Emotions

Education

It’s OK for kids to lose: 10 tips and tricks for playing games with the kids these holidays

Are you tempted to just let your kids win on boardgame night? Don’t be. Here are some tips on playing games with the kids this holiday season.

Health & Medicine

How anger became the forgotten emotion

Characters like Succession’s Logan Roy can teach us a lot about anger and trauma, and why we need to understand more about the link

Health & Medicine

Your phone, your emotions and everyday life

Although digital technology helps us manage emotions, we need better education on its overuse and healthier ways of dealing with challenging feelings

Health & Medicine

More resilient than we thought during lockdown

New research finds that many people coped relatively well emotionally during Melbourne’s long COVID-19 lockdowns – but with caveats.

Arts & Culture

Your face is muted

In times of remote communication and notorious connection problems, how do we empathise with each other through the curtain of technology when non-verbal cues are missing?

Arts & Culture

Being open to emotion in art

Art can provoke, plague and preoccupy. But what can our interactions with art teach us about fully experiencing emotions in our everyday lives?

Arts & Culture

How literature helps us interpret the human face

New research looks at how the human face is represented in writing from the medieval to contemporary eras, revealing how we have interpreted human emotion for centuries

Health & Medicine

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Podcasts

The other side of happiness

Social psychologist Brock Bastian explains how life’s painful and difficult experiences play a very important role in producing happiness

Health & Medicine

How to (sleigh) ride your emotions this Christmas

Santa knows if you’re naughty or nice, but not if you’re sad or stressed. For people feeling down this holiday period, here are some evidence-based tips for managing your emotions

Health & Medicine

The science of supporting others

In times of extreme change – like finding our ‘COVID normal’ – social support is essential. Here are six evidence-based tips for providing support