What I wish I’d known about living with an anxiety disorder
When Daisy Buchanan was diagnosed with anxiety in her 20s she finally had a name for what she was feeling, but not the tools to cope. Here’s how she has learned to live with it
Space to grow: wilderness therapy could help abuse survivors
University of Essex pilot study suggests being outdoors can help self-esteem and wellbeing
My Chemical Romance: how the vilified band turned antipathy into triumph
MCR split but survived emo’s moral panic to leave a shining legacy for all outsiders – especially young people struggling emotionally or those who refuse gender binaries
Turns out breastfeeding really does hurt – why does no one tell you?
There are many reasons people might need to stop. Guilt trips and secrecy don’t help, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
How will we count the cost of having a baby during a pandemic?
For everyone who went through a birth in the early days of lockdown, the longer-term effects and anxieties will take years to process, says Eva Wiseman
If you want to hit the sweet sleep spot, you’ve got to show it some respect
Ditch the phone, ignore the emails, don’t touch the biscuit tin … and settle down for the recommended seven hours of zzzzz
What I’ve learned from 10 years of therapy – and why it’s time to stop
Therapy was like finding a key for a door that had been locked my whole life. Here are the nine things it’s taught me
Seven hours’ sleep is ideal amount in middle to old age, study finds
Too much and too little sleep linked with worse cognitive performance and mental health
I gave birth, then they put me in a coma: Grace Victory on surviving Covid and bonding with her baby
The YouTuber was admitted to hospital seven months pregnant and ended up in a coma. A year after she finally met her son, she talks about her incredible recovery
Desperate Remedies by Andrew Scull review – mind games
The chequered history of psychiatry over the last 200 years is one of much pain and some progress
‘My head was completely free’: the rise of climbing as therapy
Supporters of climbing therapy say it can help people focus on the here and now and provide relief from the whirlwind of modern life
‘When you stop fighting, that’s when you start grieving’: the parents battling to prevent student suicide
In the four years since their daughter killed herself at university, Robert and Margaret Abrahart have been trying to understand why she was left to cope with her problems alone – and to help other vulnerable young people
Spooky Britain: how ghosts became a national obsession
Mysterious glowing orbs, unexplained chills, things that literally go bump in the night: signs of paranormal activity have reportedly surged during the pandemic. As have specialist investigators, organised ghost hunts, eerie podcasts …
Are you anxious, introverted or just a ‘highly sensitive person’?
Kanye West and Lorde say they are HSPs. What’s the science behind this newly popular label for understanding our ability to process feelings?
Letting go: the decluttering obsession moves into the mind
Letting go is counterintuitive in many ways. We are taught from a young age to succeed and push through, so learning to cut your losses is half the battle