In what could be considered a ground-breaking study for mental illness, scientists have discovered a link between mothers and their daughters’ depression. Science Daily reported that in a study done
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Read MoreMums on Drugs: One Mother’s Struggle with Depression Now before you paint a sordid picture of me sitting amongst my children, watching play school and “puffing with the magic dragon”,
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Read MoreThere’s nothing new about anxiety. Yet despite its relative commonality in the Australian population there’s still so much we don’t know about how to really help someone dealing with the condition.
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Read MoreReading articles about child abuse and seeing footage of it on our television is devastating. As a mother especially, it just breaks my heart. The same question arises each and
Read MorePeople experience anxiety for all kinds of reasons. They might be worried about work, upset about money, panicked about their love life or scared about their health. Life certainly provides a
Read MoreA new global study has revealed that Australian teenagers are among the world’s most stressed and bullied. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development survey has showed that teenagers from Australia suffer
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Read MoreJust imagine for a moment that your teenage daughter, sent out on an errand to the shops is late home. You are clock watching, your mind is conjuring up all
Read MoreNegative emotions can suck your energy, ruin your day, week or month, and make it hard to cope with real life. Depression and anxiety seem to go hand-in-hand for a lot of
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