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Are you able to manage your frustration?

Do you blow a fuse every time you get stuck in traffic or you can’t get past all the automated messages when you call a company’s customer service line? Here are five tips to help you handle it better

Psychologies

12 August 201418 February 2022

Are you able to manage your frustration?

Emotional wellbeing

Body breakthrough 3: The supplement

If we understood our bodies better, we’d have the key to improved health and wellbeing. Often, this understanding is intuitive, but when you’re in need of an overhaul, these three body boosters – tried and tested by Amerley Ollennu – could be the answer you’ve been looking for…

Psychologies

11 August 201418 February 2022

Career

Five ways to make a good first impression

Because you don’t get a second chance at this…

Psychologies

10 August 201418 February 2022

Five ways to make a good first impression

Relationships

Learn how to live with a pessimist

Your flatmate is always expecting the worst to happen, or your partner never looks on the bright side – how do you stop their thinking rubbing off on you if you live with them?

Psychologies

10 August 201418 February 2022

Emotional wellbeing

Check out some Zulu ballet

An ambitious new dance production celebrates South African democracy and it’s touring the UK from now till October

Psychologies

10 August 201418 February 2022

Emotional wellbeing

Poached plum salad with pecans

Try an early autumn treat from Sally Butcher’s latest recipe book, Salmagundi

Psychologies

9 August 201418 February 2022

Emotional wellbeing

Sleep – what’s the happy medium?

Because too much is as bad as too little…

Psychologies

8 August 201418 February 2022

Emotional wellbeing

Don’t neglect yourself

Are you taking care of yourself as well as you might?

Psychologies

7 August 201418 February 2022

Emotional wellbeing

Why adults are going back to colouring books

Crayons at the ready – colouring books are not just for kids, you know…

Psychologies

7 August 201418 February 2022

Why adults are going back to colouring books

Relationships

I have to live with my mother – how can I make it work?

Our agony aunt Mary Fenwick offers a new perspective on the challenges and problems that you face…

Psychologies

7 August 201418 February 2022

I have to live with my mother – how can I make it work?

Many adults are living with undiagnosed autism without realising it – these are the seven hidden signs experts want you to know

From workplace challenges to social exhaustion, Anne Fletcher explores the subtle traits of autism that can remain hidden for decades before a diagnosis. Words: Anne Fletcher. Images: Shutterstock. I remember the first time I heard about autism. It was the 80s, and Dustin Hoffman was huge. Then he did Rain Man. It took the world […]

Want more emotional connection in the bedroom? These are the simple things you can do to feel closer to your partner

From flirting with your partner during the day to having deeper, more meaningful conversations, emotional connection can play an important role in intimacy. Our experts reveal the simple things couples can do to feel closer – both inside and outside the bedroom.

‘I thought I had everything I wanted — until one quiet summer afternoon changed the questions I was asking’

When life finally slows down, it’s often the bigger questions that rise to the surface. If you’ve found yourself wondering whether you’re truly happy, a psychologist explains why summer offers the ideal opportunity to reflect on what you really want — and how to start moving towards it.

Could some narcissism actually be healthy? Experts reveal the 6 surprising traits that could help you thrive

We tend to think of narcissism as entirely negative, but psychologists say there’s a lesser-known side that’s linked to resilience, confidence, and healthier relationships. Here’s how to tell the difference between the two.

‘I had an affair but couldn’t understand why’: How your childhood may hold clues to what happened

An intense attraction can feel impossible to explain, particularly when it leads somewhere you never intended to go. Could old emotional wounds be part of the story? A psychotherapist explains how our earliest relationships can influence the way we connect as adults and why they could lead to infidelity.