Why do some people risk their lives for others? It's all in the brain "UNDERGROUND hero" was the big headline this week, with the story of the firefighter Angus Campbell, who challenged an alleged Tube bomber to protect his fellow passengers. He showed unflinching altruism, risking all...
Commissioned by The Times Jan 2010 Relationship conflicts are natural unless you live in a coma. On the other hand, unlimited rage is bad for your health. So how do you draw a proper line between safe anger and mutually assured destruction? It helps, says psychotherapist...
Published in The Times, August 28th 2009 I'll say Michael Jackson was precocious. I was 21 before I stuck a poster up on my college door saying "No!" to America's Vietnam war. The singer managed the equivalent at only 13 when some of his co-evals would...
Take our quiz and determine whether or not your stress levels are approaching criticalBy Phillip Hodson Published in The Times February 9th 2008 All organisms need to alternate between tension and relaxation if they are to survive and thrive. However, when it builds up, a healthy level...
Commissioned by The Times This year my partner and I will celebrate 30 years of living in sin. In fact we've been happily unmarried for so long that I am thinking of applying for heritage status with the Office of National Statistics. According to official figures...
Linda in London tells me about the different kinds of abuse she has suffered at the hands of her father and how it has affected her subsequent relationships....
In complete contrast, here is a recent interview with a very tired me on late night radio discussing the problems of modern marriage....
A young married woman called Joyce complains that her husband is demanding sexual intercourse and when she doesn’t instantly comply he sulks or gets angry....
A best friend is confided in by a couple experiencing relationship troubles but tells me she has fallen into the arms of the husband. How to handle her triangle?...
In his understandable nervousness to get help, college student Stephen imagines my name is Michael - but his underlying problem is his erectile disorder with a new lover…...