Small talk can save lives

Let’s be honest. It can feel flattering, in the right circumstances, to be asked for advice by friends, family members or even those you sit next to at the bus stop. After all, it may suggest that oth

Chatting with a barista in the coffee shop, nodding at that woman you see every day as you walk your dog. Sociologists call this type of connection ‘weak ties’, but their impact is anything but weak, writes Kellie Gillespie Wright.

Helping someone to release an emotional burden can improve their mental health and strengthen your relationship

On 7 July 2005, four suicide bombers struck London’s Tube and bus network, killing 52 people and injuring more than 770 others. Twenty years on, three people caught up in the 7/7 attacks recall the day and its aftermath. By Fiona Hamilton and Sean O’Neill

Tom Parfett took his own life after joining a suicide forum and buying poison online. His father David is now on a mission to get answers

Award-winning broadcaster, journalist, writer, campaigner, documentarian and international speaker Charlie Webster speaks to Psychology Now group editor Sarah Bankes about the importance of talking about trauma