‘Be picky’: how to start therapy
Consider what kind of therapist you’d like to work with – and keep searching until you find the right fit
I clock up to 20,000 steps a night: my life with restless legs syndrome
I spent years desperate for help and exhausted from lack of sleep. But the condition is badly misunderstood – even by doctors
From stiff necks to ‘lazy glutes’: why these unloved muscles could prevent injury – and how to train yours
Never heard of your lower trapezius? Don’t know your rotator cuff from your neck flexor? To alleviate common injuries, it’s time to get to know them
Hot flashes and mood swings: why perimenopausal symptoms get misdiagnosed – and how to treat them
Symptoms like insomnia, bloating and emotional shifts can occur before menopause begins, but they are often improperly addressed by doctors
Skin is in: as sales of thong bikinis rise, is body confidence also growing?
A Sydney council’s ban on ‘inappropriate’ swimwear stirs a wider debate over complex feelings about women’s bottoms
66 days to rediscover boredom: ‘The way I’d been thinking about time was wrong’
How long does it take to change a habit? It varies, but one paper suggests the average is 66 days. We asked writers to change one thing in their lives within that timeframe … and tell us if it works
As an agony aunt, I know the biggest cause of unhappiness: other people. Here’s the secret to better relationships
Looking back through her post bag, Observer Magazine’s Philippa Perry answers her readers most commonly asked question: why are other people so awful?
Women in the UK: share your experiences of expressing breast milk in the workplace
We’d like to hear from women about how easy – or difficult – it has been recently to express milk at work. How supportive has your employer been?
UK women who suffer miscarriage should get two weeks’ paid leave, MPs say
Government urged to introduce universal right of bereavement leave as ‘time to grieve’ early pregnancy loss
66 days to quit Pepsi Max: ‘Of course, there is a lot of misery’
From four cans a day to zero. Can Jackson Ryan last more than nine weeks without his favourite sugar-free cola?