Emotion regulation
guide
How to take things less personally
Always blaming yourself or assuming others think ill of you? A CBT therapist shares ways to break these self-critical habits
by Joel Minden
Spirituality and religion
idea
Religion gives life meaning. Can anything else take its place?
by Michael M Prinzing
Emotions
idea
What makes hate a unique emotion – and why that matters
by Cristhian A Martínez
Chronic pain
guide
How to live well with persistent pain
Tools from acceptance and commitment therapy can help you sidestep the struggle against pain – and thrive, in spite of it
by Whitney Scott
The self
idea
What does it take for someone to become a ‘different person’?
by John Schwenkler
History of emotions
idea
The journeys taken by emotion words shape our inner lives
by Tim Lomas
Wonder and the sublime
guide
How to revive your sense of wonder
That childhood urge to ask ‘how’ and ‘why’ usually fades. But we can all learn to rediscover the joys of wide-eyed discovery
by Frank Keil
Beauty and aesthetics
idea
Gardening with Heidegger: from mystery to truth, via the earth
by F Bailey Norwood
Trauma
idea
A broad definition of trauma is useful; an open-ended one isn’t
by Ahona Guha
Freedom and choice
guide
How to think about free will
You can’t escape cause and effect, but there is a way of viewing human agency that is motivating, plausible and humane
by Julian Baggini