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Why some people are happiest when everyone else is miserable

Psychologist Emma Kavanagh explains why some people use humour, conflict and social pressure to gain power

Sally Saunders

7 August 20266 August 2026

Why some people are happiest when everyone else is miserable

Is there really a ‘psychopath brain’? What neuroscience reveals about psychopathy

Here’s what the latest research reveals about the psychopathic brain, reward-seeking and why biology is only part of the story

Sally Saunders

7 August 20266 August 2026

Family & parenting / Mental health

The childhood experiences that can leave you doubting yourself as an adult

Psychologist Dr Emma Kavanagh explains how parents with strong controlling or antagonistic traits can influence a child’s sense of reality, self-trust and identity — and why understanding these patterns can help adults make sense of their past. The relationship between a parent and child shapes some of our earliest beliefs about love, trust and who […]

Sally Saunders

7 August 20266 August 2026