‘When we dream, we have the perfect chemical canvas for intense visions’
US journalist Alice Robb on her new book about the science of dreams
One step ahead: how walking opens new horizons
Whether it’s to the North Pole or across LA, walking is the fastest way to make more time for life
Dorothy Rowe obituary
Psychologist who believed in listening to patients, and could express complex ideas with brilliant simplicity
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