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Retro joystick on a dark wooden table beside the text "Some games stay with you."
  • Play

The video games our generation will never stop playing

Some games stay with you. From Tetris and Pac-Man to Mario, Lemmings and The Sims, these are the ones our generation recognises almost instantly.
Woman playing a video game in a calm sitting room, with a mug and lamp nearby.
  • Play

Relaxing video games that help you switch off after work

Relaxing video games are not all cosy cottages and cute animals. These low stress games can help grown-ups switch off after work, whether you need order, beauty, lightness or one familiar little puzzle before bed.
Woman writing at a kitchen table beside a mug.
  • Sleep & Wellbeing

When sleep hygiene is not enough: What CBT-I actually does

When sleep trouble becomes a pattern, better sleep hygiene may not be enough. CBT-I works on the loop that keeps insomnia going.
Older woman sitting quietly by a window.
  • Sleep & Wellbeing

More irritable than usual? It might not be your personality

A shorter fuse can be stress, poor sleep or something worth checking. Here's how to tell when a change needs attention.
Chess board, dice, and wooden mancala board arranged on a table.
  • Play

Board games, joysticks and brains: Why gaming after 45 is different

Gaming after 45 is not a refusal to grow up. From chess and Monopoly to controllers and co-op games, adult play is broader, sharper and far less childish than the stereotype suggests.
Television displaying a video game beside a controller and tablet
  • Play, Tech Without Stress

Cloud gaming for grown-ups: Play without a console

Cloud gaming lets you play without buying a console. Here's what you need, which service to try first and how to start without turning it into a tech project.
Unmade bed in a quiet bedroom lit by morning light.
  • Sleep & Wellbeing

What is sleep health? A grown-up guide to better rest after 45

Sleep health is not about perfect nights. It is about getting enough decent rest, often enough, to feel clear and functional the next day.
Older woman holding a mug in a doorway while younger adults talk in the adjoining room.
  • Relationships

How to be needed less without taking it personally

When your adult child becomes more independent, private or less available, it can feel like rejection. Here's how to adjust with dignity, humour and perspective.
smartphone displaying accessibility settings beside reading glasses and a notebook.
  • Tech Without Stress

What to look for when choosing an accessible mobile phone

Phones do not usually fail us with drama. They fail us with small annoyances. Here is how to choose one that stays clear, calm and usable.
Woman lying awake in bed during the night.
  • Sleep & Wellbeing

Why you wake at 3am and why your mind joins in

Waking at 3am is not always bad sleep hygiene. Sometimes the body wakes first, then stress, hormones, worry and midlife mental load join in.
Kitchen table with two mugs, a phone household papers and a backpack.
  • Relationships

When adult children live at home: The hotel of mum and dad needs house rules

Multigenerational living can be loving, sensible and normal. It still needs rules for money, privacy, chores, guests and the sacred politics of the fridge.
Game controller and smartphone displaying a colourful game beside a fizzy drink.
  • Play

Retro gaming: When START still meant start

Miss the games that got going before the kettle boiled? Here is how to enjoy the classics again through digital libraries, mini consoles, handhelds and mobile play.
Bedside scene with the words "Sleep is harder when it starts to feel like a test."
  • Sleep & Wellbeing

When sleep becomes another job: Why trying so hard can keep you awake

Sleep advice is meant to help. But when bedtime becomes another thing to optimise, track and slightly fail at, the pressure itself can become part of the problem.
An adult son and older mother sit at a table with mugs, having a quiet conversation in a warm home setting.
  • Relationships

How did I do? The parenting review you never got

Your adult children already have your parenting review in their heads. This is a fun, honest guide to what they may remember, what still matters and how to become easier to tell the truth to.
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