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Psychologies UK
Going Dutch?
Extra courage needed before a third of us are prepared to dance
1 min |
December 2025
Psychologies UK
Your alternative Christmas treats
Enjoy some mindful moments and fill your soul as well your stomach with these tasty, healthy snacks
1 min |
December 2025
Psychologies UK
JOY IS FOR LIFE, not just for Christmas...
Almost every Christmas carol speaks of joy and exultation. Adverts at this time of year depict friends and family wearing sequins, festive sweaters, and open-mouthed smiles as they bustle around homes decked in sparkling lights and vibrant golds and greens.
5 min |
December 2025
Psychologies UK
Why can your family always PUSH YOUR BUTTONS?
What is it about that trip ‘home’? You might have spent the past 12 months negotiating pay rises, planning projects, balancing family calendars. Yet within minutes of stepping over your parents’ threshold, you're back to teenage you — cringing at your brother's annoying jokes, bristling at your dad's questions, eating crisps before dinner.
4 min |
December 2025
Psychologies UK
Beetroot, tangerine and feta Christmas wreath salad
A celebration of colour, balance, and mindful nourishment — this salad brings together sweet, earthy, and tangy notes in harmony.
1 min |
December 2025
Psychologies UK
The Science of Wellbeing:
Each month, Ali Roff Farrar explores the deep and mysterious realms of psychology and neuroscience, to help us reach greater levels of wellbeing in both body and mind...
2 min |
December 2025
Psychologies UK
Males even favoured as embryos!
Scientists unpick why boys are more likely to be conceived through IVF
1 min |
December 2025
Psychologies UK
Expert comment: The most common skincare dilemmas (and how to solve them)
Expert Dr Kiran Juneja from Face Teeth Smile (faceteethsmile.com) helps us with the issues we commonly face with our skin.
2 min |
December 2025
Psychologies UK
Pressure to lose weight on the rise
Of women surveyed in the UK said they reported feeling more pressure to lose weight than they did two years ago, and 31% believe changing body trends have influenced the pressure to lose weight, with many turning to weight-loss injections.
1 min |
December 2025
Psychologies UK
Transform lives – become an Ollie Coach!
Become an inspirational force in children's emotional wellbeing
1 min |
December 2025
Psychologies UK
Creating my own light
As the days grow shorter and darker, Caro seeks out ways to sit more comfortably in the dark while also enjoying the chinks of brightness that she manages to find.
3 min |
December 2025
Psychologies UK
Escaping Christmas comparisons
Emma Cooling on navigating the pressure
4 min |
December 2025
Psychologies UK
Stepping through the looking glass with Alice
After receiving a late diagnosis of ADHD, last month Alice was feeling angry and confused. But now she's back, and she can't stop smiling...
3 min |
December 2025
Psychologies UK
Make the season yours
A blueprint for doing Christmas differently
3 min |
December 2025
Psychologies UK
Not quite the CHRISTMAS you asked for
For weeks before December arrives, the world begins its annual transformation: fairy lights bloom across shopfronts, Christmas music hums from every speaker, and adverts beam families clasping hands beneath snow that never melts.
6 min |
December 2025
Psychologies UK
'Tis the season to be selfish!
So often we treat Christmas as a time for others, then wonder why we're exhausted at the end of it...
2 min |
December 2025
Psychologies UK
Write to us!
We want to know what you think, how you feel, and what you've seen!
1 min |
December 2025
Psychologies UK
Not-so-fantastic plastic
New study finds micro-plastics could be leading to cognitive decline
1 min |
December 2025
Psychologies UK
The psychological power of a RED LIP
Opting for a bright shade of lipstick, or an extra-long flick of your eyeliner isn't necessarily self-indulgent. It can be a healthy form of emotional armour this season.
4 min |
December 2025
Psychologies UK
Log burners 'as bad as smoking
Time to find a new way to decorate the fireplace, as log burners are harmful to lungs, say scientists
1 min |
December 2025
Psychologies UK
Hope isn't naïve. It's moral courage.
When the Rt Hon Dame Jacinda Ardern sits down to talk about the film that charts her time as Prime Minister of New Zealand, her first words are not political but emotional. 'I've only seen it once,' she says quietly. 'Because it's so accurate — and so intimate — it takes me right back there.'
7 min |
December 2025
Psychologies UK
The dual process model of adjustment
When we experience a loss or change, we move back and forth between two kinds of coping: loss-focused and restoration-focused.
1 min |
December 2025
Psychologies UK
What stops you doing Christmas differently?
Circle the answers that most closely apply to you, then add up the symbols. Read the section (or sections) you circled most, to discover what's holding you back - and how to break free.
1 min |
December 2025
Psychologies UK
Winter vegetable crumble
Rick Stein shares his favourite veggie dish to keep us warm in the deep midwinter
1 min |
December 2025
Psychologies UK
Good enough is more than enough
The pressure to get it right steals our joy. Here's how to take it back.
4 min |
December 2025
Psychologies UK
Amanda Owen
Better known as the Yorkshire Shepherdess, the TV star and bestselling author reveals how becoming a farmer has brought her a sense of peace — and unexpected opportunities
2 min |
December 2025
Psychologies UK
Warm spiced apple cider in real apple cups
A fragrant, antioxidant-rich drink that soothes the nervous system and invites stillness — perfect for slow winter evenings.
1 min |
December 2025
Psychologies UK
Information is power, but are we being exploited?
Fears women are being taken advantage of in 'menopause gold rush'
1 min |
December 2025
Psychologies UK
Giving girls a sporting chance
Team games add up to huge benefit in the job market, but too many girls are missing out
1 min |
December 2025
Psychologies UK
End the year MORE LOVED UP than ever!
If the movies are anything to go by, we're entering one of the most romantic times of the year.
5 min |