Going solo

Exploring the societal pressures and expectations on families, and how to feel more confident in your own instincts

Q I want to move to live closer to nature and the sea, and so I can afford a house with a garden – I divorced five years ago and am in a flat now. I know where I want to go, it is in a beautiful part

It’s been raining for days. I fantasise about ...

LET COUNSELLOR KEREN LIGHTEN YOUR LOAD

Psychologists believe 50 per cent of our happiness is determined by genes and 10 per cent by our life circumstances, which leaves 40 per cent dependent on the activities and habits we repeat daily. Can our writer, Kim Willis , transform her life as simply as A-B-C?

Breaking up rarely means breaking off contact altogether. So what are the rules of ex etiquette? Psychotherapist Lorraine Collins answers some of the thorniest questions