I’ve just had an MRI scan. It should have been stressful – but I’ve never been so relaxed
Half an hour with no decisions to make? That’s my idea of bliss, writes Adrian Chiles
A moment that changed me: ‘I visited a therapist – who offered me an exorcism’
I thought I was going for a routine therapy session. But Wendell had other ideas
The big idea: why we shouldn’t try to be happy
Happiness might seem like a noble goal – but striving for it can be counterproductive
Fertility treatment and work are often incompatible – employers need to step up
I know from experience how hard the balancing act can be. It’s in organisations’ interests to provide proper support, says fertility consultant Zeynep Gurtin
I have never eaten cucumber, onion – or an egg. Can I cure my extreme food phobias?
I’ve always been a fussy eater. Could an expert show me a life beyond the kids’ menu?
Learning new skills can be daunting. Here are four ways to embrace being a beginner
Many of us find grappling with unfamiliar demands anxiety-provoking. Try these steps to ease yourself in
Giant steps: why walking in nature is good for mind, body and soul
Rather than just moving from A to B, think about your surroundings and the wider ramifications of your walk
Blah, blah, blah! Why it’s good to blurt it all out like Meghan
Irritated by the people with something to say about everything? So was Lucy Cavendish until she realised the value of opening up and sharing the pain
When I was lost and angry, I felt at peace in my local Turkish baths. How sad that yet another is closing
In my 20s I was at a low ebb – I had lost my hair and was suffering from an eating disorder. But a few hours in this calm space did something quite profound for me, writes Guardian columnist Emma Beddington
‘I was in a horror film, unsafe. And the person I was in danger from was me’: the truth about severe postpartum anxiety
Days after my baby was born, I was overwhelmed by raw terror. Soon, my son and I were living in a specialist unit. This is what I learned
Strangers to Ourselves by Rachel Aviv review – rewriting the language of mental illness
The New Yorker writer tries to redefine attitudes through a quintet of studies of troubled people from around the world
‘I didn’t see how I could ever get back to a normal life’: how burnout broke Britain – and how it can recover
First smartphones made work inescapable. Then came the pandemic and the cost of living crisis. We are more overstretched and stressed than ever before – but there’s a way out
Parents urge UK universities to reveal student suicide rates
Inquest to be held into death of Harry Armstrong Evans, who was at University of Exeter
‘It feels like fresh air to my ears’: can brown noise really help you concentrate?
Some people use it to improve their focus while others use it to drop off to sleep. The writer Zadie Smith says she listens to it day and night. But what is brown noise? And does it work?