Recognise lying not as a moral failing but as a coping mechanism, suggests Philippa Perry, and make it clear your intention is to understand and support your friend

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Becky Gittins calls for cosmetic firms to list ingredients in English, saying current labelling is ‘absolutely bonkers’

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I don’t necessarily feel sad after being intimate with my partner – I just feel so many things. Why does this keep happening?

The UK sleep-tracker industry is estimated to be worth £270m a year – and forecast to double by 2030. Could all this data be making our insomnia worse?

Salty or sweet, nutritional or not – there may be hankerings for unexpected foods when pregnant but beware the old adage of eating for two

Perhaps in trying to meet his needs, you have lost sight of your own

This provocative behaviour sounds like a cry for help. You need to talk about boundaries – and keep asking if anything is bothering him

I’ve actually started to laugh at our increasingly desperate attempts, but it’s putting me off sex altogether

Acknowledging your disappointment, rage or despair is a gift to yourself. This truth is the foundation from which a better life might grow

 

 

Steer away from perfection and spend more time with friends and loved ones – you don’t want regrets on your deathbed

 

Being an adolescent is hard, and choosing the right path seems make or break. But you don’t have to be your best all the time – it’s in failure that we grow