How to have better conversations
Who hasn’t walked away from a conversation thinking, how did that go so wrong?
Relationships
Relationships can be difficult to navigate, whether its romantic, platonic, friendship or professional ties – we’ve got expert advice & experiences to help.
Confidence: seeing yourself through the eyes of others
When another person has faith in our abilities, it transforms our confidence and our potential to succeed, writes Rosie Ifould
Advice: Where are my so-called friends when I need them most?
Feel as if you are always the one helping friends out and making them feel special, but it’s never given back to you in return? Agony Aunt Mary Fenwick answers a real reader’s dilemma with advice about feeling let down by friends…
Always going for the wrong guy or girl? Love is a choice…
Are you destined for heartbreak? Or do you always find yourself with the wrong person? Select the object of your affection with care, writes Vee Sey, because contrary to popular belief, we are not slaves to love, especially at the expense of our happiness…
How to navigate online dating: a podcast with UKCP
Listen to our podcast with the UKCP, Talking Therapies: how dating apps impact our mental health
Managing mental health in relationships
Mental health problems can often take their toll on relationships, but if handled in the right way this needn’t be the case
How to start a conversation
Author Catherine Blyth tells us how to oil the wheels of conversation at a social gathering
My difficult friend: how to deal with ambivalent friendships
Does someone close to you blow hot and cold, or let you down? Research suggests that an ‘ambivalent’ friend hurts us more than an enemy, but that doesn’t mean you have to say goodbye, as Suzanne Scott discovers.
How can I help my mother?
Our agony aunt, Mary Fenwick, offers a new perspective on whatever is troubling you
How to encourage authentic self-esteem in children
Dr Ilona Boniwell offers surprising advice on raising your child’s self-image based on the most cutting-edge research
