Worry and rumination
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Here’s how to take back your life from long-term worrying
by Dane McCarrick & Daryl O’Connor
Music
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Bach’s piano music is intimate precision and Homeric epic in one
by Dan Moller
Emotion regulation
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How to ease the pain of heartache
You’re experiencing a profound form of grief that can make you physically ill. These steps will give you a chance to heal
by Ziella Bryars
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To learn from a psychedelic trip, explore the dreams that follow
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Community
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From wars to pandemics, people in crisis need to feel connected
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Habits and routines
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In praise of habits – so much more than mindless reflexes
by Ian Robertson & Katsunori Miyahara
Technology
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Our need for true connection is giving rise to phone-free spaces
by Joelle Renstrom
Memory and nostalgia
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A patchwork memoir sewn from the odd memories that flicker then fade away
A film by Avi Zev Weider and David Chartier
Angst
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How to cope when life seems unreal
If you feel detached from the world, you might be going through depersonalisation. Be reassured, there are ways to recover
by Shaun O Connor
Creativity
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How a solitary prisoner decoded Chinese for the QWERTY keyboard
by Thomas S Mullaney
Brain interventions
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Mental disorders are brain disorders – here’s why that matters
by Camilla Nord
Knowledge and reason
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Want to know, even if it hurts? You must be a truth masochist
by Daniel Callcut
Sports and games
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Why do hardcore football fans behave like rutting stags?
by Martha Newson
Creativity
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Meet the artists who create sounds for movies – and have so much fun doing it
A film by Jeremy Benning
Knowledge and reason
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Imagine you could insert knowledge into your mind: should you?
by John Tillson