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Psychopath vs Sociopath: What’s the difference?

Experts explain the difference between a psychopath and a sociopath and why recognising patterns of behaviour matters more than applying a diagnosis

Sally Saunders

7 August 20262 September 2026

Psychopath vs Sociopath: What’s the difference?

Do you have FOBO? Why ‘Fear of a Better Option’ could be the reason you can’t find happiness

The unlimited choice in dating apps has left us unable to find a relationship due to Fear of a Better Option. Here’s how to commit again.

Alex Lloyd

5 September 20264 September 2026

Mental health / Mindfulness / Nutrition

The food secret that could keep your brain sharper for longer — and it doesn’t cost a penny!

New research suggests that when we eat may influence how well our brains age – as well as our waistlines We tend to think about healthy ageing in terms of what we eat: more vegetables, enough protein, fewer ultra-processed foods. But new research suggests there may be another question worth asking: when do we eat? […]

Sally Saunders

4 September 20264 September 2026

Mental health / Nutrition

Could your diet be making your brain fog worse?

New research suggests that eating more ultra-processed food is associated with poorer attention and slower mental processing – even among people with otherwise healthy diets. There are days when your brain just doesn’t seem to be working properly. You read a sentence and immediately forget it. Sometimes you walk into a room and can’t remember […]

Sally Saunders

4 September 20264 September 2026

Mindfulness / Nutrition

Eating on autopilot? This could help you take back control

Paying closer attention to hunger, fullness and how food makes us feel could help us make different choices – without turning eating into another set of rules. When eating becomes habitual, it’s easy to lose touch with some of the signals that tell us when we’re hungry and when we’ve had enough. We might eat […]

Sally Saunders

4 September 20264 September 2026

Mental health / Nutrition

Are we making our relationship with food more complicated than it needs to be?

From childhood messages about finishing your vegetables to the language of “good” and “bad” foods, the way we learn to think about eating can shape our relationship with food for years. Our relationship with food doesn’t begin with diets, calorie counting or concerns about weight. It starts much earlier. As babies, says nutritionist Laura Thomas, […]

Sally Saunders

4 September 20264 September 2026

Self / Mental health / Nutrition

How to stop comfort eating — without giving up comfort food

If stress, boredom or difficult emotions send you straight to the kitchen, the answer may not be more willpower. It may be having more ways to cope. Comfort eating is often described as a bad habit that needs to be broken. But if you regularly eat when you’re stressed, bored, lonely or overwhelmed, simply telling […]

Sally Saunders

4 September 20264 September 2026