The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt – a pocket full of poison
An urgent and persuasive warning about the toll of ‘phone-based childhoods’
The big idea: should you blame yourself for your bad habits?
Our ability to resist temptation is increasingly shaped by forces beyond our control
Wendy Mitchell obituary
Writer and dementia campaigner who believed that people should have the right to choose their own death
The big idea: this simple behavioural trick can help you get more out of life
Habituation is a key component of human nature, and knowing how to manipulate it can make the things you enjoy even better
The big idea: is compassion fatigue real?
Can we really maintain our levels of empathy in the face of an increasingly brutal news cycle?
How We Break by Vincent Deary review – look after yourself
A psychologist offers practical advice for dealing with life’s ups and downs
‘There is joy, and there is rage’: the new generation of novelists writing about motherhood
From the shock and awe of labour to domestic isolation, a wave of recent novels captures the transformative nature of being a mother
Blood by Jen Gunter review – busting myths about menstruation
The gynaecologist known for criticising Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop is back with an empowering guide to periods
Caroline Richmond obituary
Skilled medical journalist with a gift for demystifying evidence who was also an admired obituarist of doctors and scientists
The big idea: is couples therapy a waste of time?
Should we all be taking a leaf out of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s book?