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Two women wearing bathing suits sit on a rock by a waterfall in nature; one has her arm around the other. Towels are draped over the rock.

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

Two individuals are shown sitting closely, one appearing to comfort the other by holding their hand. The setting seems intimate and supportive.

Attachment and parenting

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Six steps to self-compassion when your parent has mental illness

Growing up with a parent with mental illness can be very tough. Learning to exercise self-compassion can truly help

by Addy Dunkley-Smith

Two people sitting in a café together but with faraway expressions, with city visible outside; inside, other patrons are seen.

Love

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How to be more secure in your relationships

Too clingy – or too scared to commit? Your attachment style is rooted in your childhood, but you can change it

by Graham Johnston & Matt Wotton

Abstract drawing of a woman holding a baby, featuring exaggerated body proportions and yellow accents on a white background.

Parenting and families

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‘Suddenly you are here’ – a breathless, hilarious ode to new motherhood

Directed by Henriette Rietz

A woman crouched on a beach with two young children. One tugs at her from behind, the other strains against her grasp towards the water.

Parenting and families

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Why parenting books are not really written for the parents

Parenting books are not really for parents but for the people writing them, and speak more to their own lives than our own

by Olga Mecking

An adult chimpanzee sitting on grass in a forest with a young chimpanzee clinging to its arm while looking around.

Animals

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Chimpanzees correct cultural biases about how good mothers behave

A philosopher observes chimpanzee mothers and their infants interact, realising how cultural our ideals of motherhood are

by Maria Botero