Mental health

The Joy of Small Things by Hannah Jane Parkinson review – a compendium of delights

The Guardian writer’s collection of her columns is a droll and open-hearted bite-size read

Killian Fox

17, Oct, 2021 @2:00 PM

After 20 years, should I reply to my dad, who was often angry and drunk? | Ask Annalisa Barbieri

The first thing to think about is what you hope to achieve by replying to him, and whether this is achievable

Annalisa Barbieri

15, Oct, 2021 @2:30 PM

Digested week: it’s good to be back after recent lows with mental health

I’m not sure why the depression was so bad – though lockdown sounds like a plausible explanation

John Crace

15, Oct, 2021 @10:08 AM

63% of Black music makers have experienced racism in UK industry – study

Survey of 1,718 performers, creatives and staff reveals microgression, pay disparities and discrimination are rife

Laura Snapes Deputy music editor

13, Oct, 2021 @7:00 AM

‘She opens the app and gets bombarded’: parents on Instagram, teens and eating disorders

Mothers describe their daughters’ dangerous experiences after whistleblower Frances Haugen’s testimony

Kari Paul in San Francisco

12, Oct, 2021 @5:24 PM

’You feel like a child again!’ Would exercising at 5am make you a happier person?

While 99% of us are still fast asleep, members of the Win the Morning, Win the Day movement are throwing themselves into a dawn walk or swim. We join them where it all started, on a beach in Hampshire

Emine Saner

11, Oct, 2021 @9:00 AM

Louis Wain’s anthropomorphic cats to go on display at Bethlem museum

Eccentric artist was famed for outlandish drawings produced while a patient at ‘Bedlam’ psychiatric hospital

Nadia Khomami Arts and culture correspondent

11, Oct, 2021 @5:00 AM

‘I broke down crying’: Queensland slashes mental health support in Covid hotel quarantine

Former occupants tell of not receiving adequate help under system that contrasts starkly with elsewhere in Australia

Cait Kelly

10, Oct, 2021 @4:30 PM

Devon teenagers inspire English schools with mental health resources

Spark UK was formed by four children who have developed lesson plans, newsletters and videos

Steven Morris

10, Oct, 2021 @3:37 PM

A point of difference does not make someone your enemy. But in lockdown it can feel that way | Gill Straker and Jacqui Winship

Uncertainty is anxiety-provoking but simplifying issues into right and wrong diminishes wellbeing. To heal, we need to end the disunited commonwealth of Australia

Gill Straker and Jacqui Winship

09, Oct, 2021 @7:00 PM