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Do you have 'enslaved grandparent syndrome'? Here's what to do if so...

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Cottage hospitals and daily baby lessons: why new mothers had it easier in the 1970s and 1980s

TV inspiration

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Slow Horses’ Kristin Scott Thomas has the most stylish wardrobe on TV

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Our experience

blake mara

Fresh perspective

My long-term relationship ended in my 40s – now I let my dog choose my dates

love after loss

How I found love again after losing my husband

lorna jackson

"Single parenthood inspired me to become a doula"

prospective channel swimmer, helen jenkins getting out of the sea.

‘My kids left home, so I’m swimming the Channel’

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‘I left policing now I save others from stress’

Personal reflections

taylor swift

"I love being a Swiftie mum"

black history month

How food helped me discover my identity

a woman with long hair

I never rebelled as a teen - but did in adulthood

what to say to someone with cancer

What to say to someone who has cancer

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Giving back

Finger, Nail, Colorfulness, Electric blue, Thumb, Aqua, Plastic, Gesture, Symbol, Body jewelry,

Things I've learnt from being a ChildLine volunteer

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Why I volunteer at a community allotment

a woman in a yellow shirt

Why I volunteer on a family helpline

a woman in a yellow dress

Why I volunteer at a food club

Menopause matters

world menopause day

7 things I learnt from menopause - and my advice to women going through the same

positive sides menopause

The sides of menopause women are celebrating

menopause

Sex and the menopause: A gynaecologist's advice

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Menopause care letting down Black and Asian people

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How I coped when menopause made my hair thinner

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Confident beauty

no makeup

What I learnt going makeup free

two women going through cancer treatment without their wigs on

I chose to go wigless during cancer treatment

vintage fashion

These women are embracing pre-loved fashion

black history month

'How I learned to love my Afro hair'

I found hope...

Inspiring stories from trailblazing women

i found hope womens football elsie cook

I found hope-fighting for women's football

i found hope vanessa ruck motorbike racer

I found hope...rally biking

hope helen sharman astronaut

How I became Britain's first astronaut

i found hope christine hobson ice marathon

I found hope...through a stranger in the Antarctic

Voices from Ukraine

voices from ukraine maryna

"We escaped war and found refuge in Britain"

voices from ukraine erica niel

My experience as an aid worker in Ukraine

paul conroy voices from ukraine

"In Ukraine, resilience and resistance persist"

a woman holding a dog

"I won't give up on the animals of Ukraine"

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How to mend a broken heart