It took me five years to certify as a clinical psychoanalyst. During that time, I attended weekly seminars and case ...

A heartfelt animation portrays the evolving relationship between a daughter and her father, who lives with bipolar disorder ...

The gist of a scene or place can subtly alter our very sense of being, an affecting quality captured by Monet’s paintings ...

From traits like extraversion to specific habits, there are many ways a couple can match. New research tests whether it helps ...

The difference between a brief flirtation and an all-consuming love affair is one of interest. Put a different way: the thing ...

A study explores how many words people use a day, whether women really speak more than men, and whether we’re talking less ...

As much as people struggle with not knowing, we live in an uncertain world – and there are advantages to embracing that ...

I’m in a Zoom meeting, speaking to a screen full of black squares, trying to coax voices out of the void. The other callers are all members of an executive board, and they’re in turmoil over the ...

Sometimes, when I’m grappling with a tricky topic, I pretend that I need to explain it to a child. For example, here is my attempt at explaining the purpose of this Guide to a notional nine-year-old: ...

Everybody has a little more control than they think.’ A neuroscientist explains how we can become architects of our emotions ...

Practising Carl Rogers’s unconditional positive regard helps me be more compassionate and less judgmental – of myself too ...

Does the blank page look unconquerable? Blackout poetry can give you a creative jumpstart. This short video explains how ...