Why your sister

MIND, BODY, RELATIONSHIPS & MONEY

WHEN Dad said that he and Kirsty were having a baby, I was surprised. Mum had always described Kirsty as “a career woman” and, when I asked her what that meant, she said Kirsty was very focused on her

Autistic. That was a word that my parents didn’t share with my sister Liz or me when we were children. They offered no explanation as to why our older brother Lionel rocked, or bit his hand when agita

...is that they have their own emotions, and sometimes seem hell-bent on sharing them with you! How can we support and listen without catching negative feelings ourselves?

‘It’s not about being the same, it’s about ...

Most people know someone who has distanced from a relative, whether for a breather or for good. Estrangement even impacts our royal family. Yet there’s so much we don’t know – and don’t say – about th