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Topics in depth

8 topics that don't fit in one zone: each with what real research says, its own metaphor and what to do this week.

Loneliness

Why it really hurts, according to science — and what to do about it this week.

Why making friends as an adult is so hard — with real data from 2013 to 2026.

Why money hijacks your head, and how to turn down the volume on financial anxiety.

The most harmful kind has risen 32% in 35 years — which type is healthy and which isn't, with real data.

Losing a pet, a job, or living through an ambiguous loss are real griefs too.

When the bond with a parent or an adult child breaks — what the latest research says.

What actually changes in the brain and mood — with a large-scale 2026 study.

Can a chatbot be there for you? What the science says, and where we stand.