How mindfulness helped a bunch of chronically anxious worriers
How mindfulness helped a bunch of chronically anxious worriers. Time magazine recently ran an article with the headline ‘how mindfulness helps you handle stress better’. So what you ask? Sounds like every second story spruiking mindfulness as a wonder cure these days, right? Except that the article is about research done by someone who wanted […]
Good mental health a much bigger factor in happiness than money
Good mental health a much bigger factor in happiness than money. Earlier this week Norway was named the happiest nation on earth, by the United Nations researchers, just ahead of Denmark. Northern European countries dominated, with Iceland, Finland, the Netherlands and Sweden also in the top 10; perhaps there really is something to the saying […]
The Power of apps for improving mental health
The Power of apps for improving mental health. The idea that an app could replace face-to-face doctor’s appointments or be recommended over prescribed treatments for mental illnesses such as depression and anxiety is abhorrent to most of us.
When mindfulness might not work
When mindfulness might not work. Unless you’ve been living under a rock you will know the word ‘mindfulness’ has quite a buzz about it. CEOs are into it, so are talk show hosts, pop stars, famous actors, sports stars and lately it’s being rolled out in corporate wellness programs for thousands of stressed-out employees. There […]
Proven: the power of mindfulness over bad financial decisions
Proven: the power of mindfulness over bad financial decisions. If you’ve ever persisted with a disastrous job or relationship or PhD in the hope it will somehow get better, or ‘chased your losses’ by placing risky bets in a game of cards, you might want to pay attention.
The cost of divorce: unhealthy spending, retirement ‘bleak’, huge benefit and court costs
The cost of divorce: unhealthy spending, retirement ‘bleak’, huge benefit and court costs.
Using mindfulness practice helps reduce financial stress and strain
Using mindfulness practice helps reduce financial stress and strain. The word ‘mindfulness’ seems to be everywhere these days.
Financial wellness eluding Americans: could mindfulness help
Financial wellness eluding Americans: could mindfulness help. Financial stress is rife in the western world, perhaps no more so anywhere than the United States.
Can’t afford a comfortable retirement
Can’t afford a comfortable retirement. A huge 47 per cent of Australians between 26 and 64 – 6.1 million people – are not likely to have enough money, even accounting for superannuation, assets and the aged pension, to maintain a “comfortable standard of living” in retirement. That’s according to CommBank’s ‘Retire Ready Index’, which is […]
Employees want mental health at work taken seriously
Employees want mental health at work taken seriously. Australian employers don’t understand their employees’ major life concerns, according to a study of 500 workers and 300 bosses released in November 2016. Insurance company Metlife’s Employee Benefit Trends Study found that Australian bosses dramatically underestimated the importance of staff concerns about mental health issues. Depression, anxiety, […]