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All* of my friends are ending their marriages
I'm pretty sure I know why
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The time, life and brain-space-saving power of a uniform
How to always have something to wear for who you want to be today
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Why would you miss the “male gaze”, when all it does is find us wanting?
There's more than one type of gaze. The male one isn't the one I miss
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Why do I put so much faith in moisturiser?
I should know better. And yet, I don't...
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The kindness of other women
Tiny acts of generosity and compassion are opening up a whole new world for me in midlife
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One Day, Tracy Chapman and why we're obsessed with looking back
Are we nostalgic for then, or just not very keen on now?
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Have you hit peak ENOUGH?
You don't have to pack your bags, change your name and head to Alaska
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How to break out of a dark months reading slump
So many books and still nothing to read? If January and February are wrecking your reading mojo, here are some to get you back in the zone
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How to determine your own value
On money, accolades, disrespect and who gets to say what has worth
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Time travelling (with coffee and buns)
What happens when you go back to the place where it all began
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Do you need to reinvent – or should you just cut yourself some slack?
Reinvention is the buzz word of 2024 resolution season. But is it just another way of making us feel inadequate?
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All your gift giving problems solved
Problem uncle? Sister who has everything? Grandad who doesn't read? Gen Z niece who doesn't talk? Trust me, there's a book for that
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