In his new book, The Brain Cliff, Dr Norman Swan outlines the science of brain ageing and strategies for staving off cognitive declineYou write that “changing the way you think about the brain cliff can literally change the way...
Read MoreRetreating from reality is a brittle way to feel better, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith. Find people who feel as you do and then face these problems togetherRead more Leading questionsI’m 21, and all my life I’ve...
Read MoreI walked faster, sure that someone was lurking somewhere. Then a taxi pulled up next to me with an older businessman in the back seatRead more in the kindness of strangers seriesThe Sydney suburb of Darlinghurst was not a safe...
Read MoreThere are so many causes here that aren’t up to him, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith. Rather than trying to change him, change the goalRead more Leading questionsI am in a relationship with a lovely man who I first...
Read MoreWhen Mitch Cairns met Agatha Gothe-Snape, he was instantly charmed. Then an absurd exchange shifted their relationship into something more than friendshipThe first time I saw Agatha she was saturated, standing in a knee-high...
Read MoreGillian Kennedy met Wade Freeman while working in a remote desert community. She was impressed by his playlists, and his generous spiritFind more stories from the moment I knew seriesIn 2007 I’d been single for a few years and...
Read MoreI disliked my first encounter with pole, but two years later my experience with the sport has made me appreciate my body and my self-determinationGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailWhen my friend Bea took up pole dancing...
Read MoreYou could try showing them the depths of what they don’t know, says advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith. Knowing what they’re missing could be a path to mutual respectRead more Leading questionsHow do I talk to grown grandsons...
Read MoreIt’s important to express your disagreement: for their sake as much as yours, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith. But first decide on what you aim to accomplishRead more Leading questionsHow do I respond to someone who...
Read MoreLynne Besant met Paul as a teenager. After 40 years apart, she discovered she still had feelings for himFind more stories from the moment I knew seriesIn the mid-60s, my family followed my father’s work to a caravan park in...
Read MoreTo avoid becoming a conflict manager, you might want to pick phrases to repeat like a broken record, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith. They might stop trying to involve youRead more Leading questionsMy brother and...
Read MoreWhen Graham Russell set out for a dip in powerful wintry surf, he had no idea the beach where he had helped save lives as a surf lifesaver would become the place where his own was changedIt was an exhilarating day in every...
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