How standup comedy helped me conquer anxiety, depression – and fear of public speaking

Finding a humorous angle to some of my darkest episodes – and sharing them with strangers – was strangely cathartic

A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century review – self-help laced with pseudoscience

Heather Heying and Bret Weinstein attempt to show how human nature is at odds with modern society, but their science, and style, grates

Muscling in at LA’s Muscle Beach: Haley Morris-Cafiero’s best photograph

‘I took this near where people work out for my guerrilla-style Wait Watchers series. When it went viral, I started getting hateful messages about my body’

Together Together review – Ed Helms surrogacy comedy that’s a little over-polite

Wan jokes land softly as pregnant Anna gets to know single father Matt in a film that looks wussy next to The Surrogate

‘The ground is unstable but there are pleasures all around’ – goodbye to the joy of small things

For three years, this column has been looking for sources of quotidian joy in the darkness. As it comes to an end, what tiny delights would other writers nominate?

Listen by Kathryn Mannix review – a wise guide to finding the right words

From adoption to sexuality, early pregnancy to death, a palliative care doctor explores the discussions we often try to avoid

A decade after she died, I can finally grieve the Amy Winehouse I knew and loved

Coming to terms with the loss of my friend Amy Winehouse, amid the media frenzy that surrounded her death, has taken me 10 years

The power of puzzling: ‘When everything feels out of your control – piece A fits with piece B’

Absorbing, mindful and mercifully screen-free, the humble jigsaw puzzle acts as a balm in uncertain times

Kareena Kapoor Khan on breaking pregnancy taboos: ‘No one wants to talk about belching and swollen feet!’

One of Bollywood’s most bankable actors has written a revolutionary pregnancy book that lifts the lid on libido, caesareans and more. She discusses power, pay and the reality behind the glamour

‘I was sliding towards the drop and couldn’t stop’ – the writer who fell from a mountain

It is every climber’s worst nightmare. In this extract from his thrilling book about the glorious – and treacherous – Cuillin Ridge on Skye, Simon Ingram recalls the day its wild peaks almost took his life