Louis Theroux: ‘I worried I might be mansplaining motherhood’

As he tackles one of his most harrowing subjects yet, the documentary-maker talks about parenting, psychosis – and his secret beard

CBD: a marijuana miracle or just another health fad?

The cannabis-derived compound is popping up in everything from mineral water to bath bombs. We ask experts and users if it actually works

‘It makes me enjoy playing with the kids’: is microdosing mushrooms going mainstream?

Before the school run, or commuting to work, increasing numbers are taking tiny doses of psychedelic drugs in the UK. Why?

Coroner calls on universities to destigmatise mental health issues

Maria Voisin was speaking after inquest into death of Bristol university student Ben Murray

Are cleaning gurus sweeping an epidemic under the carpet?

Repetitive tasks can help with anxiety, but can we trust them to safeguard women’s mental health? By Eva Wiseman

The ‘breast is best’ lobby has left women feeling judged and unworthy

The National Childbirth Trust’s stance on birth and breastfeeding has been rigid and divisive, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

National Childbirth Trust president quits in breastfeeding row

Charity must remain a campaigning voice for women, says ex-head Seána Talbot

Is a daily routine all it’s cracked up to be?

To be productive, creative and sane, we’re told, you need a regimen. But do they work?

Can going to therapy become as straightforward as going to the gym?

At Self Space, Jodie Cariss offers flexibility, online bookings and the chance to change therapist mid-treatment. But does it work? Stuart Jeffries tries it out

Aphantasia: why a Disney animator draws a blank on his own creations

Glen Keane, who illustrated The Little Mermaid, is among the 2% of the population with a little-known condition leaving them without mental imagery