Adult Loneliness: The Epidemic No One Wants to Name
The flat is not particularly empty. The phone is not particularly quiet. There are friends, in the technical sense — names in messaging apps, occasional…
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Mental Health & Crisis
Disordered Eating in Adulthood: When Control Becomes the Cage
For years, the relationship to food had been an island. There were the rules, which had started as health rules…
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Addiction in Young People
Cannabis-Induced Anxiety and Psychosis: Warning Signs
The pattern, in its most common form, started gently. A few times a year in late adolescence. Weekend use in…
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Mental Health & Crisis
Adult ADHD Diagnosis: Reframing a Life That Suddenly Makes Sense
The diagnosis arrived in a clinic appointment that the person had been talking themselves out of for years. There had…
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Education & Future
After University: The Identity Gap No One Warns You About
For three or four years, the structure of life had been organised around something that no longer applies. The reading…
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Mental Health & Crisis
When Your First Job Becomes Your First Career Crisis
The end came faster than anyone had warned you it might. The job had been a good one on paper,…
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Mental Health & Crisis
Failed-to-Launch: When Adult Life Begins Later Than Expected
The conversation in the family WhatsApp has taken on a particular tone over the past year. There are the polite…
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Mental Health & Crisis
When a Quarter-Life Crisis Disrupts Early Adulthood
There is a moment, somewhere between the first job and the second one, that an entire generation of adults has…
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Anxiety in Teenagers: When Worry Becomes Paralysis
Every teenager worries. About exams, friendships, the future, what people think of them — worry is a normal part of…
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Is My Teenager Depressed or Just Sad? How to Tell the Difference
Every parent knows the feeling — your teenager comes home quiet, retreats to their room, and seems distant for days.…
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Self-Harm in Teenagers: What It Means and What to Do First
Finding out your teenager is self-harming is one of the most frightening moments a parent can face. Whether you discovered…
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How to Tell Normal Teenage Behaviour from a Mental Health Crisis
Every parent has asked the question at some point: is this normal, or is something seriously wrong? Adolescence is, by…
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