Health

The Unfragile Mind by Gavin Francis review

Powerful case studies can’t make up for this book’s superficiality when it comes to the broader issues

Should you overshare more?

We may cringe at influencers and friends who let it all hang out, but research shows that keeping quiet might be worse

My best friend’s ex is turning my partner against her. How can we heal our friendship group?

Things will get better in time, but it’s not your responsibility to resolve this

This is how we do it: ‘We schedule sex ahead

Being spontaneous is overrated, say Mia and Elijah, who find timetabling sex means it never gets forgotten

Canine carer: how guide dog school dropout Marcus came to comfort cancer patients for a living

Once assessed as ‘a sloth with a low drive to work’, the polite and affectionate black labrador enjoys a successful new career as a therapy dog

Things in Nature Merely Grow by Yiyun Li audiobook review

The author’s prize-winning memoir about losing both her sons to suicide is a calm, sensitive account of ‘radical acceptance’