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The language of self-injury: what I’ve learned from interviewing hundreds of people who harm themselvesThe language of self-injury: what I’ve learned from interviewing hundreds of people who harm themselves

The language of self-injury: what I’ve learned from interviewing hundreds of people who harm themselves

  On a May evening in 1991, a tense interview between music journalist Steve Lamacq and musician Richey Edwards led…

11 months ago
What we learned from teaching a course on the science of happinessWhat we learned from teaching a course on the science of happiness

What we learned from teaching a course on the science of happiness

When you deliver a university course that makes students happier, everybody desires to know what the key is. What are…

1 year ago
For people with mental illness, drugs and alcohol can be a key survival strategy. I’ve learned they shouldn’t have to ‘get clean’ to get treatmentFor people with mental illness, drugs and alcohol can be a key survival strategy. I’ve learned they shouldn’t have to ‘get clean’ to get treatment

For people with mental illness, drugs and alcohol can be a key survival strategy. I’ve learned they shouldn’t have to ‘get clean’ to get treatment

  A decade ago, while working in a women’s prison, I met a young woman whose story would leave an…

1 year ago
I Used to Hate Running. Here’s How I Learned to Actually Enjoy ItI Used to Hate Running. Here’s How I Learned to Actually Enjoy It

I Used to Hate Running. Here’s How I Learned to Actually Enjoy It

Basically, shallow and irregular respiration through your upper chest may cause that uncomfortable muscle tightness I used to be talking…

1 year ago