I am ruining my own joy by overthinking awkward and inappropriate things
Any wee in this pool today?
A Year to Change Your Mind by Dr Lucy Maddox review – a way through
Twelve month’s worth of psychological tips from someone you’d want on your team in a crisis
The big idea: could you have made different choices in life?
We can’t change what’s happened – but we can learn to make better decisions in the future
Is America suffering a ‘social recession’?
Americans report having less sex, fewer friends and a loss of trust in each other and society. What’s going on?
How ‘love languages’ has been helping couples for 30 years
It’s a well-established therapeutic tool for allowing couples to make sense of each other, but now social media has given the idea of ‘love languages’ a real boost
How can you be the best possible parent, lover, friend, citizen or tourist? Here’s what the experts think
It’s not easy being a ‘good’ person – what can we learn from the people who have thought about it the most?
Growing up in a different culture doesn’t mean you can’t love Christmas too
Family traditions are what you make them says Yasmina Floyer, Christmas means honouring the people dearest to you
How ‘circadian hacking’ can help with far more than sleep
Manipulating your body clock can improve health and productivity, writes Sally Howard
How Emily Wilson turned her teenage X Factor humiliation into comedy gold
A brutal take-down on the TV talent show led Emily Wilson into therapy. A decade later, she has turned her grim experience into award-winning standup
Butter chicken has helped me at every stage of my life – and has always united my family
I grew up eating this comforting, warming dish and it remains just as important to me today
Why we all need to be a lot less hesitant about being kind
While researching a book on kindness, I found that being kind enhances the mood of not just the receiver – but the giver, too
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
I learned so much about life and love from my cat that when she died I had her freeze-dried…
She was with me through tough times and I craved her presence after she’d gone. Getting her memorialised was the best way I could keep her with me
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?
‘I’m eternally fascinated’: confessions of a ghost writer
Storyteller, nosy neighbour, bad therapist… a friendly ghost must be all these things, says Alexandra Heminsley