Difficult emotions
guide
How to calm your inner storm
When your emotions become too painful and overwhelming, regain control using skills from dialectical behaviour therapy
by Sheri Van Dijk
The self
idea
When your authenticity is an act, something’s gone wrong
by Joseph E Davis
Compassion and empathy
idea
Self-compassion is not self-indulgence: here’s how to try it
by Christina Chwyl
Shame and guilt
guide
How to save yourself another pointless guilt trip
Just because you feel guilty doesn’t mean you’ve done something wrong. Relax the rules you live by and set yourself free
by Aziz Gazipura
Chronic pain
idea
Solving chronic pain via the kitchen, not the medicine cabinet
by Rowena Field
Thinkers and theories
idea
What Arthur Schopenhauer learned about genius at the asylum
by David Bather Woods
Change and self-development
guide
How to motivate yourself to change
Change is hard, but it’s possible. Use motivational interviewing techniques to build your confidence, and take the plunge
by Angela Wood & Ralph Wood