How poetry can light up our darker moments

In this fast-moving technological world, lines of poetry can help people with mental illness

The Buddha of Brixton whose spiritual quest started when his sister was shot

When police injured his beloved sister, triggering race riots, Tony Moo-Young’s ‘rebirth’ as Mooji began

Sad summer’s over? 18 ways to keep the health, humour and happiness of your holiday alive

Join a club, take a detour – and buy a carafe: positive psychologists on how you can take the novelty and openness of your vacation and apply it to your daily routine

Mind power in Auschwitz – and healing decades later

Her mother’s wisdom helped Edith Eger create a happy inner life in Auschwitz – but true healing meant going back there

Don’t dwell on what you might have done in 1930s Germany

Ask instead what you might do today

How walking – and then a pilgrimage – lifted Guy Stagg’s depression

A 60-mile trek brought deep calm. So the author headed for Jerusalem, 5,500 kms away

I was scared of losing my sight… then writing brought me clarity

After being told disease would destroy her vision, Paola Peretti wrote a children’s novel – and found a template for life

The life-affirming legacy of my near-death experience

Before I nearly died I suffered from acute anxiety – but there’s been no sign of it since, says Tom Lee

Know thyself… by writing your first novel

Dig deep inside, battle self-doubt and become the person you know you can be. Richard Skinner on the healing powers of writing a novel

I was taunted for having two mums in the 1980s

It was a dangerous time but my lesbian parents paved the way, says Lara Lillibridge