Social scientists have long documented the ‘warm glow’ of altruism, a good feeling that comes from doing a good deed. But ...

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Have you ever experienced a space that made you feel uneasy or stressed? Perhaps it was a noisy and crowded shopping mall, with its neon signs, patterned tilework and boldly painted walls in franchise ...

In my work as a psychotherapist, I often encounter clients who find it hard to make sense of themselves, appealing to rationality as a defence against the rawness of emotion: the bereaved person who ...

How to use ‘possibility thinking’ Have you hit an impasse in your personal or professional life? Answer these questions to open your mind to what’s possible by Constance de Saint Laurent & Vlad ...

How to make someone feel seen and heard Validation skills are not only useful for therapists. Learn them and you’ll improve your personal and work relationships by Caroline Fleck ...

How to be resilient Life is unpredictable. Brace yourself with a suite of coping mechanisms, internal and external, then deploy them flexibly by Selda Koydemir ...

How to get over ‘never good enough’ Learn to spot unhealthy perfectionism, understand its emotional sources and find a way to silence that self-critical voice by Margaret Rutherford ...

Reading is so commonplace that it’s hard to appreciate how much of a challenge it poses to the human brain. As you read this sentence, you’re using the visual forms of words to access their meanings ...

How to get your mojo back You’re not depressed but you’re not happy – you’re languishing. Give yourself a boost with these evidence-backed strategies by Frank Martela ...

Horrified by the atrocities of the 20th century, an array of scientists sought to explain why human beings turned to violence. The founder of psychoanalysis Sigmund Freud argued that ‘man is a wolf to ...