I thought I’d grieved the death of my sister – until I found this retreat

A week in Wales with a lifeboat of fellow passengers reaps surprising results

Ask your mum questions and you may discover… yourself

When Elma van Vliet decided to start asking her mother about her life, the results were remarkable

Abuse prevention: how to turn off the gaslighters

It’s a coercive and insidious form of psychological torture, but gaslighting can be recognised and stopped

The calming effects of sewing can help people express and heal themselves

How absorbing your concentration in needlework relieves inner turmoil. By Clare Hunter

Move over, mindfulness: it’s time for ‘finefulness’

After endless guides to self-help, a new wave of books spearheaded by The Little Book of Bad Moods is switching the focus to more realistic hopes

Burned out and overwhelmed: should you embrace the joy of no?

Once we were pressured to acquire things and do more with our lives. Now, we’re being told to declutter our homes and diaries. What happened to just being ourselves?

Forget being positive and take note of what makes you angry

Ranting about what’s wrong in the world can be cathartic – and an antidote to pressure to be upbeat

Are you an evil genius? How dishonesty can make you more creative

Deviant behaviour might be seen as evil – but it’s also a force for good

The truth about anxiety – without it we wouldn’t have hope

In a world so full of uncertainty it’s little wonder so many of us feel stressed. But understanding it can change how you feel

‘Getting out of bed is the first hurdle’: how I cope with my anxiety

Anxiety and dread have been a part of my life since childhood – and then I started writing about politics ...