I often get asked "How do I cope with Christmas", which is weird, because it's the most wonderful time of the year apparently. But

The RSA is calling for post-traumatic stress disorder to be referred to as a battle wound to properly reflect what service people go through.

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Photographer says people opposed to gender diversity need to 'get over it'.

Leading ED doctors are calling for New Zealand's drinking culture to change because they are sick of dealing with drunks.

What makes people feel that they're at risk of losing someone, even when another part of them knows it isn't real? Psychotherapist Kyle Macdonald explains.

A mother humiliated over her children's bad behaviour by a fellow supermarket shopper has posted a heartbreaking open letter on Facebook.

Retraining the brain to beat stress is the key to losing weight and keeping it off, a leading Australian neuroscientist says.

Many older people in leaky homes are still struggling financially and physically with the ongoing saga, a new study has found.

The teacher having an inappropriate relationship with a 13-year-old girl was not fired from the school where he worked over his contact with the girl, an inquest heard.

Every year around 500 New Zealanders take their own lives. When it comes to teens, we have the highest suicide rate in the world according a report by the OECD. Joining Tristram Clayton is comedian-turned mental health advocate Mike King who runs The Key to Life Charity to find out what is being down to turn these numbers around.

A jury has convicted Dylann Roof in the racially motivated slayings of nine black church members in South Carolina.

Many people find themselves in relationships and friendships where they feel their well of compassion has run dry. Kyle MacDonald explains what happens when we care too much.

Reiha McLelland's mother broke down in tears as inquest hears 13-year-old may have wanted parents to know about her plans to harm herself.

Reiha McLelland would be alive today if it were not for her "inappropriate" relationship with her intermediate school teacher, the inquest into her death has been told.

School leavers remarkably unaffected by earthquakes, surprising research finds.

Reiha McLelland, 13, was under great pressure to keep secret her relationship with her former teacher Sam Back, an inquest has heard.

Top sports stars Israel Folau and Manu Vatuvei are switching codes - and touring for God.

New research suggests confusion over what constitutes a unit of alcohol is driving women to drink too much.

Many Kiwis affected by the 7.8 Kaikoura earthquake will need "significant ongoing psychological support", the PM's chief science adviser says.

Beth fell asleep on the couch one day and didn't wake up for six months. Here's why.

The family of the man arrested over the stabbing of French tourist in Australia's Northern Territory are distraught, as the victim's wife is released from hospital.

Kim Knight explores the benefits of a good hug.

Counselling service that receives around 18,000 calls a month, to merge with Presbyterian Support Northern.

Psychotherapist Kyle MacDonald explains how the term is used to describe what are often very different conditions of human misery.

An ex-policeman and close friend of slain jogger Jo Pert has laid a complaint against police for not detaining her killer the night before her death.

Doctor's failings included not putting the man in a mental health unit, an investigation found.

Psychology experts warn cigarettes contain 4,000 chemicals that wreak havoc on your brain.

Are you doing what you can to nourish your brain? A London-based nutritionist reveals the six best foods to boost your brain power, memory and concentration.