For the 84-year-old Jun, staging his own show-stopping fake funeral becomes a glorious celebration of life still to be lived ...

is the K D Irani Professor of Philosophy at the City College of New York. His books include How to Be a Stoic: Using Ancient Philosophy to Live a Modern Life (2017) and Beyond Stoicism: A Guide to the ...

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Clinicians have long recognised the link between worry and planning. New research asks what this means for managing anxiety ...

A tender look at five mothers facing formidable hardships, who set out to break the cycles of addiction, poverty and neglect ...

The long-term benefits of regular exercise for mood are well-known. What’s surprising is that just one session can help ...

Forgiveness is colloquially linked with fading memory – but research is probing what it really means to let go of wrongdoing ...

Forgetting things can be frustrating, even frightening. The ancient Greeks certainly thought so. But Daoism offers a ...

Chronicling the families of the past shows just how much family values, feelings and decision-making can morph over time When ...

Personal stories have the power to connect, entertain, persuade. Use a pro storyteller’s tips to pick and prepare a great one ...