‘I’m not a shaman – I just want to help people’: shoe designer Patrick Cox on his psychedelic toad awakening

The celebrity shoemaker was a fixture of the 90s London scene, then after the breakdown of his business – and his mental health – he found salvation from a very unlikely source ...

Not just about the money: pioneering study reveals best and worst jobs in UK

‘Full earnings’ account for wellbeing as well as financial reward – and make income gap look even worse

GPs to prescribe walking and cycling in bid to ease burden on NHS

Suggestion of activities to help improve mental and physical health part of wider movement of ‘social prescribing’

My adult ADHD drugs felt like a lifeline. Then came the scary side-effects …

After a year on prescription stimulants, I started to unravel. Would a desperate experiment with street narcotics make me see things differently?

How I learned to tame my hypochondria

Recent years have seen a dramatic rise in the number of people suffering with health anxiety. Annalisa Barbieri reveals what triggered – and eventually settled – her ‘late-onset hypochondria’

Contemplation can help problem-solving and boost creativity, study claims

People prefer to keep busy rather than to enjoy a moment of reflection, researchers find

Are there enough concrete commitments in the women’s health strategy to truly ‘reset the dial’?

Analysis: While elements of the strategy are thoughtful and will make a meaningful difference, others have either appeared out of the blue or slipped from view entirely

‘I’m lovingly angry’: Marianne Levy on why mothers are expected to suffer in silence

A new memoir brings humour to the everyday pain of pregnancy and motherhood. By Emma Beddington

Move yourself happy! How to exercise to boost your mood – whatever your fitness level

There are plenty of workouts to improve your physical health – but what if you are exercising to improve your mental health? Experts offer their tips

‘Do I sound stressed to you?’ How a hard day at work changes the way you talk

Researchers have discovered that we speak more loudly and quickly after a testing time – even if we now feel calmer