‘Surviving’ cancer is a weird ongoing journey of readjustment
Having been treated for head and neck cancer, Genevieve Fox looked for the yellow brick road back to her old, pre-cancer self, but the truth is it really isn’t like that
You’ve heard of mindfulness, now meet its dynamic young cousin sophrology
A modern blend of yoga, Zen Buddhism, hypnosis and psychology, it’s huge elsewhere in Europe and on its way to the UK
Jen Sincero says she can make you a badass – has it worked for her millions of readers?
The self-help guru’s book You Are a Badass is a bestseller in the US and making waves in the UK. But can her brand of straight-talking positive thinking really help you escape your ‘sucky life’?
Michael Pollan: ‘I was a very reluctant psychonaut’
The bestselling author and activist has been exploring the use of psychedelic drugs in medical research for his book How to Change Your Mind. And yes, he had to try them for himself
All by myself: the joys of being single
Christina Patterson used to be ashamed about being single, but after hearing others’ stories, that feeling has gone
Dean Burnett: ‘Happiness shouldn’t be the default state in the human brain’
The neuroscientist and author of The Idiot Brain on the difficulty of trying to explain happiness and what he learned from Charlotte Church
Loneliness can’t be ‘cured’. We must learn to find value in solitude
Instead of medicalising loneliness and calling it an epidemic, we need to find better ways of engaging with ourselves, writes sociologist and author Frank Furedi
After a miscarriage and divorce, my friends showed me true love
When author Elizabeth Day lost a baby and her marriage ended it was her friends who gave her the unconditional love she’d been seeking
Could a day at Stansted cure my fear of flying – or will I always need Valium and a fizzy wine chaser?
For too many years Suzanne Moore has not been able to board a flight without a stiff drink and, preferably, tranquillisers. Could a ‘Fearless Flyer’ course at Stansted help her overcome her terror?