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Dr Martha Deiros Collado — ‘We prioritise our phones over everything else’

Are you getting sick of losing hours of your life to your phone every day, even when you’re trying hard not to? Psychologist and expert Dr Martha Deiros Collado is here to help us take back control from phone addiction… Words: Sally Saunders. Images: Jesse Jenkins After chatting with Dr Martha Deiros Collado, it’s hard […]

Sally Saunders

6 October 20256 October 2025

Dr Martha Deiros Collado — ‘We prioritise our phones over everything else’

Sleep

Is your phone stopping you sleeping? Try this instead…

What if the key to better rest lies in something a little more old-fashioned – like a good book, asks Camilla Foster Words: Camilla Foster We’ve all been there a million times — after hopping into bed nice and early with a plan to curl up and get a good night’s snooze, you just nip […]

Psychologies

27 June 20253 July 2025

Is your phone stopping you sleeping? Try this instead…

Mindfulness

Why your smartphone means you’re out of clean clothes

Could chasing the dopamine hit of checking your smartphone have you living out your life in panic mode? Dr Stephanie Fitzgerald finds out…

Psychologies

27 May 202431 May 2024

Why your smartphone means you’re out of clean clothes

‘The shame was never ours to bear’: how Ruth Ellis’s execution scarred generations of her family

For decades, the execution of Ruth Ellis cast a long shadow over her family, shaping childhoods, relationships and a legacy of trauma. Now, after securing a historic posthumous pardon for her grandmother, Laura Enston tells us how she is reclaiming a story that was once a source of shame.

‘Help — I can’t stop thinking about my married coworker!’: How to stop a workplace crush from becoming an affair

You can’t always control who you’re attracted to, but you can control what happens next. A therapist explains why workplace crushes develop, what they might reveal about your needs, and how to stop attraction from crossing a line.

What happens when the person who murdered your loved one is on death row? The psychology of grief, justice and closure

When someone is murdered, the grief can be devastating. But for families whose loved one’s killer spends decades on death row, the wait for justice can bring its own psychological challenges. Chartered psychologist Dr Ravi Gill explains how repeated delays, anticipatory grief and the hope of an execution can affect the bereavement process – and why closure is rarely straightforward.