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Stuck in fight-or-flight? 12 science-backed ways to switch your nervous system to rest-and-digest state

Here’s how to help your nervous system feel safe enough to switch off – according to a psychotherapist.

Lily Smith

27 August 202625 August 2026

Stuck in fight-or-flight? 12 science-backed ways to switch your nervous system to rest-and-digest state

Emotional wellbeing / Physical wellbeing

5 subtle signs your nervous system is dysregulated – according to a psychotherapist

Waking up exhausted? Butterflies in your tummy? Shoulders up to your ears? Your nervous system might be trying to tell you something.

Lily Smith

2 August 202629 July 2026

5 subtle signs your nervous system is dysregulated – according to a psychotherapist

Emotional wellbeing

Snapping at your loved ones? Your nervous system might be trying to tell you something

Feeling more impatient or on edge than usual? Here’s what’s happening in your nervous system.

Lily Smith

30 July 202628 July 2026

Snapping at your loved ones? Your nervous system might be trying to tell you something

Emotional wellbeing / Physical wellbeing

Sophrology: the mind-body practice designed to regulate your nervous system and combat chronic stress

Struggling with stress? Try this daily method to soothe your nervous system

Lily Smith

27 July 202628 July 2026

Sophrology: the mind-body practice designed to regulate your nervous system and combat chronic stress

‘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.