‘I thought: “Everyone knows you’re not a real mum”’ – the pain of parental impostor syndrome

Feeling like a fraud is bad enough at work but even more corrosive when it comes to raising a family. How can parents overcome damaging self-doubt?

At the GP, I make a crucial discovery – not about my health, but my personality

Going for my over-40s MOT, I realise there is one area of my life where I have lost absolutely none of my youthful vigour, writes Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

‘I believe it’s a mental health issue’: the rise of Zoom dysmorphia

Time spent on the ‘funhouse mirror’ of video conferencing calls has resulted in a distortion of our self image

The Mediterranean diet: why it could lead to a more satisfying sex life

Eating plenty of fruit and vegetables and cutting back on red meat can counter erectile dysfunction – and reduce farting

Good old days: why body confidence improves after 60

A New Zealand study claims men and women become more satisfied with their bodies over time – bucking the expectations of our youth-obsessed culture

Hope Virgo: the woman who survived anorexia – and began Dump the Scales

Hospitalised with an eating disorder as a teenager, she recovered to become a campaigner. Her mission? To show that eating disorders aren’t always visible

Multitasking is a menace – it should come with a health warning

In an era of mass distraction, we have no choice but to keep juggling every aspect of our lives. But we could at least stop heroising the process, writes Guardian columnist Emma Beddington

‘A career change saved my life’: the people who built better lives after burnout

Chronic stress at work can lead to listlessness, fatigue – and a much higher risk of stroke and heart disease. But there are ways to save yourself before it’s too late

An ear and nostril waxing is exquisitely painful – but just what I needed

I was introduced to the joys of male hair removal by a man with a cut-throat razor in 1987. Then last weekend I expanded my horizons

Return of the ‘dad-bod’: survey finds people prefer a softer male body type

75% of respondents to a survey conducted by Dating.com said that they preferred the body shape to a more toned one