FT SeriesState of Mind specialIdeas for better living, from facing your fears to fasting, psychotherapy and mindfulness© Ana YaelThe myth of rich people’s problemsLeading psychoanalyst Susie Orbach talks about the need to achieve‘Until my mid-twenties, I was scared of the dark’Precious Adesina on facing her fears and reaping the benefitsThe truth about fastingAdvocates of intermittent fasting say it makes you sharper and slows ageing. But when does it become dangerous?Mindful ways to deal with life’s twists and turns‘After my father died there was something both sacred and mundane about simply putting one foot in front of the other’How urban walks can provide the perfect escapeTaking to the streets in city centres and suburbs can be a liberating experience even in pandemic timesCovid-19 has made it vital for employers to support flexible working‘I can say now what I didn’t say to my managers years ago: flexible work creates space to breathe’How lockdown encouraged young people to step up their side hustlesFrom plants to embroidery, they have turned job losses and salary cuts into business opportunitiesLockdown has worsened addiction problems but offered new support tooStuck at home, with alcohol and drugs easily available, substance addicts have found lockdown hard-going
