Psychologies

It’s a normal human instinct to care about what other people think – especially in embarrassing situations. But do you care too much? Then it might be time to cheat what usually comes with age and experience, says Eleanor Tucker

Why do we hold back from changing situations that aren’t working out for us, even if we’re miserable? Lorna V has some answers, and some tips to make the transition easier

Every month Amerley Ollennu challenges you and herself to road-test research and healthy strategies to help change the way we think about food once and for all

Try dimming the lights before you make up your mind…

In a world ‘drowning in data’, questions are more important than ever. But answers are everywhere too, we just need to ask the right questions, discovers Lauren Hadden. Here’s a simple formula

If most of the time you’re prevented from getting on with writing or painting by the numberless small and annoying interruptions of everyday life, a week’s course in a remote, beautiful location with like-minded – or similarly obsessed – people, is a great way to get some real work done

Jokes and humour help reassure those who care about the bereaved that they are not going to crumble into a million pieces after a death, says Annie Broadbent