Country lawyers celebrated at Rural Issues Day
Country solicitors are helping to decrease the stigma around mental illness by supporting their clients during “an extraordinarily tough time”, this year’s Rural Issues Day…
Six minutes with Melinda Upton
Melinda Upton, former co-managing partner of DLA Piper Australia, is the newly appointed Chair of Minds Count Foundation. She tells LSJ why mental health in…
I’ll sleep when I’m dead
The badge of honour that comes with racking up long hours on very little sleep must become a thing of the past.
New research says loneliness is worse than smoking
Guilty of letting friendships slide? An emerging body of research reveals loneliness is a bigger threat to health than smoking or being overweight.
Six minutes with Mitch Wallis
Mitch Wallis is a social entrepreneur and founder of the viral online mental health movement Heart on My Sleeve. He speaks to LSJ in the lead-up…
Sunny side up
Australia’s iconic “slip, slop, slap” TV campaign has engrained in us the importance of shielding our skin from the sun’s harmful rays for more than…
Let’s do lunch
It’s time to stop working through lunch, because one of the best things you can do for your health and productivity is take a break.
Digital therapy
The use of smartphone apps to treat mental health conditions like depression and anxiety is on the rise, but how do they stack up clinically?
Doctor says poor mental health ‘worse than smoking’
The Federal Court hosted the inaugural Minds Court lecture on mental health in the legal profession on 12 November, with two inspiring speakers sharing their stories.
‘LSD saved my marriage’
Harvard Law graduate and former US Public Defender Ayelet Waldman may be the last person you would expect to be using acid.