Parenting a child with ADHD or other special educational needs is often a journey filled with self-doubt and isolation. But Olivia Kessel and her daughter’s story shows how understanding the reality of your situation can lead to powerful transformation. “I just wanted her to get dressed without a meltdown,” Dr Olivia Kessel reflects, looking back […]
Summer can begin as a neat little pile of possibilities: a weekend away, a birthday picnic, a swim in the sea. But somehow, by the time you’ve tried to fit everything in, it resembles an overpacked suitcase. What often falls out first are the things you were hoping to keep hold of — rest, slowness […]
Toxic friendships don’t usually begin with betrayal or cruelty. According to best-selling author and therapist Marisa Peer, they begin the moment one person needs the relationship to stay unequal — and doesn’t care what that does to the other person. All friendships go through difficult periods. Life changes, people drift, misunderstandings happen and the balance […]
Friendship is often portrayed as something that should come naturally. You message back, remember birthdays, make plans and turn up. But for some people, maintaining friendships feels like a full-time job — one that comes with constant guilt, anxiety and the feeling that everyone else has been given a rulebook they somehow missed. If you’ve […]
Friendship break-ups are often quiet, gradual and difficult to explain. Therapists say the pain they cause is rooted in our need for connection, while modern life can make those losses harder than ever to escape. The end of a romantic relationship is something most people recognise. There are conversations, expectations and a familiar language for […]
From always putting others first to never quite feeling included, the role you play in your friendships may have been shaped decades before you even met your closest friends. We tend to think of friendships as something we choose freely as adults. We meet people, we connect, and we decide who feels right for us. […]
Feeling guilty after seeing a friend? Constantly walking on eggshells or questioning yourself? Experts explain the overlooked signs of manipulation in friendships and how to tell when a relationship is no longer healthy. We often think of manipulation as something that happens in romantic relationships, but it can be just as damaging between friends. The […]
From airport queues and traffic jams to forgotten chargers and overpacked itineraries, travel stress can creep in before your holiday has even begun. Experts share the simple strategies that can help you stay calmer, travel smarter and actually return home feeling refreshed. Summer holidays are meant to help us unwind, but for many people, the […]
If you constantly question your abilities, dismiss your achievements or feel as though you’ll eventually be ‘found out’, you might assume you’re experiencing imposter syndrome. But for some people, those feelings don’t begin in the workplace. They begin in a relationship where their confidence was slowly dismantled. Imposter syndrome is often described as the persistent […]
New research suggests America’s favourite player may be influenced by more than just goals and trophies. From political beliefs to self-esteem, psychologists say the star you support could reveal surprising insights about your identity. With Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo both in action this weekend, a familiar debate is once again lighting up social media […]
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