My first time in a spin class: ‘I’m unable to escape. My feet are locked to the bike’

In her fortnightly review of fitness and wellbeing activities, comedian Jennifer Wong endures two wheels, 45 minutes and the sounds of 50 Cent.

‘I’m scared I’ll never feel the same happiness again’: how to handle a Taylor Swift comedown

After a slog to get tickets and months of anticipation, Taylor Swift fans may face a post-Eras tour crash. Here Melbourne attendees of her Australian tour share how they’re shaking it off

Why it’s time to get a new notebook: ‘To grab at life, tug at the details and hold on’

Writing down observations is a way of marking presence in the world, says Briohny Doyle, who once wrote most of a novel in notebooks while out on walks

Post-divorce, I’m isolating myself at home alone. How do I get out of this funk?

Sometimes screens and nothing time can be exactly what we need, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith, but long term they can set a trap

How to defuse an argument: prepare, repair or ‘let them yell it out’

A negotiator, a psychologist, a wedding planner, a conflict mediator and a maitre d’ share their hard-earned techniques for keeping the peace at Christmas

‘Silence can be incredibly hurtful’: How to talk to someone about their chronic illness

While it may feel impolite to ask after someone’s ill-health, for those living with chronic conditions never being asked can feel ruder still

My sister is getting opportunities I feel I missed. How do I grieve my past, but support her?

Beware of grass is always greener thinking, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith. Instead, reflect on what has stopped you before and what is possible now

Gratitude zones and ‘ignited water’: a day at the Mind Body Spirit festival

At the gathering in Sydney, wellness sits alongside the spiritual, distrust of the establishment alongside commerce

Don’t cheer the scale: doctors and dieticians untangling body size from health

Healthcare professionals, from advanced sports dieticians to general practitioners, are increasingly trading a focus on weight for other, more robust health measures

After my husband died, I struggled to listen to music – but now I find comfort in the songs he loved

Music was Margaret McNally and her husband’s shared love language. Two years after his death, she’s working through his playlist to keep his spirit alive