Queer families, rising infertility, choosing to go it alone or not at all – the landscape of baby-making is shifting. Amelia Abraham meets a fertility coach to help make up her mind – well, almost

After giving birth, novelist Lara Williams feared she might never sleep again. So she turned to CBT-i, a radical therapy that rewired her relationship to sleep

When you eventually experience her as a fully separate person from you, this will feel easier

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My husband joked: ‘My wife is pregnant – but it’s not mine’

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I feel trapped as I can’t access my savings or sell my house. I’m in despair

I came out as gay and set out to explore my sexuality without worrying what other people think. Even with this freedom though, I feel lost

From properties close to picturesque cycling routes to a London new-build, these homes will tempt city dwellers into the saddle this National Bike Week

Lonely people are more likely to get heart disease, strokes, anxiety, depression, dementia … Add it all up, and they’re 26% more likely to die early. How do you avoid joining the unhappy millions?

Hitting the ground running has some very painful lessons

You may be too much in the parent role, forcing him into the child role

Wild Cat Island had always held a special place in the imagination of our son, so after his funeral we chose to try and send him on one last journey

They strengthen muscles – and family bonds. Six sets of relatives who train as a team explain the appeal

It may be a cry for help, or simple teenage rebellion. Either way, you need to find a new, less judgmental way to communicate

Money has been taken unnecessarily on several occasions but I am hitting a brick wall

Our old way of having sex doesn’t make me happy and I’m unable to perform. It’s causing a lot of frustration

As tens of thousands of lawsuits related to Johnson & Johnson’s Baby Powder flood US courts, many women are coming forward claiming that talc-based makeup gave them asbestos-related mesothelioma. Why is talc still present in almost all cosm ...

We’re 50 years apart and have never met, but my connection with Pauline is deeper than I could have imagined

There may be unfinished business from your infancy or early childhood that you are trying to conclude by longing for something unobtainable