Therapy under lockdown: ‘I’m just as terrified as my patients are’

The long read: In a pandemic, the best we can do to take care of one another is to stay away from one another. Even Freud at his most misanthropic could never have come up with that

Farewell workplace burnout: will coronavirus slow the manic pace of our modern lives?

Here’s hoping the pandemic forces a rethink of our obsession with work and the culture of busyness

‘Last night I was James Bond’: the vivid world of lockdown dreams

People are ‘living’ a richer and more detailed life in their sleep during the Covid-19 crisis, a research group has found

Isabel Hardman: ‘One of my most exciting botanical finds was in a Glasgow car park’

The journalist and author on how nature can boost mental health treatment, even on lockdown

Getting good at waiting: ‘You want something that challenges you, but not too much’

With half the world in lockdown due to Covid-19, we are all experiencing the agony of waiting, but there are techniques that make this state more bearable

Climbing the walls? How to cope as a family when you can’t escape each other

Our advice columnist on how to handle everything from clashes in parenting styles to elderly parents in denial

Fit in my 40s: the upsides of remote therapy

Coronavirus means all the rules have gone out the window and there is much more room for experimentation

Sanity, stability and stress-relief: why our beloved pets have never been more important

They are time-keepers, normality-bringers and playthings. Here’s the science behind how cats and dogs help support our mental health

The inner critic: how to silence the negative thoughts that emerge in solitude

It’s always there, isn’t it, a voice that drones on and on, telling you you are no good. But with a little effort, you can see that voice for what it is – and the benefits are endless

How pets are helping us through the coronavirus crisis

Animals are proving a lifesaver for many, providing companionship and consistency in uncertain times

Covid-19 and the already anxious: ‘I have been covertly training for this stress marathon’

As the world is engulfed by a once-in-a-century disaster, a long-term anxiety sufferer marvels at how well she is coping

Birds, buds and bright days: how spring can make us healthier and happier

Longer, lighter days can help us banish old habits, sleep better and improve our mental health, even during the lockdown

‘Focus on the things you can control’: how to cope with radical uncertainty

We aren’t as powerless as the coronavirus pandemic makes us feel. This is how to stay calm, one Post-it at a time

A letter to… my psychiatrist, who exploits me

‘You were thrilled by my first expensive gift and your joy made me happy’: the letter you always wanted to write

‘We are all Edward Hopper paintings now’: is he the artist of the coronavirus age?

With his deserted cityscapes and isolated figures, the US painter captured the loneliness and alienation of modern life. But the pandemic has given his work a terrifying new significance