Caroline Zielinski
The Sydney Morning Herald
Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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If I had my time over, I wouldn’t have taken the prenatal testing path
As technology and science converge to potentially uncover even the most minute variations, it’s a hard choice for parents-to-be to resist at the time. → Read More
Friendships, pets, money, weight loss ... what makes you feel happier?
Doing things, rather than owning them, is being found to make people feel happier. But what else does? → Read More
You may think you're an insomniac but chances are you're getting enough sleep
Research shows that most people still believe that healthy sleep equals unbroken sleep, yet the reality is, we are supposed to wake up multiple times a night. → Read More
Hypnosis for anxiety? 'Doable' if you have an open mind
It is certainly working for me. → Read More
Is there such a thing as the perfect exercise for overall health?
Research is consistently showing types of aerobic exercise benefit many aspects of our health. → Read More
Do moderate drinkers need to worry about booze?
First, the bad news. Alcohol is classed as a known human carcinogen by the United Nations International Agency for Research on Cancer. → Read More
'If we do meditation right, it could be so powerful'
Though scientific evidence is not yet conclusive that meditation can boost mental health, health professionals say the signs are 'promising'. → Read More
Experts concerned fertility testing is an expensive con
Recent studies, and many experts, suggest fertility tests are misleading women into making decisions based on scientifically unproven data. → Read More
The science behind the perfect breakfast
Scientists have been as confused as the rest of us when it comes to proving or disproving – that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. → Read More
My partner proposed, but does the data show marriage makes us happier?
Is formalising our relationsihp with marriage really worth it? It’s expensive and seems outdated, yet so many people continue to embrace it. → Read More
How stressed are we really, and is it all bad?
Women, especially, bear the brunt of modern unrealistic expectations, which are only exacerbated by the proliferation of social media. → Read More
Teenage girls traumatised by revenge-porn network aimed at 'teaching us a lesson'
The Melbourne's Men's Society Facebook group was closed last week, but other pages, dedicated to sharing pictures and videos of naked young women' have sprung up in their stead. → Read More
Lucky koala saved from Vic bushfires
A LUCKY koala has been saved from a fiery death by compassionate firefighters battling a bushfire along the Victorian coast. → Read More
The Australian Story: Malcolm Turnbull opens up about his mother, father, and what it’s like to be abandoned at age 10
HE may be Australia's most powerful man, but Malcolm Turnbull is by no means invulnerable. → Read More
Female insomniacs in their 20s are ten times as likely to suffer from sleep problems nine years later
IF you’re a woman in your 20s who experiences sleep problems, brace yourself for some bad news: even if you get treatment now, you’re ten times more likely to have sleep issues in your 30s than anyone else. → Read More
Extreme stunts gone horribly wrong
WHILE extreme stunts are fascinating — both to watch and try — they are more often than not dangerous. → Read More
Tony Abbott’s top gaffes: Onion, sex worker, abortion and women
FROM a wink over a sex worker to saying “sh*t happens” about the death of a soldier, and even eating a raw onion (yes, an onion), Tony Abbott has a history of putting his foot in it. → Read More
Mirren: ‘It annoys me when I see men with their arm slung around their girlfriend’s shoulders — it’s like ownership’
MEN, listen up: while you may think that slinging your arm around your girlfriend’s shoulders is endearing and protective, to Helen Mirren, it is nothing more than claiming “ownership” over your partner. → Read More
‘Miss Fisher’, aka Essie Davies, will star in upcoming season of Game of Thrones
AUSSIE actor Essie Davies will join the cast of next season’s Game of Thrones. → Read More
A Four Corners investigation looks into halal certification and its impact on Australian consumers
IT’S the issue that has Australians confused, divided and often misguided: what, exactly, is Halal certified food, what does it mean for the average customer — and where does the money from it go? → Read More