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From pain comes triumph

Rebecca Barry Hill meets three women whose suffering taught them survival — and led them to success.

Nicky Park: Foods to fight PMS

Stephen Fry reveals suicide attempt

Actor Stephen Fry has revealed he tried to commit suicide last year and was only saved by a producer who discovered his unconscious body.

Christchurch quake blamed for suicide

Coroner finds Christchurch man killed himself after his home became uninhabitable.

Health benefits of a good playlist

The playlist of evidence that music has a special role in our lives and health has been getting longer in the past few months.

Anorexic girls feel 'too fat to fit through a doorway'

Man tells of life as a 'walking corpse'

A patient has written a disturbing account of life with a condition which makes him think he is dead - and how he spent his days in graveyards.

Suicide prevention plan 'critically important' - PM

Prime Minister John Key says pouring resources into a $25 million suicide action plan is "critically important" to tackling New Zealand's high youth suicide rate.

Louise Thompson: Needing parental approval

Here's an interesting thing. As we clear up the habits of thought that have kept us stuck, many clients will get to a point where they know exactly what it is that they need to do to be happier.

Alan Perrott: All by myself

Alan Perrott looks forward to some long-overdue self-indulgence.

Rural depression 'almost cost me my life'

Farmer David Hunt has spoken out about his battle with mental illness in a bid to raise awareness of the warning signs for depression in rural communities.

Celebrity hypnotist's 'havening'

Celebrity hypnotist Paul McKenna has launched his most ambitious project yet: a new therapy to help heal the minds of people who've experienced severe trauma.

Dementia patient wrongly restrained

Louise Thompson: When not to avoid conflict

This is hands-down one of the most common reasons I see that people are unhappy. That they are tolerating something crappy in their life. Crappy exploitative relationship with co-worker. Crappy loveless marriage.

CYF admits it failed 12-year-old

A 12-year-old girl who took her own life while in foster care was not given proper support after she claimed to have been sexually abused by a caregiver, a coroner said today.

Blackcurrants can give your brain a boost - research

Blackcurrants can help people stay alert and reduce mental fatigue, a New Zealand study has found.