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Shelley Bridgeman: Are you 'almost alcoholic'?
Some experts claim that there may be an entire spectrum of possibilities that lie between the non-alcoholic and the alcoholic…
Louise Thompson: Overcoming emotional eating: boredom
Continuing from last week, let's look at another reason we typically overeat - boredom. We use food as entertainment. We…
Grant Allen: Tiny and so tasty (+recipes)
The Port Waikato whitebait crown is hotly contested, says Grant Allen.
Shelley Bridgeman: Have you photographed a crying baby?
In a world in which social media sites are full of photographs depicting clichéd "happy family" scenes, it's refreshing…
Shelley Bridgeman: Do you feel like a fraud?
Have you experienced impostor syndrome? How did you choose to deal with it? Is hiding it or revealing it the best approach?…
Grant Allen: Kitchen confidences (+recipes)
Longstanding mates Margot and Mel are the toast of London, finds Grant Allen.
Blog: Overcoming comfort eating
Using food as a sadness distractor is well-documented. Think back to Bridget Jones and her Darcy-less weekends of icecream…
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Rebecca Kamm: Hijab-wearing rapper speaks up for women
Women's World News welcomes you once again. Today: Egypt, Afghanistan, Rome and the UK - grim alerts mixed in with lighter things, as unrolls life just generally.
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Shelley Bridgeman: Do you believe in magnetic therapy?
It's claimed that sleeping on a BioMag - that is, a wool layer with ceramic magnets sewn into it - can ease pain.
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Louise Thompson: Overcoming emotional eating: rewards
Emotional eating is when we feel compelled to eat even though we are not physically hungry.
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Grant Allen: Barbie with the boys (+recipes)
Bite-sized barbecue meals allow guests to mix and mingle, says Grant Allen.
Greg Dixon: What the @#$% did you say?
You hear it in the streets. You hear it on the television. If you're unlucky you might even hear it from your kids. Swearing, cursing, profanity - call it what you will - is now so common you're unlikely to get through a…
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Feminism the new 'f' word?
From the way it sounds, to the baggage it carries and the way we use it, director/writer Joss Whedon hates the word “feminist.”
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What's the point of Voicemail?
What do you think of voicemail messages? Do you leave them? Do you retrieve them?
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Rebecca Kamm: The couple sharing their fights online
Every time Claire Meyer and Alan Linic have a fight, the pair tweet its trigger as a one-liner, and in doing so broadcast a dynamic we rarely get to witness.
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Blog: What is happiness?
How do you define happiness? Do you think high expectations can compromise it? Are our children destined to be less happy than we are?
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Politics: Who cares about poverty?
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Is it any wonder that poverty tends to be put in the 'too hard' basket, asks politics blogger Bryce…
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