The chronic stress survival guide: how to live with the anxiety and grief you can’t escape

Stress can feel like a baseline condition for many of us – especially during a pandemic. But there are ways to help alleviate the very worst of it, whether through support, sleep or radical self-care

‘Sleep is venture capital’: employers wake up to benefits of a nap

After lockdown some businesses understand better how flexible working hours enhance productivity

A stunning second act! Meet the people who changed course in midlife – and loved it

It can feel as if our options narrow with every passing year. But taking a big risk could mean the second half of your life is much more exciting and fulfilling than the first

‘My bosses were happy to destroy me’ – the women forced out of work by menopause

Almost a million women in the UK have left their jobs because of menopausal symptoms. Countless others are discriminated against, denied support and openly mocked. Do they need new legal protections?

The sickie may be a guilty pleasure, but sometimes you just need a duvet day

I still remember the Pyrrhic victory of being allowed to stay at home – but then my mother also staying home

Chucking the sickie: no-questions-asked ‘doona days’ give workers a break

Employers are increasingly seeing the wisdom in offering staff days off for mental health – no leave application or medical certificate required

The low-desire life: why people in China are rejecting high-pressure jobs in favour of ‘lying flat’

It’s been dubbed ‘tangping’ – shunning tough careers to chill out instead. But how is the Communist party taking the birth of this new counterculture?

Multitasking is a menace – it should come with a health warning

In an era of mass distraction, we have no choice but to keep juggling every aspect of our lives. But we could at least stop heroising the process, writes Guardian columnist Emma Beddington

‘It just doesn’t stop!’ Do we need a new law to ban out-of-hours emails?

During the pandemic many workers have felt more under siege than ever from work emails that arrive at all hours. Could the legal right to disconnect help?

Burnout breaks: is extra holiday time the answer for tired, traumatised workers?

All employees at dating app Bumble are being given a paid week off work at the same time – and other companies are following suit