Newspage Raws
Questions we’ve put to Newspage’s experts, with their answers. Search by keyword or topic and by date, newest or most answered first.
85 Raws in wellbeing
· 5 expert responses
Divorce applications
Divorce applications have reached their highest level for a decade as no-fault legislation was introduced in England and Wales, new figures released today show. There were 33,566 divorce applications in April to June –…
· 3 expert responses
Exam results 2022
This week kids around the UK are getting their A-Level results. And next week we're getting the GCSE results. A-Level students have been warned that there is going to be considerably less grade inflation this year, and…
· 3 expert responses
Money worries
Keen to know if any psychologists, psychotherapists or other wellbeing specialists are seeing a growing number of people anxious about their finances amid the cost of living crisis? Have money worries been a growing…
· 3 expert responses
Reality TV and reality
A journalist at the Mail Online is looking for quick views about the impact reality TV shows have on real life relationships. She's writing a piece about how TV shows like Netflix's The Ultimatum could have an impact on…
· 3 expert responses
Will Smith slaps Chris Rock
Last night at the Oscars Will Smith slapped Chris Rock for making a joke about his wife's alopecia. We sought the views of psychologists and wellbeing experts.
· 3 expert responses
Coping with war anxiety
A journalist at the Daily Express is looking for information on 'war anxiety' and what people, watching their TVs and reading the papers/online news, can do to manage it. Any tips, send them across. Just a paragraph or…
· 4 expert responses
Social media agony aunts
A journalist at the Mail Online is writing an article about the rise of social media agony aunts and why young women may feel the need to seek advice and connection online more than in previous years? She's also keen to…
· 8 expert responses
Beating Blue Monday
It's Blue Monday today. A journalist at NewsWeek is after tips to helps keep the sadness at bay. Just a few lines will do! Go go go!
· 3 expert responses
Coping with 'morning anxiety' - Glamour Online
A journalist at Glamour Online is looking for views from psychologists on how to cope with morning anxiety, e.g. how can people differentiate between morning anxiety and a deeper anxiety disorder, and why do so many of…
· 3 expert responses
Bella magazine seeking views from nutritionists and PTs
A journalist at Bella magazine is working on a feature on how wanting to lose weight often isn't a big enough motivator to achieve weight loss goals, and that other things like a desire to get healthier or fitter can be…
· 5 expert responses
Middle of the night anxiety - Metro
A journalist at the Metro is looking for sleep/mental health/wellbeing experts to give advice on 'How to deal with "middle of the night anxiety"'. She is particularly interested in practical tips/techniques/methods…
· 7 expert responses
Yahoo! Style - tips for WFH
Following a survey suggesting 70% of home workers feel more isolated than ever working from home, a journalist at Yahoo! is putting together a feature for Yahoo Life about how to feel more connected when you are WFH.…
· 7 expert responses
World Mental Health Day: tips for managing your mental health and well-being
World Mental Health Day is this Sunday, 10th October. With mental health more of an issue than ever following the pandemic, Newspage sought tips and advice from experts on ways for people to manage their mental health…
· 8 expert responses
Coronavirus and depression in UK adults
This morning, the Office for National Statistics published a report on Coronavirus and Depression in Adults. Three key findings were: Around 1 in 4 (24%) adults living in the most deprived areas of England experienced…
· 3 expert responses
Instagram outage - views from small business owners
Got any thoughts on the Instagram outage today? Could be practical tips, coping strategies, or passing comment about the abject reliance of humanity on social media platforms to communicate, some would say exist.
· 4 expert responses
Financial Times article on consumer spending
A journalist at the Financial Times is writing a piece on how much consumers have been spending in July and August. She wants to know whether the recovery of consumer spending seen in the second quarter as we emerged…
· 4 expert responses
Yahoo! Style seeks psychologist
A journalist at Yahoo! Style is putting together a feature this morning about a new report revealing that angry social media users receive more likes. She's looking for a psychologist or perhaps even social media expert…
· 6 expert responses
The Independent - coping with things out of your control
A journalist at The Independent is looking for insight and advice from a mental health expert to include in an article about "how to deal with anxiety and ‘helplessness’ over crises that feel out of your control", e.g.…
· 3 expert responses
GCSE results day - your views wanted
Following A-level results yesterday, tomorrow is GCSE results day. We're looking for psychologists, therapists and mental health experts to give their views on how kids who don't get the results they want should cope…
· 3 expert responses
A-level results: Coping with disappointment
This morning kids are getting their A-Level results. We want some quick views on coping with disappointment for those who didn't get the results they wanted. Deadline is tight. If you're a Premium user, your response…