Best face forward

Paris suffered abuse at the hands of the person who should have cared for her the most…

Grief trapped me inside my own body until I took that vital first step

LESLEY patted her tearful granddaughter’s hand sympathetically and tried desperately to think of something to cheer her up. What could she say to a fourteen-year-old who thought her life was over beca

Do you feel stuck, sluggish, out of shape or like your spark has dimmed? You’re not alone. It’s all too easy to fall into a rut while the years fly by – especially after decades injecting all your ene

I was in a school maths lesson, aged 14, and the teacher was a substitute who hadn’t met the class before. I’d been growing out my hair and trying to look more feminine. “Excuse me, ma’am,” he said to

Full disclosure: I’ve known Nicky Hambleton-Jones for 25 years. We met at a book club when we were both lonely souls who had just landed in Britpop ’90s London – me from the North East of England and