You might be surprised how many people who surrender their pets to animal shelters have no desire to do so. A significant three-part study is looking at how human socio-economic factors affect companion animals -- and how we could be looking at pet relinquishment quite differently.

For many women, getting older can feel like a horror movie. That's the take of new film The Substance, in which Demi Moore plays an ageing actress tempted by the promises of a youth-making drug.

The pressure for women to stay beautiful and thin as they age is a tale as old as time but the film has thrust the conversation into the spotlight in a new way. 

Former Vogue editor-in-chief Kirstie Clements shares her experiences with cosmetic treatments, and looks at how the attitude towards beauty and ageing is shifting.

There's been a surge in the number of Australians who check their credit score every month, but is this necessary?

Credit scores are increasingly preferred by lenders to make quick decisions about who to loan to, but have created inescapable social tiers in other countries. Could that happen here? 

We look at credit score anxiety, and what you really need to know about your number.

You're interstate getting treatment for a long-term illness, so you ask an overcommitting friend to help look after your apartment and car. When she fails to return your keys immediately as you instructed, and you call her out on it, she insists she's trustworthy and accuses you of being too strict. How do you patch things up?

This week, the world fell for actor Andrew Garfield's show of vulnerability as he talked about his grief for his late mother on Sesame Street.

Emotional vulnerability has been having a moment in our culture, and for good reason. Being real helps us connect with others and can free us to be ourselves. 

But it's very hard to do for many people, and can be misunderstood or abused. What does it really mean to be vulnerable and how can you do it protectively?

In romantic relationships, sometimes one person may be in their happy zone while the other is overloaded and juggling multiple sources of stress Ideally, partners can help each other to calm down, but can too much regulation, or the wrong type, be a bad thing? Welcome to the world of self-regulation, co-regulation and partner regulation.

Food guru Stephanie Alexander's Cook's Companion is a staple in Australian homes, and her passion for food has extended to championing cooking education in schools.

Good food often comes with good conversation, and Stephanie shares some wisdom learned about how to listen, even when you disagree.

Most people living in bushfire-prone areas know they should prepare their property before the bushfire season begins. But how many of us think about preparing our mind for such an event? 

Experts say psychological preparedness is an important task for anyone living in high-risk areas. So what does it involve? And how can it work alongside physical preparations? 

Synaesthesia has been described as having an extraordinary response to a very ordinary stimulus. You might see numbers as colours, but there are many other responses when the senses merge. 

So why does it happen for some, and how can having it impact your life?

Sport is a huge part of Australian culture and identity, and physical education in schools is one of the key learning areas of the Australian curriculum.

Now, a new study shows that many public schools in Australia are outsourcing health and physical education, with families are being charged extra for their kids to take part in PE.

So, why is this happening, and what happens when some students can't access these classes?