mental health

A woman is dead. Why are we gossiping about her personal life?

Media has a responsibility to stop sensationalising stories about women and focus on the wider inequalities that affect them.
15 August 2022, 14:00 PM

Exploring mental health in superhero shows

“The thing to me that’s fun is trying to make the characters seem believable, or realistic." – Stan Lee
10 August 2022, 14:48 PM

Knowing basics of behavioural sciences

We are all familiar with the term ‘psychology’ in our day-to-day life. Psychology is generally considered a sub-discipline of behavioural sciences, and the two areas experience some overlap in coursework and career paths.
6 August 2022, 18:00 PM

Mental health: The conditions in which people grow, live, work and age matter

Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) is a fairly new concept which is increasingly gaining momentum in the West. The World Health Organization (WHO) has defined SDOH as “the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age.”
30 July 2022, 17:23 PM

How pets help our mental health

Merely petting or playing with pets can raise oxytocin and dopamine levels.
14 July 2022, 07:34 AM

The root of our unhappiness: When the personal becomes political

I woke up from a Covid-induced fever dream to this news: Bangladesh has ranked seventh among the world's angriest, saddest, and most stressed nations, according to the 2022 Global Emotions Report.
6 July 2022, 10:51 AM

Relationship Matters: Discussing psychological problems

Our relationships and how we navigate them keep evolving with the times. Often, we find questions or worries so personal that they can only be shared with a stranger, but any random stranger is no real solace! Nor is the advice safe. With that in mind, Star Lifestyle brings to you a brand-new relationship advice column from certified experts. This hopes to tackle the host of worries, questions and forks in roads of the relationships plane that includes the personal, professional to psychological.
30 June 2022, 13:05 PM

5 tips for getting the best out of your first therapy session

Going to your first therapist session unaware of what to expect is never wise.
16 June 2022, 11:48 AM

Relationship Matters: Discussing psychological problems

Our relationships and how we navigate them keep evolving with the times. Often, we find questions or worries so personal that they can only be shared with a stranger, but any random stranger is no real solace! Nor is the advice safe. With that in mind, Star Lifestyle brings to you a brand-new relationship advice column from certified experts. This hopes to tackle the host of worries, questions and forks in roads of the relationships plane that includes the personal, professional to psychological.
16 June 2022, 09:58 AM

What if Facebook commenters became your therapist?

Sadman has called a meeting with his top Facebook commenters to deal with his latest mental health crisis. Here's how it went.
16 June 2022, 00:00 AM

Relationship Matters: Discussing psychological problems

Our relationships and how we navigate them keep evolving with the times. Often, we find questions or worries so personal that they can only be shared with a stranger, but any random stranger is no real solace! Nor is the advice safe. With that in mind, Star Lifestyle brings to you a brand-new relationship advice column from certified experts. This hopes to tackle the host of worries, questions and forks in roads of the relationships plane that includes the personal, professional to psychological.
9 June 2022, 11:23 AM

Mental Health Maladies: Drug Addiction

Star Lifestyle in collaboration with Moner Bondhu, exclusively discusses Addiction Issues namely, the red flags behind the condition, how to effectively overcome them, and much more. We sat down with Mehadi Mobarak, Psychosocial Counselor from Moner Bondhu to discuss ADDICTION and the probable solutions to tackle the condition at first notice.
8 June 2022, 11:03 AM

Children need proper support to recover from pandemic

Learning recovery and mental health should be priority
2 June 2022, 12:30 PM

BCB to hold sports psychology sessions for Tigers

With the intention of improving the mental fitness of the cricketers of the Bangladesh national team, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is planning to hold a relevant programme ahead of the upcoming West Indies tour next month.
28 May 2022, 15:47 PM

How Rana Plaza tragedy shaped Bangladesh's mental health

"Many of my peers look back at the Rana Plaza tragedy with dull, dead eyes."
24 April 2022, 07:21 AM

What to expect from your first therapy session

Get the best out of your first-ever therapy session.
2 February 2022, 19:19 PM

Why you should go to therapy

Going to therapy can provide new perspectives on tired old problems.
2 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Seasonal depression is much more than just winter blues

As we get older, our relationship with winter is changing.
26 January 2022, 18:00 PM

The Consequences of Authoritarian Parenting

Authoritarian parenting insists on unquestionable obedience from the child.
19 January 2022, 18:00 PM

WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY: Mental health issues in young-adult books

Young-adult books have recently been doing an exceptionally valuable job of incorporating mental health issues into their stories. Following is a list of books that represent various aspects of mental health issues and how people deal with them. 
10 October 2021, 16:37 PM