Psychology

A patchwork family

After my marriage failed, I strove to create a new family – one made beautiful by the loving way it’s stitched together

Lily Dunn

Striking shadow puppetry illuminates a skater kid’s memories of Boy Scout camp

12 minutes

A ‘virtual outing’ on Google Maps reveals a treasured image from Diego’s past

6 minutes

Naira pitches a new sport to her husband in this strange, sweet portrait of marriage

5 minutes

Against her father’s warnings, Debra resolves to learn about his time in Auschwitz

4 minutes

The extraordinary story of a Black Holocaust survivor, as told by his daughter

21 minutes

Amazonian childcare

In the eyes of the Runa people, Western kids grow up indulged, over-mothered and incapable of facing outward to the world

Francesca Mezzenzana

On a whirlwind morning, a couple learns if they’re facing an unplanned pregnancy

7 minutes

In Rwanda, Sébastien finds traces of personal history in the wake of national tragedy

21 minutes

Honey, I sold the kids

We have laws to protect children from factory work. Why aren’t they protected from parents who monetise their lives online?

Clarissa Sebag-Montefiore

A manly divorce

Straight men rarely write about the end of their marriages. Our enduring ideas about gender explain this silence

Joshua Coleman

‘I didn’t fall in love with a couple of body pieces’ – on marriage and transition

3 minutes

At 14, Asal is excited about her engagement. Her relatives all have their own opinions

33 minutes

Born that way

Confident or shy, our temperament is mostly baked-in from birth. But how that influences our lives is up for grabs

Gina Mireault

Family passages

Each new generation learns from its elders. But familial voices now compete for influence with a chorus of urgent others

Elizabeth Svoboda

Fifty years ago, a train collided with Jack and Betty’s car. Here’s how they remember it

9 minutes