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Psychologies
Articles by Psychologies
Find your way back to nature
From barefoot running to natural navigation via foraging and urban woodlands, Jini Reddy tells you how
Are we wasting each other’s time?
Our agony aunt Mary Fenwick offers a new perspective on the challenges and problems you face
How to make up after a falling out
If you’ve reached a stalemate with someone, then here’s how to break it
Are you a selfish lover?
When it comes to relationships, are you a giver or a taker? And does the same hold true in the bedroom? Take part in this quiz and find out. By Alain Héril
How to handle retroactive jealousy
As social media makes it easier than ever to obsessively check out your partner’s ex, Heidi Scrimgeour finds out how to stem the tide of jealousy before it takes over your relationships
What are you chasing?
Everyone is chasing some elusive goal in life – whether it’s novelty, thrills, emotional wellbeing or pleasure. But the motivation behind what we are seeking can sometimes make us drive ourselves at a crazy pace. Identify your secret motivations so that you can keep your life on an even keel – and take things more slowly. Take this test by Flavia Mazelin Salvi and find out
Kick the comfort-eating habit
Sophie Boss, psychotherapist, author and co-founder of Beyond Chocolate, the UK’s leading no diet community, says the first step to combating emotional eating is to deal with our feelings
Constantly moaning about something?
Is a problem shared a problem halved? Nell Jones doesn’t think so. Finding herself moaning once too often, she took a two-week ‘complaining detox’, to see if it put her life back into focus
