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Why families get stuck in the same arguments – and how the break the pattern

Keep revisiting the same old arguments? Here’s why conflicts get stuck on repeat – according to a family psychotherapist.

Lily Smith

2 September 20261 September 2026

Why families get stuck in the same arguments – and how the break the pattern

True Crime

Inside the devastating true story of Rachel Nickell’s murder – killed in broad daylight in front of her two-year-old son

Rachel’s son, Alex Hanscombe and his father André reveal how they tried to escape the trauma that made headlines worldwide, and what convinced them to tell their deeply personal story in Netflix’s The Witness.

Donna Smiley

21 August 20262 September 2026

Inside the devastating true story of Rachel Nickell’s murder – killed in broad daylight in front of her two-year-old son

Family & parenting

Four of the most common family conflict mistakes — and how to fix them

Heidi Scrimgeour uncovers the common mistakes we make in our family relationships and, alongside a selection of experts, explores simple changes that will make things a whole lot better

Psychologies

6 June 20265 June 2026

Four of the most common family conflict mistakes — and how to fix them

Love life / Family & parenting

‘I’m invisible in my relationship’: expert advice on how to reconnect as a couple after having kids

A new baby strains even strong relationships, but understanding hidden pressures can future-proof your bond in a tough season

Psychologies

11 February 202611 February 2026

‘I’m invisible in my relationship’: expert advice on how to reconnect as a couple after having kids

The food secret that could keep your brain sharper for longer — and it doesn’t cost a penny!

New research suggests that when we eat may influence how well our brains age – as well as our waistlines We tend to think about healthy ageing in terms of what we eat: more vegetables, enough protein, fewer ultra-processed foods. But new research suggests there may be another question worth asking: when do we eat? […]

Could your diet be making your brain fog worse?

New research suggests that eating more ultra-processed food is associated with poorer attention and slower mental processing – even among people with otherwise healthy diets. There are days when your brain just doesn’t seem to be working properly. You read a sentence and immediately forget it. Sometimes you walk into a room and can’t remember […]

Eating on autopilot? This could help you take back control

Paying closer attention to hunger, fullness and how food makes us feel could help us make different choices – without turning eating into another set of rules. When eating becomes habitual, it’s easy to lose touch with some of the signals that tell us when we’re hungry and when we’ve had enough. We might eat […]

Are we making our relationship with food more complicated than it needs to be?

From childhood messages about finishing your vegetables to the language of “good” and “bad” foods, the way we learn to think about eating can shape our relationship with food for years. Our relationship with food doesn’t begin with diets, calorie counting or concerns about weight. It starts much earlier. As babies, says nutritionist Laura Thomas, […]

How to stop comfort eating — without giving up comfort food

If stress, boredom or difficult emotions send you straight to the kitchen, the answer may not be more willpower. It may be having more ways to cope. Comfort eating is often described as a bad habit that needs to be broken. But if you regularly eat when you’re stressed, bored, lonely or overwhelmed, simply telling […]

The real reason you eat when you’re not hungry

As the conversation around appetite and weight changes, what is it about certain foods that makes us reach for them when we need comfort? The rise of GLP-1 medications has put appetite and weight firmly in the spotlight. But while some people are choosing medication to help manage their weight and appetite, others may simply […]