It is the most essential thing we do – yet many of us arguably breathe badly. The author of Breath explains how that can be changedIn the last stages of writing his book, Breath, James Nestor was stressed. “Which was...
Read MoreForget cortisol belly, cortisol face and cortisol-reducing cocktails. Without cortisol we wouldn’t even get out of bed in the morningOf all the hormones produced by the body, cortisol is the most misunderstood. It’s...
Read MoreDriving through Manchester one Sunday, at the wheel of a Nissan Micra, Foot suddenly woke from decades of anxiety, anger and misery. He talks about the friends who tried to help him, and the forgiveness he struggled to findFor...
Read MoreBegging doctors for tests, I worried that I was missing something and heading for an early death. Would understanding the roots of my health anxiety lead me to a cure?Throughout my adolescence and into my mid-20s, I spent a lot...
Read MoreDreading the thought of giving a speech, or stressed about a big work event? Your GP may prescribe beta blockers to reduce the effects of adrenaline on your heart. Here’s what happened when I took themI first took beta...
Read MoreWhen Mary Ann Kenny lost her husband, she hoped therapy or medication would help. But soon she was losing touch with reality – and panicking about what she might be doing to her two young sons Mary Ann Kenny first met her...
Read MoreExclusive: more than 500 children a day or one every three minutes are referred to mental health services in EnglandPeople in mental health crisis in England can now call NHS 111‘I remember crying walking into...
Read MoreMel Stride says therapy or respite could be offered instead of pip payments to those with ‘milder’ mental health issuesPeople with depression or anxiety could lose access to sickness benefits, the work and pensions...
Read MoreExclusive: Esther Ghey says she believes social media use left her daughter vulnerable, while killers were able to access violent content onlineThe mother of Brianna Ghey has called for her murder to be a “tipping...
Read MoreExclusive: Leeds University research reports desperation, hair loss and intrusive thoughts as medics struggle with staff shortages NHS junior doctors suffer panic attacks and feelings of desperation because they get so stressed...
Read MoreDoctors, paramedics and nurses explain the stress and anxiety of working in a system that has reached breaking point“Frustration with the system was why I went off in the end,” said Conor Calby, 26, a paramedic and...
Read MoreInvestigation finds rises in school safeguarding reports, eating disorder treatment and sleeping pill prescriptionsParents struggle to get help for mentally ill children during pandemicThe children’s commissioner for...
Read More
US president delivers stinging criticism of UK prime minister
Dr Hannah Gould on eco-funerals, being ‘the death person’
B-1 Lancers arrive at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire after
Defence minister urges ‘serious politics’ after Tory leader criticises
Call for urgent meeting comes after woman was assaulted
Hampshire business seems to have benefited from ‘phoenixism’, which
Conviction of Kyran Smith for 2022 incident raises questions
B-1 Lancer, which can carry 24 cruise missiles, arrived
How the desperate search for two missing girls in