5 results
- Article
- Article
The soul in the stomach
| Michael WalkdenAnnemarieke Kloosterhof
A 17th-century physician’s controversial theory about the link between the emotions and the stomach reminds us that we shouldn’t ignore our ‘gut feelings’.
- Article
- Article
How shame makes us sick
| Lucia Osborne-CrowleyEduardo Rubio
The fight-or-flight response can have long-term consequences for our bodies if left unchecked. Lucia Osborne-Crowley investigates how shame and trauma are connected, and how both can lead to chronic ill health.
- Interview
- Interview
Inside the mind of Somewhere in Between’s curator, Laurie Britton Newell
| Gwendolyn Smith
The exhibition's curator shares her secrets.
- Book extract
- Book extract
Ayurveda: Knowledge for long life
| Aarathi Prasad
The story of medicine in India is rich and complex. Aarathi Prasad investigates how it came to be this way.
- Long read
- Long read
The ambivalence of air
| Daisy LafargeCarol Nazatto
Daisy Lafarge investigates the effects of air quality and pressure on body and mind, exploring air as cure, but one with contradictions.