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ADHD in Women: What the Monash Study Reveals

For women living with ADHD, changes in concentration, organisation or emotional regulation can make previously manageable routines unexpectedly difficult. Research from Monash University’s HER Centre Australia gives women a reason to bring hormonal patterns into that conversation. Understanding when difficulties intensify may help identify the support, treatment reviews and everyday adjustments that would make lifeContinue reading “ADHD in Women: What the Monash Study Reveals”

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Ask Bee: Must I Keep a Friendship Because It Is Old? On history, loyalty and the moment patience becomes self-abandonment. Dear Bee, Thank you for everything you do and for all your wonderful writing about culture. I am an avid reader of the blog. I have a dilemma. The older I get, the less patienceContinue reading “Ask Bee #2”

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Ask Bee: How Do I Learn to Read Again? On lost concentration, the infinite scroll and finding our way back to books. Dear Bee, I have a conundrum. For a long time, I have been unable to read books. I blame modern technology, the iPhone and my increasingly short attention span. I simply cannot concentrateContinue reading “Ask Bee #1”

Introducing a new correspondence column about life, culture and everything in between. Some questions have straightforward answers. Others stay with us: the private dilemmas, social uncertainties and curious little preoccupations that cannot be settled by a search engine. Sometimes what we need is another mind—a different perspective, an honest opinion, or simply the reassurance thatContinue reading “Ask Bee”