My children became my greatest teachers

Childhood trauma left Roman Krznaric emotionally withdrawn. Since then, he has tried to repair the damage and his own children have taught him how to step into someone else's shoes

I feel out-of-character optimism about the year ahead

I can do a 'spot-the-difference' exercise along the annual timeline and things with R have definitely improved

12 New Year’s resolutions that should be abandoned

Vowing to be a better person in 2014 is a waste of time, says Stuart Heritage. Just embrace the lazy underachiever you really are

Sex after cancer: ‘Patients should not feel that bringing up sex is too trivial’

With more focus on rehabilitation, many people can overcome the effects of cancer on their sex lives with small adjustments, explains Frederika Whitehead

Britain on the couch: UK therapists share our biggest worries

From porn addiction to body dysmorphia, Britons no longer find therapy taboo. But what do their problems tell us about the nation's mental state? Therapists open up to Louise Chunn

Euan Ferguson: ‘I think,’ I stuttered… ‘I think I’ve had a stroke’

Euan Ferguson lives on his own. One morning his body stopped working, but pride and his independent spirit meant he didn't call anyone for two days. Here, he tells a story of the importance of friends and family

I always wanted to be a mother

Anonymous: From as young as I can remember I always wanted to have children. Find a man, have unprotected sex, then worry about all the rest later was the plan

What I’m really thinking: the vasectomy patient

'I have a glimpse at the indignity of childbirth, of cervical smears. But my main concern is why can I see smoke rising from my crotch?'

The sadness of separation

I cry all the time – I didn't realise being a single mother would be so hard. Thank goodness my mum is coming

The seven stages of separation

Anonymous: We've been ill and R and I have been arguing about a parenting decision. It seems like I'll be stuck on stage three of the seven stages of separation – anger and bargaining – for some time