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The psychology of colour: multicolour

Martha Roberts, creator of The Colour File, investigates how colour makes us think, act and feel. This time, joyful multicolour

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12 December 201818 February 2022

Emotional wellbeing

The psychology of colour: beige

Martha Roberts, creator of The Colour File, investigates how colour makes us think, act and feel. This month, we fawn over beige

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20 November 201818 February 2022

Emotional wellbeing

The psychology of colour: grey

Martha Roberts, creator of The Colour File, investigates how colour makes us think, act and feel. This month, the shades of grey

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9 November 201818 February 2022

Emotional wellbeing

The psychology of colour: yellow

Martha Roberts, creator of The Colour File, investigates how colour makes us think, act and feel. Let’s look at mellow yellow…

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29 October 201818 February 2022

Emotional wellbeing

The psychology of colour: white

Martha Roberts, creator of The Colour File, investigates how colour makes us think, act and feel. We take a look at wistful white

Martha Roberts

21 October 201818 February 2022

Emotional wellbeing

The psychology of colour: pink

Martha Roberts, creator of The Colour File, investigates how colour makes us think, act and feel. Let’s indulge our love of pink – which has fewer feminine connotations than you may realise

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14 October 201818 February 2022

Emotional wellbeing

The psychology of colour: green

Each month, Martha Roberts, creator of The Colour File, investigates how colour makes us think, act and feel. In this instalment, we give green the green light

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7 October 201818 February 2022

Emotional wellbeing

The psychology of colour: red

Each month, Martha Roberts, creator of The Colour File, investigates how colour makes us think, act and feel

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30 September 201818 February 2022

Emotional wellbeing

The psychology of colour: purple

Martha Roberts, creator of The Colour File, investigates how colour makes us think, act and feel. Let’s look at heavenly purple

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23 September 201818 February 2022

Emotional wellbeing

The psychology of colour: blue

Each month Martha Roberts, creator of The Colour File investigates how colour makes us think, act and feel. This month, blue

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21 March 201818 February 2022

‘The shame was never ours to bear’: how Ruth Ellis’s execution scarred generations of her family

For decades, the execution of Ruth Ellis cast a long shadow over her family, shaping childhoods, relationships and a legacy of trauma. Now, after securing a historic posthumous pardon for her grandmother, Laura Enston tells us how she is reclaiming a story that was once a source of shame.

‘Help — I can’t stop thinking about my married coworker!’: How to stop a workplace crush from becoming an affair

You can’t always control who you’re attracted to, but you can control what happens next. A therapist explains why workplace crushes develop, what they might reveal about your needs, and how to stop attraction from crossing a line.

What happens when the person who murdered your loved one is on death row? The psychology of grief, justice and closure

When someone is murdered, the grief can be devastating. But for families whose loved one’s killer spends decades on death row, the wait for justice can bring its own psychological challenges. Chartered psychologist Dr Ravi Gill explains how repeated delays, anticipatory grief and the hope of an execution can affect the bereavement process – and why closure is rarely straightforward.