‘The ketamine blew my mind’: can psychedelics cure addiction and depression?
This week sees the opening of the first UK high-street clinic offering psychedelic-assisted therapy. Could popping psilocybin be the future of mental healthcare?
I’m not ashamed medication got me through the pandemic – but we need talking therapies too
Prescription drugs helped my fraying mental health, but a lack of psychological support can undermine the good work they do, writes Jenny Stevens
We’ve been hibernating with our sorrow, but nature won’t let us grieve forever
Green shoots and spring buds tell us that life goes on, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
‘As much as I love Depop, it triggers me’: is body image a fashion disruptor’s final frontier?
Virtual fleamarket Depop aims to be fashion’s ‘most diverse and progressive home’, but its users are still grappling with the industry’s oldest issue
Close-ups, cats and clutter: what the online yoga teacher saw
Teaching via Instagram and Zoom is both more and less intimate than a real-life class
Can exercise really release trauma stored in your body?
Ignore your inner cynic and try bioenergetics, which focuses on repairing damage caused by repressed emotion from the past
‘Be kind to yourself’: experts’ tips on coping with lockdown stress
Some self-help advice as psychologists report a rise in problems akin to work burnout during the Covid pandemic
Lockdown cabin fever? 56 tried, tested and terrific ways to beat the boredom
Shaun Ryder keeps chickens, while Mel Giedroyc organises chutney tastings. These small, affordable suggestions won’t end lockdown misery – but they might help
Come on in! The exhilarating joy of outdoor ice-bathing
The popularity of outdoor swimming has soared during lockdown. These bathers are even breaking the ice to go for an endorphin-releasing winter dip
Jamie Peacock: ‘Success would be if one person changed their mindset’
The former rugby league great has launched a mental health campaign aiming to help people cope with life in lockdown