culture

How do we resist becoming – or remaining – in the identities that others give

Un-Be-LIEV-able. Janet, I had to write and tell you, it’s just so shocking. I daresay you’ve

The original title of this blog post was ‘On Loneliness’. ‘On Loneliness’  you see, is beautifully

For those of us lacking in beauty or brawn, language can offer salvation. From the

I hated sports at school – but even I’ve been caught up in the Olympic

Very interesting post by Ilona Burton (from yesterday’s Independent) on the true cost of eating

  Telephone conversation with my mum:   Me: ‘Hi mum, what you up to?’ Mum:

Did you ever have non-uniform days at school?  At ours, they were a major event,

Questions are a good tool for getting to know others. Or at least, they should

Yesterday I wrote a bit about my experience of antidepressants.  For me, they’ve been useful