I’m exhausted but am surviving. How can I heal from burnout without expensive time off?

Lots of us are desperate to come off the watch, advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith writes. One strategy might be to cut the corners you can

The big stink: is ‘genital anxiety’ behind the rapid rise of whole-body deodorants?

In the past we would just deodorise our armpits, but now a huge wave of products are aimed at our most intimate areas. Do these serve a need – or just encourage paranoia?

Deaf review – cinema as empathy machine as a deaf mother struggles with parenting issues

Angela’s apparently idyllic family life begins to fray when she becomes pregnant and the hearing world’s old prejudices are reawakened

‘I thought, I can’t keep living with this shame’: five life models on the power of posing nude

What is it like to be in a room full of artists who are observing and drawing your naked body? Sitters discuss the freedom and healing they have experienced

I got a robot massage and lived to tell the tale

Can one really relax while being prodded by large robotic arms?

The ‘Great Lock-In’ is here. Are you ready to commit ruthlessly to your fitness goals?

The latest super-earnest trend demands we concentrate all our willpower on exercise and healthy eating this winter. It is not the kind of lock-in I was hoping for, says Guardian columnist Emma Beddington

The one change that worked: I sobered up – and started to listen to what my body was telling me

After years of partying, I realised the exhaustion and anxiety weren’t worth it, and turned my back on Friday night Fomo. I still enjoy the dancefloor, but I always know when to leave

The kindness of strangers: a nurse saw me crying and asked if I wanted a hug

I had cancer and I was alone in hospital when it all suddenly hit me. I have never needed a hug more in my life

‘It’s my second home!’ Gen Z and the sudden, surprising boom of luxury gyms

Expensive fitness facilities might seem a tough sell in a cost of living crisis. But for young people in crowded or dilapidated house shares, the high price for a haven can be worth paying

Venus Williams, LeBron James, Cristiano Ronaldo – elite athletes are extending their careers into their 40s. How?

Athletes are commonly thought to peak in their 20s. But some top sports stars are extending their careers across decades