Experience: I walked the length of the UK with a donkey
After a relationship breakup, rambling 700 miles from the Highlands to Dorset with Martin helped restore my faith in people
Having a child has been the most transformative and the most mundane experience of my life
Parenthood has opened the door to a new kind of love – one not necessarily more sacred or pure than the love for my friends, parents and husband
A moment that changed me: I found out the identity of my troll – and it shook me
Who was behind the anonymous account sending nasty messages at 4am? The answer made me paranoid, then defiant
My patient’s cancer was curable but for years she endured painful sex. This story is all too familiar
Many cancer patients suffer sexual health problems but this important quality of life indicator is woefully ignored
Chronic pain sent Jabez into a spiral of despair. Behaviour therapy brought her back
A new study has found that helping sufferers manage their emotions lessens their experience of chronic pain
‘The pain was worse than giving birth’: why are so many women separated from their babies in prison?
First they had to give birth in custody, then their babies were taken away. Sometimes they never got them back. Here’s what 29 women told the Lost Mothers Project
Are you a people pleaser? It’s time to find out what you really want
It’s easy to go through life mirroring what others want and how they see you. But don’t you deserve more?
The one change that worked: I could never get fit – until I tried a 40-second plank every day
All my attempts at exercise had ended in failure, so I decided to lower the bar. Five years of planking later and I’m a stronger and healthier person – sorry ‘athlete’
In a culture obsessed with positive thinking, can letting go be a radical act?
Beyond self-help mantras like ‘Let them’, radical acceptance shows us the value in learning how to truly accept life just the way it is
Do we ever stop feeling anxious, angry or sad about relationships? Not if my older friends are any guide
The generations are more segregated than ever. Yet we have so much in common, writes Emma Beddington