Magic curtains and a 36-hour blur mark the arrival of our newborn daughter
Miraculous fluids, bad sandwiches, baby-juggling nurses… A hospital stay is a humbling affair
The allure of communal bathing: ‘This is the first time I’ve felt really OK about my body’
Sharing is self-caring as public bathhouses make an unlikely comeback in Australia
I thought vaginismus would end my sex life – but it was just the beginning
The pain of penetrative sex meant my partner and I had to explore other options, says journalist Shiler Mahmoudi
‘Everyone should prep’: the Britons stocking up for hard times
Whether it be Covid, Brexit, the climate crisis or war in Ukraine, some are determined to be ready in case of the worst
Dentists would not treat my toothache – now my health has been wrecked for ever
I was fit and healthy when I first felt pain in a molar. After numerous dentists and doctors left it untreated, there were knock-on effects throughout my body. Today I am in constant pain and look almost unrecognisable
‘Just devastating’: the rarely discussed virtual taboo of losing a baby
Analysis: Experts say the death of Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodríguez’s twin newborn highlights a very particular kind of grief
A new start after 60: ‘I won MasterChef – and finally learned to believe in myself’
Life as a retired banker bored Irini Tzortzoglou, so she decided to enter MasterChef. She trained hard, won the competition and now works as a chef, writer and public speaker
Relentlessly pushing the idea of ‘natural’ childbirth is an affront to pregnant women
The Ockenden report revealed fatal myths in maternity care. But their potent allure remains
After my sister died I didn’t know what to do with my furious pain – but poets and horses led the way
I was heartbroken and angry but horse riding and medieval poetry revealed the quest I was on, says Clover Stroud
Suspect a jewellery allergy? There may be a simpler explanation
All that careful scrubbing during the pandemic has wreaked havoc with our skin. But hand dermatitis can be eased