The doctor who wants you to rethink how you view emotional eating

The doctor who wants you to rethink how you view emotional eating

The way we judge body weight and diet has shifted during the pandemic,and Dr Joshua Wolrich is here to challenge that.

  • bySophie Aubrey

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Better to look odd than old? The Friends reunion,in a nutshell

Jennifer and Courteney appeared different. They are not ageless,but nor are they reflective of most other non-famous women in their 50s.

  • byNatalie Reilly
‘Not just a bad habit’:skin picking can be a troubling mark of stress

‘Not just a bad habit’:skin picking can be a troubling mark of stress

“Sometimes I don’t even realise I’m doing it until I’ve gone too far and parts of my fingers are raw or bleeding,” says one woman,amid a rise in the behaviour during the pandemic.

  • byAllyson Chiu
Taking one’s measure:the paradox of judging height

Taking one’s measure:the paradox of judging height

If it is really bothering you,explain that height should be irrelevant,that everyone is equal and that the Tall-Short Double-Standard Non-Reciprocatory Compliment-Insult Paradox is unfair.

  • byDanny Katz
Thanks to Will Smith,the cult of the dad bod continues

Thanks to Will Smith,the cult of the dad bod continues

Dad bod idolatry isn’t new,but when the Men In Black star unexpectedly shared that he was “in the worst shape of my life”,it sparked a moment.

  • bySamantha Selinger-Morris
Why don’t human beings want to smell like human beings?
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Why don’t human beings want to smell like human beings?

It’s the reason schoolboys marinate themselves in Lynx,and Napoleon doused himself daily in cologne. But is over-perfuming ourselves really that much worse than BO?

  • byRichard Glover
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Stereotypes about eating disorders plague treatment of Indigenous sufferers

Stereotypes about eating disorders plague treatment of Indigenous sufferers

Indigenous Australians are just as likely to experience eating disorders as others but a perception the illness is only prevalent among white girls is hampering treatment.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
Gene Simmons:‘There’d be very few rock bands if there weren’t girls’

Gene Simmons:‘There’d be very few rock bands if there weren’t girls’

The co-founder and frontman of Kiss discusses his humble beginnings as the son of Hungarian Jews,having no shame,and the song he wants played at his funeral.

  • byBenjamin Law
Billie Eilish posed in lingerie for Vogue – but does it matter what we think?

Billie Eilish posed in lingerie for Vogue – but does it matter what we think?

The 19-year-old singer,known for her baggy clothing,has undergone a pin-up “transformation”. And while many have praised her shoot as empowering,others have criticised her for sexualising herself.

  • byJenna Guillaume
Fitness titan Michelle Bridges’ rise after ‘the angel wings fell off’

Fitness titan Michelle Bridges’ rise after ‘the angel wings fell off’

In this episode of Good Weekend Talks,we look at the humiliating fall of celebrity fitness trainer Michelle Bridges,and the life overhaul that has her feeling back on top.

  • byKonrad Marshall
Khloe Kardashian’s unedited bikini photo isn’t something to hide

Khloe Kardashian’s unedited bikini photo isn’t something to hide

Forget the Streisand Effect — this is the Kardashian Effect:a distorted perception of reality and beauty.

  • byJenna Guillaume