Unhappy with your love life? It’s time to locate your sex accelerator

A third of British women report a lack of interest in sex. They need to remember what presses their buttons, says author Flo Perry

A letter to… my angry father

‘I don’t blame you, but I want you to understand how your actions affected me’: the letter you always wanted to write

‘I secretly thought I was funny’: how a brain tumour turned my mother into a standup comic

My sixtysomething mother lacked confidence, but has reinvented herself as Manchester’s answer to Mrs Maisel

Those of us with anorexia who are pregnant need greater support

National health guidelines ignore new mothers who have a history of eating disorders, says Ché Ramsden

‘My bears are my lifeline’: the adults who sleep with soft toys

A third of adults cuddle up to teddies every night for emotional comfort – and research shows there are real health benefits

Why do I keep breaking my resolution to have a vasectomy?

I definitely don’t want more kids – but my visions of scalpels are so much worse

‘When I became a mother I realised how hard it is’: how the parenting experts parent

What does a dietician feed their children? Does a dentist rule out sweets? And how does a psychologist cope with troublesome teens?

We need to redefine manhood. Our warped ideas are causing a mental health crisis

Our society reinforces the worst kinds of masculinity – and I’ve seen it ruin lives, says poet and writer JJ Bola

Michael Rosen: ‘Stories hung in the air about great-aunts and uncles who’d gone’

Searching for the missing pieces in his family brought poet and author Michael Rosen closer to the horror of war