Why you must always be the birthday queen

Midlife – and all the stresses that come with it, like divorce, redundancy and bereavement – can take its toll on long-established female friendships. As we saw in the last series of The White Lotus,

Thought-provoking culture, insightful science and inspirational snippets to bring you up to date on all things uplifting, hopeful and happy-making

A smile is like a face lift. That is all anyone needs. Joy shows on your face. Daphne Selfe, 97, model (pictured) Society and social media keep telling us that old age is a sad thing for women to expe

When it feels like you might be working ...

The models of ageing I saw as a child did not make it look aspirational. My grandparents lived lives that seemed small and entirely domestic. A 20-pack a day and a whisky, a cup of tea and a biscuit a

A mum has divided opinion by asking for cash and placing a no present rule at her son’s birthday party, saying it was to avoid waste and clutter. So we ask…