in an intimate interview with Sue Williams, he has suffered from depression. Lauded around the world for his happy-go-lucky, laidback Aussie style, award-winning restaurateur and TV chef Bill Granger seems to have it all. His books sell in their millions internationally, […]