(no one warned us about)

I’m a bit lonely. There, I’ve said it. The world doesn’t seem to have ended as a result, and I do feel a bit lighter for having admitted it. It probably sounds ridiculous for me, a fifty-year-old mum

LET COUNSELLOR KEREN LIGHTEN YOUR LOAD

L AURA phoned her mother, trying to keep her voice light. “Hello, Mum, I’ve got a bit of news,” she said. “Hannah’s moving in with her boyfriend. “I need to either get a new flatmate, or try to find s

HOW are you feeling today, Mum?” Anne asked as she kissed Elaine on the cheek and sat down in the chair opposite her. “I’m slowly getting there. But I’m still so cross with myself for taking that tumb

Creating distance from tricky relationships can be a powerful form of self-care