Make a much shorter to-do list! 15 quick, simple ways to avoid overwhelm
From weightlifting to woodland walks, Guardian readers and health experts share their tried-and-tested ways to keep burnout at bay
How owls helped me conquer my fear of the dark
With the aid of the birds I was able to learn to love the night
Paul Gordon obituary
Other lives: Psychotherapist, author and campaigner determined to improve people’s lives
The joy of trivia: ‘We wrote our book together to intrigue each other’
After midlife burnout came a rediscovered curiosity for two friends and writers
Uncertainty is part of being human, so how can we learn to live with it?
A professor of statistics explains that living is about taking risks and not knowing the outcome, and why it’s important to accept and embrace that
Misrule and martyrs: 10 dark midwinter traditions
This year, why not welcome the shadowy side of winter with an ancient ritual or two?
‘I felt like a bystander in my own internal recovery’: one woman’s battle for health after a life-changing diagnosis
Facing an enormous decision about her health filled Kat Lister with wonder at her body’s ability to fight for her
An Improbable Psychiatrist by Rebecca Lawrence review – doctor turned patient
A brave memoir from a psychiatrist with severe mental illness that describes a failing system from within
I’ve written a diary every day since I was 14. What does that say about me?
Reading four decades of entries, I realise ego can take precedence over world events, life is never too dull to record – and I’ve learned not to take myself so seriously
Not quite religion, not quite self-help: welcome to the Jordan Peterson age of nonsense
Unintelligible as it is, new book is part of a ‘manifesting’ trend offering the young and spiritually lost an illusion of control
Lost your sense of direction? Turn off your phone and you’ll soon reconnect
Tech giants said today’s digital native kids would be the first generation who would not know what it meant to get lost. But is that a good thing?
Have breakfast for dinner, let kids sleep in their clothes … and 12 other easy tips for better evenings
Feeling frazzled and drained at the end of the day? Try these expert micro-habits
‘Narcissists – only more devious’: the truth about dark empaths
They seem sensitive and caring – but really they just want to manipulate you. So how do you recognise the danger signs?
Remote islands free the imagination – but they also stir up fear
Bestselling author Paula Hawkins set her new book on a fictional tidal island. Here she examines the power and appeal of islands
Why discovering your ancestral roots can help you to truly feel like yourself
Since the age of six Greta Solomon knew she was a writer, but gained a richer sense of self when she discovered her ancestors were gifted storytellers too