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TikTok’s ‘nonnamaxxing’ trend explained: here’s how living like an Italian grandma can benefit health and wellbeing

TikTok’s ‘nonnamaxxing’ trend explained: here’s how living like an Italian grandma can benefit health and wellbeing

This latest trend borrows from lifestyle medicine research which shows these practices can add life to your years.

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Trudy Meehan

How to talk to children when terrorist attacks and violence dominate the news

How to talk to children when terrorist attacks and violence dominate the news

After a violent attack shakes a community, children absorb the fear. Here’s how to talk to them honestly, calmly and in ways that help them feel safe.

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Trudy Meehan

Why your brain turns against you during arguments – and what to do about it

Why your brain turns against you during arguments – and what to do about it

When we argue with people we love, our brains briefly get ‘flooded’. A clinical psychologist explains what’s happening, and how to stop it.

29.04.2026 10

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Trudy Meehan

Four ways to get out of bed in the morning – and beat grogginess

Struggling to get up in the morning? Here are four ways to ditch the grogginess and feel human before breakfast.

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Trudy Meehan