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Create your own stress toolkit

Making simple changes to the way we approach stress, can help us find the clarity and strength to overcome it. Try Susan David’s top stress-busting tips

Psychologies

14 September 201618 February 2022

Career

How to embrace uncertainty

Uncertainty about your future at work – if you’re worried about job security, for example – is a unique kind of torture, writes Oliver Burkeman

Psychologies

8 September 201618 February 2022

Career

How to stop procrastinating

Our new columnist, award-winning coach Kim Morgan, meets a woman who keeps putting off necessary tasks

Psychologies

13 July 201618 February 2022

Career

5 easy ways to work more mindfully

Mindfulness teacher, inspirational speaker and founder of Soulcy.com, Emma Fairclough shares her secrets on how to handle stress at work by using mindfulness

Psychologies

8 July 201618 February 2022

Career

How to make office life work for you

Research suggests that the tiniest tweaks to your work environment can make a big difference

Psychologies

4 July 201618 February 2022

Career

How to switch off properly

Every month, Oliver Burkeman invites you to improve your work life

Psychologies

23 June 201618 February 2022

Career

How to balance home and work priorities

Our new columnist, award-winning coach Kim Morgan, meets a woman who puts work before everything else in her life, and tries to help her balance her priorities

Psychologies

20 June 201618 February 2022

Career

Find your focus for a more meaningful life

Consider these questions and tips to help you focus on what you really want

Psychologies

18 June 201618 February 2022

Find your focus for a more meaningful life

Emotional wellbeing

Are you an idealist timekeeper?

Why are some of us always late?

Psychologies

20 May 201618 February 2022

Relationships / Mental health

I lost everything — then a confidence coach helped me reclaim my life

‘Real Confidence: Stop Feeling Small and Start Being Brave’ is the first in a series of new books from Psychologies. Here Sharon Walker is coached by Annie Ashdown, one of our Real Confidence experts, on how to become more confident

Psychologies

29 February 201619 February 2026

I lost everything — then a confidence coach helped me reclaim my life

I thought my stress was all in my head — until I noticed I was holding my breath all day long

If you’ve ever been told to ‘just relax’ and found it impossible, the missing piece may not be mindset — but muscle tension, breath and the way your body is holding stress. Discover these ways to calm your body You might think your stress lives in your thoughts. In the email you can’t quite word […]

I can’t stop worrying about the news: 10 ways to stop spiralling and manage anxiety

With global tensions in the news — like the US strikes on Iran — it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by anxiety. The constant flow of negative headlines can leave us stuck in a cycle of worry, unable to focus on anything else. So, how can we regain control and manage anxiety? Award-winning coach Kim Morgan, […]

Why men shut down their emotions — and how their relationships pay the price

Emotional suppression in men often shows up as stress, irritability and distance — reshaping connection long before anyone even realises When emotions aren’t recognised, they don’t disappear. They leak. Unprocessed stress and emotional overload quietly spill into relationships, shaping their tone, closeness and communication — and not for the better. You might think you’re being […]

‘I can’t tell her how I feel’: It’s not your fault if you struggle to express emotions

Often we aren’t emotionally disconnected because we lack depth. We feel unseen because no one ever taught us how to put our inner world into words. If you struggle to express emotions you’re not alone — and you’re not emotionally deficient. As men, frequently we grow up learning that our value lies in what we […]