Meditation

Meditation can help you with your physical and mental health. Learn more about meditation, how to meditate and how you can incorporate into your day.

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Smiling Mind

Smiling Mind is a free app designed to help reduce stress and improve your wellbeing.

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Mindfulness

Research shows that mindfulness – focusing on the present - can improve memory and reduce stress, and it's a skill that anyone can practise.

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Feeling restless

Restlessness may affect you mentally or physically. If depression or anxiety are causing you to feel restless, here are some tips that may help.

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Work-related stress

Too much stress at work can affect you professionally and personally. Understand how work-related stress can affect you and how to manage it.

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Overcoming addiction

Recovering from an addiction is a gradual process. It may take a few attempts. Rehabilitation is easier with support to help you deal with symptoms.

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Building resilience

Setbacks, failures and stress are all part of normal life. Resilience is the ability to cope with difficult times and ‘bounce back’ from adversity.

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Health benefits of yoga and Pilates

Considering yoga? Here are many of the answers to common yoga questions, including how it can benefit your health and how to find a class.

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Relaxation techniques for stress relief

Relaxation can help relieve the symptoms of stress. Learn how relaxation can help you to calm down and manage stressful situations.

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Phobias - an overview

Phobias are unreasonable fears of something social or specific. They usually respond to treatment. Learn about phobia types, diagnosis and support.

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Stress in young people

Young people report higher stress levels - and for different reasons - than older Australians. Learn more here.

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Pain-relief medicines

Pain relief medicines include over-the-counter and prescription medicines. Learn about their side effects as well as when and when not to use them.

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Dopamine

Dopamine is a chemical messenger in the brain with many roles. Imbalances are related to mental illness, addiction and Parkinson’s disease.

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Huntington's disease

Huntington's affects the nervous system and worsens over time. Symptoms include difficulty controlling limbs and cognitive and emotional changes.

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Panic attacks and panic disorder

Panic attacks and panic disorders have distinct features that set them apart, read more to learn how to identify symptoms of each condition.

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Psychotherapy

Psychotherapy is a group of therapies to help someone change thinking patterns and improve their coping skills. Explore the types and benefits.

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Chinese traditional medicine

Based on ancient practices, traditional Chinese medicine uses techniques such as acupuncture, tai chi, herbal medicines and other mind body practices.

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Teeth grinding (bruxism)

Teeth grinding (bruxism) is a fairly common behaviour. Find out how you can protect your teeth from damage and what treatment is available.

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Teenage mental health

Teenagers and adolescents can suffer from mental health issues as they experience new relationships, school, study or starting a new job.

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Adrenaline

Adrenaline (epinephrine) is a natural stress hormone. It is also a medicine used in an emergency for severe allergic reactions (anaphylaxis).

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Excessive worry

We all have short bursts of worry about a hard situation, but excessive worry is constant or over-the-top and can concern multiple areas of life.

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Arthritis

Arthritis is a term for a group of conditions that affect the joints in your body. Learn more about the causes, symptoms and treatments for arthritis.

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Neuroendocrine cancers

Neuroendocrine cancers are a rare group of cancers that most commonly form in the digestive system and the lungs. Read on for symptoms and treatments.

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Sleep paralysis

Sleep paralysis is temporary loss of muscle control just after falling asleep or before waking up. Find out about its causes, symptoms and treatments.

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Nerve pain (neuralgia)

Nerve pain (neuralgia) can feel like a shooting, stabbing or burning sensation. Find out about the causes and treatments for nerve pain.

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Medicines for nerve pain

There are many different types of medicines used to help ease nerve pain. Find out more about what medicines to take from a trusted source.

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Anxiety in teenagers

Anxiety and anxiety disorders can impact your teenager’s life. Find out more about the symptoms, treatment and how to help your teen with anxiety.

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Fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia is an ongoing condition that causes generalised pain. Find out about the symptoms, causes and treatments for fibromyalgia.

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Managing period pain

Period pain (dysmenorrhoea) can make it difficult to enjoy your normal activities. Learn how to manage painful periods and when to see your doctor.

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Chronic pain

Chronic pain is pain that lasts for more than 3 months or beyond expected healing time. Learn about the causes, living with and managing chronic pain.

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