Body and soul

There is a long history in the west of denigrating the body and privileging the mind.

Fear, courage, discernment

I had never heard of the US gymnast Simone Biles until one of my daughters was raving about her on Monday.

Non-binary

The psychotherapist Esther Perel observes that

Meta-stories

Today we had a post-covid visit with a friend we hadn’t seen for a long time.

Unprecedented

One of my favourite quips from 2020 was: “the unprecedented use of the word ‘unprecedented’.”

How we are

Humans may well be the only species with language for our emotions.