Mental Health
Taking salsa classes can improve mental health, Oxford study suggests | Mental health
Salsa is one of the most popular dance forms, with hundreds of millions of followers worldwide. A mix of Caribbean, Spanish and African musical...
Peer support working is all the rage, but what is it like to work as one?
While working in various statutory mental health care settings in Germany, where I am training to become a clinical psychologist, I only once met a...
Why I’m Stepping Off the Drama Triangle
Sometimes the most meaningful shifts in health don’t begin with a new supplement or a perfect diet. One of my most profound changes didn’t start in...
How Bill Oddie was a comfort to me | Bill Oddie
Sad to hear of Bill Oddie’s death (Report, 27 July). He first grabbed my attention in I’m Sorry, I’ll Read That Again, a 1960s radio show with fine...
Does inflammation make rewards less rewarding?
Immunopsychiatry, what a wonderful phrase.Immunopsychiatry, ain’t no passin’ craze. Unlike Hakuna Matata, however, immunopsychiatry is far from a...
Is College Worth It? Why I’m Asking New Questions
As a high schooler and for most of my adult life, I assumed college was simply the next step. So much of my education was focused on preparing for...
Special needs trusts bring peace of mind to aging parents of children with disabilities
Over a decade before her husband’s death, Linda Tung was already concerned with estate planning. Their daughter, Rachel, was born with cerebral...
Parents ‘should be seen and not heard’ when it comes to kids and their friendships
As a parenting author, I travel the country speaking at schools about the complicated social changes that happen during adolescence and how parents...
Kids are being sexually assaulted by people they meet on social media. Here’s how to prevent it
Editor’s note: Kara Alaimo is an associate professor of communication at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Her book “Over the...
The ideal couple configuration, according to an expert
I bet you’ve experienced sexual chemistry with someone. But have you experienced what’s called sexual harmony? Maybe you’ve fallen in love? But was...
