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From work to family – the experts’ guide to a low-stress life

How to ease your anxiety about relationships, work, family or money

From the surgeon to the Spice Girl: how people in high-pressure jobs cope with stress

From Mishal Husain to Mel C and Henry Marsh, twelve high-powered people reveal how they manage

Working mothers ‘up to 40% more stressed’

Shortening hours reduces pressure but flexitime and home-based jobs offer no benefit, major study finds

I’m old, sedentary and slouch a lot – will sitting less help me live longer?

A new study says that sitting less could hugely reduce your risk of an early death – but how easy is it if you work at a computer?

Should I try to help an unhealthy colleague improve her lifestyle?

Have you got a work-related problem? In this series we invite you to send in a short description of your predicament – so that other readers can offer solutions

It’s my final column – here’s the best advice I’ve given (and got)

As time goes on, I find myself returning to a familiar mantra

Barbara Taylor Bradford: ‘Why would I stop working? I live by schedules’

The bestselling novelist on eschewing computers and the secret to a long marriage

How do I get my male colleagues to respect that I have a young child?

Make a stand against this culture or make it clear you will resign, says Sharmadean Reid

My boss is incredibly moody. What can I do?

It might be worth giving your boss the opportunity to shed light on the reason for the mood swings, says Sharmadean Reid

How can I overcome imposter syndrome?

Forgive your child self – then write the adult you a super-mushy love letter, says Sharmadean Reid

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