Emotional wellbeing

Do you fight to keep your eyes open, your back straight and your mind on the job? Many of us suffer from the mid-afternoon slump. Here are energy expert Oliver Gray’s tips on how to stay energised

In our confessional culture, how can we distinguish between healthy self-expression and attention-seeking drama? Is it more important to celebrate our own authenticity, or to protect the feelings of others? By Huma Qureshi

Is your inner critic holding you back? Life coach Mhairi Gordon-Preston gives us her steps towards silencing self criticism

Finally, after what feels like months of exchanged emails, phone calls and texts, you have found a free evening when both you and your best friend can meet for dinner. You have so much to catch up on, so why does she seem distant? Was it something you said? Or could it be her mobile, sitting there, next to her glass of sauvignon blanc?

Do you ever feel peckish just before you go to bed, despite having eaten dinner a few hours earlier? Your mind could be playing tricks on you according to a new study.

There are ways to step back and find peace in our busy world. Take inspiration from traditional monastic rules of living – Flavia Mazelin Salvi explains

It’s not how much cash you have, but what you spend it on, that makes a difference to how you feel. Rebecca Alexander explains

Emma Herman interviews crime writer Denise Mina

The first step is changing the way you perceive time, says Catherine Jones.