I overcame my dependence on Instagram after my model photos made me a hit

My Instagram posts made me a role model for average-sized women. But overuse left me feeling overwhelmed and lost

‘We’re cosseting our kids’ – the war against today’s dangerously dull playgrounds

Architects are taking issue with risk-averse playparks full of sluggish roundabouts and tiny climbing frames. But are playgrounds in the middle of roads really the answer?

How being bullied at school shaped my career choice

Gestures, facial expressions, posture – they are all crucial to what we’re communicating, though many of us don’t realise it

Why the mother who started gender-reveal parties regrets them

Celebrating the discovery of your unborn baby’s sex has been coopted by people with repressive, polarised ideas, says the woman who began the trend

My tears as a junior doctor were a ‘flaw’ that, in psychiatry, became my greatest strength

I burnt out as a GP but in mental health I could take time with patients and, at last, make a difference

Find a room of your own: top 10 tips for women who want to write

Give up wanting to be liked, live with imposter syndrome and love what you do. Suzanne Moore advises aspiring female writers

How I curbed my helicopter parenting – and let my daughter jump through fire

A family festival, where children learn courageous feats, helped me break my over-protective habits

When my husband died, mushroom foraging helped me out of the dark

After losing all sense of hope and home, hunting in woodland with other mushroomers got me through my grief

It’s not your fault? That doesn’t mean you’re off the hook

Evading liability feels comfortable, but turns out to be a prison, while stepping up feels unpleasant, but ends up being freeing

Facing life with dementia and discovering a positive path

I thought dementia was all about losing myself, but I have found sides to me I never knew I had