My son seems to blame me for his anxiety. How can we reconnect? You are trying so hard, but at 22 he needs you to take a step back so he can breathe
The big idea: Is it your personality, or a disorder? Psychological diagnoses offer an easy way in to understanding character – but our habit of using them comes at a cost
‘At once intolerable and addictive’: five wellbeing courses and apps, road-tested From bibliotherapy to burpees, gratitude journals to cathartic workouts, Nadine von Cohen logs into Australia’s new crop of wellbeing apps
The Joy of Small Things by Hannah Jane Parkinson review – a compendium of delights The Guardian writer’s collection of her columns is a droll and open-hearted bite-size read
’You feel like a child again!’ Would exercising at 5am make you a happier person? While 99% of us are still fast asleep, members of the Win the Morning, Win the Day movement are throwing themselves into a dawn walk or swim. We join them where it all started, on a beach in Hampshire
Ready, steady … oh. Can a life coach shake me out of my pandemic-induced ennui? It started in bed one morning when I realised I hadn’t had an original thought for months. I needed someone to make me wake up
‘I might delete it’: Facebook’s problem with younger users According to leaked research, the firm has found engagement among a key demographic is in decline
Asos offers staff flexible work and paid leave during menopause Fertility treatment, pregnancy loss and other health and life challenges covered in retailer’s support policy
The wonder stuff: what I learned about happiness from a month of ‘awe walks’ Feeling down? You need to experience more awe, psychologists say. So I set off every day to explore my local area, leaving my phone behind
As a whistleblower prepares to speak out, what can be done to rein in Facebook? Pressure grows on social network after US senators challenge Instagram over impact of app on children’s mental health