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Have you learned everything by your 30s or do different versions of yourself appear with every decade? We asked five brilliantly wise women what they’ve discovered along the way

KITTY’S LONG RED hair was dripping as she sat down breathless on the nearest seat. She had thought she would miss the train. The narrow lanes around her parents’ house had been flooded and she had bee

Constantly second-guessing yourself is exhausting, but that’s not the only problem when you feel you need to be perfect, writes Dr Laura Williams

Oti Mabuse, queen of the Strictly dance floor, captured the UK’s hearts by being her authentic self. She tells Christobel Hastings about her journey, motherhood’s changes and why it’s time to look beyond the dancer…

Cruising into the sunset with a rich widower – could Cherry make her dream come true?

Lightning-fast wifi, on-demand entertainment and never being far from a phone charger have been the modern metrics of a life well-lived, both at work and home. So why are the best-connected women suddenly booking digital detoxes and scouring eBay for brick phones? WH computes how logging off became 2025’s wellness power move