Disorders and difficulties
Bipolar disorder
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Our internal clocks could be key for preserving mental health
Circadian rhythms often seem ‘out of time’ in bipolar disorder. Scientists are exploring what goes wrong and how to help
by Jacob Crouse
Emotion regulation
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If feelings for an ex are troubling you, try ‘opposite action’
Acting on misguided feelings of love only fuels the emotional fire. Learn to let the fire burn out with these DBT-based tips
by Kiki Fehling
Emerging therapies
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How to look after your emotional health
Find out which of your emotional needs you’ve been neglecting and use tips from human givens therapy to address them
by Denise Winn
Emerging therapies
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What does ketamine-assisted therapy look like? Inside one firefighter’s journey
Directed by Brandon Kapelow
Parenting and families
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Radical love: how my trans child changed my identity as a mother
My child grew into a new version of himself – as all children do – and I wondered about my new role. Anger helped me grasp it
by Patricia Martin
Memory and nostalgia
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It’s not just youth’s happy memories that have a special weight
Mixed in with the highly memorable rites of growing up are more troubling highlights. But these, too, can have enduring value
by Çağlayan Özdemir, Michelle D Leichtman & David B Pillemer
Anxiety
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How to cope with climate anxiety
It’s normal to feel troubled by the climate crisis. These practices can help keep your response manageable and constructive
by Lucia Tecuta
Bipolar disorder
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What’s it like to feel betrayed by your brain? A memoir of bipolar disorder
Directed by Melanie Cura Daball
Nature and the environment
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Rewilding attachment theory by recognising Earth as a caregiver
We are raised by people, but we are also raised by the Earth – here’s what that means for our emotional development
by Vanessa Chakour
Grief
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Why do so many of us blame ourselves after a loved one’s death?
After losing my father, I felt the guilt and regret that burden many other bereaved people – and found a way to carry them
by Delaney Rebernik
Addiction
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How to control your gambling
What’s fun at first can all too easily get out of hand. Learn the warning signs and use these tips to rein things in
by Luke Clark
Parenting and families
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‘Suddenly you are here’ – a breathless, hilarious ode to new motherhood
Directed by Henriette Rietz