What happens when six women get together to talk about self-confidence? Author and political activist Gloria Steinem was on to something when she said: “The first problem for all of us, men and women, is not to learn, but to unlearn.” When Happiful invited readers to attend a self-confidence workshop,…
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In order to promote a more sustainable society, we must put mental health on the agenda in society
Are Mental Health Apps The Future?
There are an array of apps out there for everything – from calculating how high you can throw your phone to how quickly you can milk a cow – but what are they doing for mental health? Over in Australia, a pioneering trial to find out if mental health apps work among…
Callie Thorpe: Perfect, Just As You Are
With 165,000 followers on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/calliethorpe/], social media star Callie Thorpe, 28, is on a one-woman mission to reshape the way society views plus-size. This month, as she fronts Happiful’s body-positivity workshop, Callie reveals the truth about body-shaming abuse, her journey to happiness, and…
Counting the Cost On Our Mental Health
Money matters, but our mental health is priceless, so how is one damaging the other?…
50 Mental Health Myths Debunked
You’ve heard them before – ‘People with mental health problems are weak’. ‘Only teenage girls self-harm’. ‘Mums with postnatal depression don’t love their babies’. Even today, these completely false claims can be heard throughout our society, and the negative effects can be devastating. It’s time to educate ourselves…
What Is Drunkorexia?
More and more people are skipping meals in favour of binge-drinking later in the day. This alarming new trend is now ‘prolific’ in the UK, so it’s time we talked about why we are practising self-starvation Have you ever skipped a meal because you’re just too busy? Or…
The Trailblazer: A conversation with Childline founder, Dame Esther Rantzen
For nearly 40 years, Dame Esther Rantzen has been a giant of television. One of the most successful presenters in BBC history – her signature show That’s Life! reached 20m viewers – she later founded the 24-hour counselling service Childline [https://www.childline.org.uk/]. Today, the free service helps more…
Is This The Formula For Happiness?
On Local Charities day we're putting the spotlight on some of the regional organisations making waves in their communities. Here, Nicola Arnold tells us about the incredible work done by Action for Happiness, and why volunteering means so much to her What happened to living life on purpose…
The 'Cute but Psycho' Slogans Need To Stop
Phil Hill discusses the reasons why 'cute but psycho' slogans are damaging, and the action they took to challenge retailers I've always been unhappy about the way that people use mental health disorders as adjectives. "I'm a bit OCD" and "that&…