Struggling with New Year’s resolutions? We can help

Nine ways to boost your willpower, from dodging doughnuts to making the most of mornings

Constant cravings: is addiction on the rise?

From sex to sugar to social media, people are in the grip of a wider range of compulsive behaviours. But what is driving them – and what can be done?

Back to work blues? What we can learn from slackers

Our culture demonises those who don’t work – but maybe it’s time we were more like Homer Simpson and Jeffrey ‘The Dude’ Lebowski, writes Josh Cohen

How to talk to your children about sex

How to talk about sex with your children

‘Learning to relax can be life-changing’: how to find your comfort zone

Many of us have forgotten how to truly unwind. We ask the experts for ways to switch off in an always-on world

‘A rose with a thousand petals’ … what makes an aphorism – and is this a golden age?

Forget haikus, epigrams, proverbs, maxims, adages and riddles. If you’re needing a sliver of wisdom, try an aphorism. There are certainly plenty around …

The search for my inner ‘hero’: a modern masculinity retreat

Tim Lott dances, shouts and talks intimately at a masculinity workshop which ends in tears, praise and profound insights

Sound and vision: how gongs are bringing inner peace to city dwellers

Harmonies in the boom of a gong are transporting busy brains into a meditative state

Sound advice: why rockstars are my guiding light

Therapy helps in a crisis. But when it comes to lessons in life, music has most of the answers, says Ted Kessler