The Book of Human Emotions by Tiffany Watt Smith review – a thought-provoking tour around our feelings
This compendium of emotions from around the world makes you feel we need more words for our feelings, not fewer
Profit, not patients: the risks of private medicine
Ultimately, private providers have their shareholders’ interests at heart, not their patients’. A GP and celebrated writer shares his experiences of how the healthcare system works
Oliver Sacks obituary
Neurologist and writer best known for his books The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Awakenings
My first labour was harrowing. Hypnobirthing made my second like a dream
First-time mothers can be terrified because they’re rushed through labour, but I overcame my fears with the help of this meditative practice
Neurotribes review – the evolution of our understanding of autism
A life-affirming study shows how much attitudes have changed to the condition once known as ‘childhood psychosis’
The Man Who Closed the Asylums: Franco Basaglia and the Revolution in Mental Health Care by John Foot – review
Dangerous idealist or revolutionary hero? A nuanced look at a reforming psychiatrist
Naked at Lunch review – the funny thing about nudism
Mark Haskell Smith’s undercover view of nudism is both thoughtful and hilarious
Worrying: A Literary and Cultural History review – ennui and its origins
Francis O’Gorman’s study of why we worry covers everything from medieval monastic life to modern cultural theory without really providing any answers
Belle Gibson: wellness blogger’s mum says cancer story was just a ‘white lie’
Natalie Dal-Bello says people are allowed to ‘tell little porky pies’ as she attempts a reconciliation with her daughter and grandson
A Place of Refuge by Tobias Jones review – an experiment in communal living
A refreshingly honest account of one couple’s remarkable project: to open their family home to some of society’s most vulnerable people