Stepmothers and daughters: blending a family
When Barbara Meakin* fell in love with a widower who had a daughter, she thought she was walking into a fairy tale. Instead, she found herself embarking on the emotional journey of her life
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Being happier in a job you don’t love
Try these simple yet proactive steps to help create a more meaningful working environment, says Oliver Burkeman
How to keep your bones healthy
Each month, women’s wellbeing expert Henrietta Norton discusses an area of women’s health and offers her perspective and advice. Here, she looks at ways to reduce the risk of osteoporosis as you enter the menopause
Experience the blue water effect for yourself
Spending time by the sea has been shown to help us feel happier, healthier, calmer and more creative
The slow down experiment
In a life-changing, year-long experiment, Suzy Walker acknowledges her ‘stop the world I want to get off’ state, and seeks a less hectic, calmer pace of life. She begins with that pesky smartphone glued to her hand!
Do you feel taken for granted?
Since her days as a school prefect, Heidi Scrimgeour had prided herself on her diligence – until she started to feel taken for granted. Was it time to reform?
My new life is lonely and I’m not forming relationships
Our agony aunt, Mary Fenwick, offers a new perspective on whatever is troubling you
Homemade aioli from cookbook Moorish
In the May issue of Psychologies, we featured a recipe for Patatas Braves, from chef Ben Tish’s new book Moorish. He recommends making some aioli to go with it…
Virtual reality: recreating the near-death experience
People who have had a near-death experience say it changed their lives for the better. Can virtual reality allow us all to share that insight? Jini Reddy investigates
The man I’m in love with has a girlfriend
Our agony aunt, Mary Fenwick, offers a new perspective on whatever is troubling you
