Wellbeing Articles for Women

Evidence-based guidance on recovering from burnout while still working, covering workplace change, everyday recovery habits, and the load outside work.

Self-determination theory (SDT) points to three psychological needs behind lasting wellbeing. See the evidence and how the Women's Wellbeing Lab supports them.

What actually makes a working week feel worth it? A look at what peer-reviewed research says about autonomy, purpose, orientation and support, and how each can be shaped rather than simply hoped for.

There's no threshold that has to be crossed before support is worth having. What the evidence actually says about the barrier that keeps women waiting, and why coaching exists for exactly this space.

Overwhelm isn't one fixed state, and generic advice rarely accounts for that. A three-stage, physiology-grounded approach to what actually helps, whether your body needs to settle, one instant decision is enough, or you're ready for deeper work.

New UK data shows a 20-year gap in women's healthy life expectancy by area. Here's what the figures actually show, and why it isn't about individual choices.

Living on autopilot isn't rare, and it isn't a discipline problem. Here's what actually helps when you know something needs to change but haven't worked out what yet.

Most goal-setting frameworks weren't designed with women's lives in mind. The S.T.A.R.T. Wellbeing framework draws on self-compassion research and behavioural science to offer an approach that accounts for competing demands, variable energy, and real life rather than assuming consistency and full agency.

You know what would help. You have probably known for a while. This article explores what the research on implementation intentions and psychological flexibility tells us about why naming your specific wellbeing barrier is the step that makes movement possible.