
What to do if your picking or pulling get out of hand
Understanding the psychology behind excessive skin-picking and hair-pulling can help you resist the urges and begin to heal
by Suzanne Mouton-Odum
Understanding the psychology behind excessive skin-picking and hair-pulling can help you resist the urges and begin to heal
by Suzanne Mouton-Odum
At a Texas convent, what could a sublimely uncouth sister in her mid-80s teach me about helping people?
by Ronald W Dworkin
A vegetable garden is more than a source of sustenance – it’s a psychological sanctuary. Here’s how to create your own
by Gary Pilarchik
Acting on impulse often feels good at first, but brings trouble later. Understanding these urges can help you control them
by Peggilee Wupperman
In this noisy world, being highly sensitive is a challenge. But learn to manage overwhelm and you can reap the upsides too
by Jadzia Jagiellowicz
In a world of disagreement, what should you believe? These ideas will help you take a philosophically informed perspective
by Jeremy Wyatt & Joseph Ulatowski
In terms of irrational confidence, many people at opposite ends of the political spectrum seem to have something in common
by Thomas Costello & Shauna Bowes
Directed by Chu-Chieh Lee
Many think the answer is obvious: we ought to cut immoral people out of our lives. But that isn’t necessarily the best option
by Yiran Hua
Acting on impulse often feels good at first, but brings trouble later. Understanding these urges can help you control them
by Peggilee Wupperman
New research reveals that physical attractiveness is more about personal compatibility than meeting universal standards
by Annett Schirmer
Like billions of people, I use caffeine. But there is a glaring double standard in the drugs we stigmatise or celebrate
by Jonathan Simone
It’s good that we’re taking sleep more seriously than we used to, but the messaging about its importance has gone too far
by Alice Gregory
We must escape the psychological trap where grave warnings about existential threats trigger ever more destructive behaviour
by M I Krueger
We were a new stepfamily, and only the puppy was missing. With Elsa, we lobbed a grenade into the mix
by Lily Dunn
It was just like her – my bold, dead mother – to show up in my life again. Or was grief playing tricks on me?
by Amanda Leigh Lichtenstein
Video by All Arts
Directed by Niki Lindroth Von Bahr
Directed by Samuel Bradley
Directed by Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers