I gave birth, then they put me in a coma: Grace Victory on surviving Covid and bonding with her baby

The YouTuber was admitted to hospital seven months pregnant and ended up in a coma. A year after she finally met her son, she talks about her incredible recovery

Desperate Remedies by Andrew Scull review – mind games

The chequered history of psychiatry over the last 200 years is one of much pain and some progress

‘My head was completely free’: the rise of climbing as therapy

Supporters of climbing therapy say it can help people focus on the here and now and provide relief from the whirlwind of modern life

‘When you stop fighting, that’s when you start grieving’: the parents battling to prevent student suicide

In the four years since their daughter killed herself at university, Robert and Margaret Abrahart have been trying to understand why she was left to cope with her problems alone – and to help other vulnerable young people

Spooky Britain: how ghosts became a national obsession

Mysterious glowing orbs, unexplained chills, things that literally go bump in the night: signs of paranormal activity have reportedly surged during the pandemic. As have specialist investigators, organised ghost hunts, eerie podcasts …

Are you anxious, introverted or just a ‘highly sensitive person’?

Kanye West and Lorde say they are HSPs. What’s the science behind this newly popular label for understanding our ability to process feelings?

Letting go: the decluttering obsession moves into the mind

Letting go is counterintuitive in many ways. We are taught from a young age to succeed and push through, so learning to cut your losses is half the battle

‘I don’t want what happened to my husband happening to anyone else’: the widow campaigning for gambling law reform

It was only after Annie Ashton’s husband Luke took his own life that she realised he had been gambling in secret – sometimes up to 100 times a day on his phone. She wants urgent changes to the way the betting industry operates

‘A massive spiritual shift’: how the mindful movement of qigong can treat addiction

The gentle motion, breathing and meditation stop the mind ‘wandering to negative thoughts’, says a recovering Victorian addict

The Anatomy of Anxiety by Ellen Vora review – the physical basis of mental health

A psychiatrist explains how distressing states are often rooted in bodily dysfunction – and what it means when they aren’t

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