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Mindfulness

Are you living life on autopilot?

Here’s how to stop sleepwalking through your days, ditch the autopilot, and embrace the discomfort of uncertainty

Psychologies

13 September 202313 September 2023

Why slowing down and embracing softness could transform your mental health, relationships and sense of wellbeing this summer

From better relationships to improved wellbeing, Kate Townshend explores why choosing softness isn’t a weakness — it’s a strength. Words: Kate Townshend. Images: Shutterstock. One of my favourite things about summer is its texture. You can walk out into air that feels like a caress rather than a bite. Everyone is slower and lazier, as […]

Amy Mica Marsden

28 July 202626 July 2026

Emotional wellbeing / Physical wellbeing

Sophrology: the mind-body practice designed to regulate your nervous system and combat chronic stress

Struggling with stress? Try this daily method to soothe your nervous system

Lily Smith

27 July 202628 July 2026

Crime

‘As an FBI profiler, I interviewed serial killers – including the notorious Ed Kemper, who told me he had handed himself in because he knew he couldn’t stop killing.’

Jana Monroe was the first female agent in the world-renowned FBI Behavioral Science Unit and the inspiration for Clarice Starling in The Silence Of The Lambs, even helping to train Jodie Foster for her Oscar-winning role. Here, she shares her experience of interviewing some of the world’s most notorious serial killers. PICS: GETTY IMAGES Walking […]

Donna Smiley

26 July 202626 July 2026

Love life

‘Is my partner having an affair with an AI chatbot?’ – How to deal with emotional infidelity in the time of AI

Could an AI chatbot come between you and your partner? An expert explains when virtual companionship becomes emotional infidelity – and how to respond. Words: Amy Mica Marsden. Images: Shutterstock It’s a scenario straight out of a sci-fi movie: you sense that something is off-balance with your partner, only to discover they’re cheating on you […]

Amy Mica Marsden

25 July 202627 July 2026

Love life

If they look too good to be true, they probably are: The danger signs you might have fallen for a narcissist

They seem perfect: attentive, affectionate and completely devoted to you. But what if that whirlwind romance is hiding something more troubling? Trauma specialist Zoe Clews explains the subtle warning signs that can signal you’re in a narcissistic relationship — and why the people who appear too good to be true sometimes are. Not every intense […]

Sally Saunders

23 July 202623 July 2026

Love life

Five signs your break up was the biggest red flag (and why you have had a lucky escape)

Not every painful breakup is a sign that a relationship was unhealthy. But if the end leaves you feeling as though you’ve lost your identity, can’t stop blaming yourself or are grieving the person they once seemed to be, trauma specialist Zoe Clews says the breakup itself may reveal the clearest warning signs. Most break-ups […]

Sally Saunders

23 July 202623 July 2026