AFTER YEARS SPENT BUILDING OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PERSONAS, WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU WANT TO LOG OFF — PERMANENTLY? OLIVE POMETSEY UNTANGLES HER LIFE FROM HER ONLINE AUDIENCE AND MAKES A FEW SURPRISING DISCOVERIES

For more than a decade, social media ruled my life, says Sathnam Sanghera: it helped with my work, gave me an instant group of witty friends, and made me feel at the centre of things. But its attractions are wearing thin – and I’m not the only one feeling this

The Beckhams, the Ramsays, even the royals… Charlotte Lytton reports on the rise of younger generations becoming estranged from their families

HOW DO WE CARVE OUT A LIFE THAT SUITS US – NOT SOCIETAL EXPECTATIONS? ON ENTERING HER 40S, Poorna Bell DECIDED TO EXAMINE EVERYTHING SHE’D BEEN CONDITIONED TO BELIEVE AS A WOMAN… AND THEN DO IT DIFFERENTLY

A woman online admitted that she regrets leaving her job to work for her family business, confessing that it has put a strain on her relationship with her relatives. So we ask...

Against a backdrop of constant surveillance, embarrassment has become our biggest fear – but what do we lose in our attempt to avoid it?