Running marathons helped me write my novel

The sport helped with my tenacity, and my creativity too

The big idea: are memories fact or fiction?

Truth and illusion are woven together as we tell ourselves into being

His friend’s murder rocked Hua Hsu’s life – and made him the person he is today

Twenty-five years after the senseless killing of his friend, the author and journalist finally feels a sense of peace

Is there such a thing as ‘the one’? And if so, might it be possible to conjure them into view?

The idea that you can ‘manifest’ your soulmate by ‘raising your vibration’, once the domain of New Age spirituality, is common among gen Z social media users. Juliana Piskorz wonders whether to give it a go

Saved by a butterfly: how chaos theory became the secret ingredient in my happy marriage

My wife wanted to plan a week of dinners but I preferred to leave room for disorder. Mathematical thinking helped us combine our different approaches to life

In Trinidad, my grandmother shared with me her love of English roses

In rural Somerset, I gained new understanding of gardening – and the Caribbean islands

The psychological immune system: four ways to bolster yours – and have a happier, calmer life

All of us will experience pain and stress, but the brain has some smart ways to protect us. Here is how to get prepared for periods of adversity

I have never wanted children – and don’t think I will change my mind

My partner, however, always assumed that one day he would be a dad

Experience: I don’t feel fear

Everybody thinks it’s an amazing superpower, but there’s another side to it

Ending a 20-year rift with my Indian father helped me make sense of my biracial identity

When my parents divorced I lost touch with my dad – and part of my heritage, writes Charlotte Gill. When we met again I began to piece my two worlds together