McMindfulness by Ronald Purser; Mindfulness by Christina Feldman and Willem Kuyken – review

Mindfulness may have become a tool of capitalism, but if it works, does it matter?

Beyoncé’s crash diet plan sells an impossible, damaging ideal

In promoting an expensive vegan diet plan, the singer has described confronting her weight as ‘every woman’s nightmare’. She is irresponsibly stoking an evil diet culture – but is also a victim of it

Like a natural woman: why taboos about discussing the female body are dying

Periods, miscarriage and menopause were traditionally ‘private topics’. A raft of new books is changing that

Not Speaking by Norma Clarke review – tight trousers and celebrity hairdressers

This is an explosive family memoir ... but the remarkable stories are also an exploration of the effect Thatcherism had on Britain

From houndstooth trousers to Mr Motivator’s leotards, pattern is always a delight

I would find it difficult to muddle through life without beautiful, artistic patterns

‘Vaccine hesitant’: a gentler label than anti-vaxxer, but just as scary

Reluctant parents who keep their opinions on jabs to themselves have been called a global threat by the World Health Organisation

Lizzo is a joyous inspiration – but body positivity has come too late for the likes of me

There was no such thing when I was a teen in the 80s; there was the heavenly Maria Whittaker on Page 3 and Sabrina in the Boys Boys Boys video

The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read by Philippa Perry review – how to raise your kids

What’s the top priority when raising kids? A bestseller on good parent-child relationships

Cardiologist Eric Topol: ‘AI can restore the care in healthcare’

The doctor, geneticist and author talks about his new book on the future of medicine

Psychoanalyst Adam Phillips: ‘You have to let your child teach you’

The analyst and literary critic on why attention-seeking is a good thing