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I apologise too much, and it annoys everyone around me. How can I stop?

Changing such ingrained habits isn’t easy, but when you’re about to apologise try counting to 10 or substituting a different phrase

The Guardian - UK · Oct 12, 2025

How can I do more to help my parents when I have a young family of my own?

It’s easy to feel guilty and ‘useless’ but you have options. Be honest with yourself about what you are able to do

The Guardian - UK · Dec 14, 2024

8 tips to stop feeling sad and remove the gloom this winter

It's natural to feel sad in the grey, wet, windy, and cold weather this month, but you can put a spring back in your step

Woman & Home · Jan 15, 2024

Is there really such a thing as ‘toxic femininity’?

This year’s ‘Love Island’ has been marred by accusations of ‘toxic femininity’, after behaviour from its female contestants left male contestants in tears. Eloise Hendy talks to experts to unpack this new, contentious term

The Independent UK · Mar 12, 2023

Times are tough — but pubs are fighting back

The capital’s watering holes are facing a bleak start to the year as train strikes, rising costs and reduced customer spending all bite. But, as David Ellis reports, not all of London’s landlords have lost their faith in a boozer’s power to bring the community together

Evening Standard · Jan 5, 2023

My in-laws won’t accept my post-chemo vulnerability. Do I confront them?

You are well within your rights to ask them to consider your weakened immune system. You deserve to feel safe – even if the chat causes tension

The Guardian - UK · Dec 9, 2022

‘No comment on Aaron, Lindsay?’: How social media permanently changed the way we grieve

When Nineties pop star Aaron Carter died last weekend, many turned to his famous exes Hilary Duff and Lindsay Lohan for words of wisdom – and demanded them when they weren’t immediately forthcoming. Eloise Hendy asks whether social media has permanently altered the way we grieve

The Independent UK · Nov 10, 2022

‘No comment on Aaron, Lindsay?’: Why do we demand celebrities perform their grief?

When Nineties pop star Aaron Carter died last weekend, many turned to his famous exes Hilary Duff and Lindsay Lohan for words of wisdom – and demanded them when they weren’t immediately forthcoming. Eloise Hendy asks whether social media has permanently altered the way we grieve

The Independent UK · Nov 10, 2022

National Highways spent £8m filling historic bridges with concrete before scheme scrapped

Around 50 arches were blocked with concrete by National Highways, including Great Musgrave Bridge in Eden, Cumbria, but campaigners said the scheme was 'brutal vandalism' and it's now been scrapped

Daily Mirror · Jul 23, 2022