How early is too early to be discharged from hospital after giving birth?
A longer post-birth stay in the wards could help many mothers, even if research remains inconclusive
‘I’m a chef and I forgot how to bake a cake’: why trauma often leads to brain fog and amnesia
Shock, stress and grief can have a devastating effect on memory – but there are ways to bring it back
Is sleep the canary in the coalmine – a clue to the health of our minds?
Sleep disturbance is a recognised risk factor for developing a host of psychiatric disorders. Going to bed is the best thing you can do for your brain right now
Don’t fret, neurotics – there are advantages to worrying
Negative mental chatter and anxious fantasies may not be all bad – they could bring benefits such as greater creativity and better health
I couldn’t do chores or hold the baby – even the doctors were fed up with me: my life with chronic pain
What started as an ache in my arms got so bad I had to stop driving and could barely work. Three years on, I am one of 3 million people in the UK living with pain that never goes away
A moment that changed me: the missile alert promised sudden death. That awful hour taught me how to live
I had stopped being an active participant in my own life. Now I knew I had to shorten my list of regrets – and I began meeting the world with a resounding ‘yes’
The rise of perfectionism – and the harm it’s doing us all
Many of us believe striving for perfection leads to success. But perfectionism is counter-productive and can result in soaring levels of stress. The answer, believes Professor Thomas Curran, is to go a little easier on yourself
‘I feel constantly watched’: the employees working under surveillance
Monitoring software has become more common since the pandemic – but are activity scores the best way to measure productivity?
A moment that changed me: I was in my 20s and depressed – then my mother moved into my bed
Her attempt to comfort me seemed ridiculous at the time. But years later it showed me how I could be there for my own daughter
‘I didn’t even know men could get it’: the hidden impact of male postnatal depression
Postnatal depression affects up to 15% of new mothers, but studies suggest almost as many fathers also show symptoms – and little is being done to help them