How can you conquer ordinary, everyday sadness? Think of it as a person
New research suggests anthropomorphising your emotions can help you control them. But how do you actually go about it?
One step at a time: how to improve mental health through fitness
From regular walks to workouts or team sports, there are all kinds of activities that can help anxiety and depression. Here’s how to get started
Do you take hours to make a simple decision? You may have Fobo
Fear of missing out has a more anxious sibling, and could stop you going to social events – or buying your Christmas turkey. Here’s what is behind fear of better options
Heather Ashton obituary
Psychopharmacologist who started a clinic for people addicted to tranquillisers and wrote a manual on how to quit them safely
Sounding it out: ‘Listening to white noise put my life back on track’
Megan Nolan was searching for a way to switch off the stresses of modern life. Then she discovered white noise. Here, she charts how the flat frequencies helped her cope
I’m a mental health nurse. There are no good decisions, only least bad ones
I often feel I’m letting my patients down, but I do this job because I believe in the healing power of small acts of kindness. This is what my working week looks like
Is anxiety more common in our 30s and 40s?
The data shows the likelihood of experiencing anxiety rises then declines – and women are more likely to feel it than men
‘I didn’t know if he’d recover’: NHS staff on the patients they’ll never forget
From physios working with stroke survivors to radiographers identifying 7/7 victims, it isn’t just doctors and nurses who form bonds with patients
Ex-ballerina Deborah Bull: ‘I’ve found great strength in dancing and singing’
The former Royal Ballet principal on her leading role in a major study into how the arts can boost physical and mental health
How the focus and joy of writing a novel helped me overcome my PTSD
Breathing life into my characters made me want to live fully again, and finishing the final draft gave me a profound sense of fulfilment