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FIRST PERSON: Research shows that half of Gen Z would rather spend the day with their pet than their partner, and Charlotte Cripps can relate. To show her 11-year-old golden retriever Muggles how much he means to her, she booked them a table for two

FIRST PERSON: Blackpool, the declining seaside resort named as the nation’s ‘misery capital’, is hardly the Maldives, but mum of two, Charlotte Cripps, who tore herself away from Notting Hill to spend Christmas there, says it’s great as long as you embrace it for what it is

Kid’s club holidays conjure up water slides, blue bubble-gum ice cream on tap, and screaming, but not at The Peligoni Club on the Greek Island of Zakynthos, where, says Charlotte Cripps, the vibe is a cross between ‘White Lotus’ and ‘Motherland’

IN FOCUS: Is it really possible to align your wardrobe with your intentions and manifest your dream life? Charlotte Cripps reluctantly trades her usual wardrobe staples for Egyptian goddess threads to find out

COMMENT: The Prince and Princess of Wales sparked outrage by allowing their cocker spaniel to breed, in an age when so many pets need rehoming – but, says Charlotte Cripps, proud owner of a pedigree golden retriever, I wouldn’t let a nervous and leaky rescue dog in the house

LIFE STORIES: Lachlan Munro (Lucky), 43, a London-based life coach and music producer, suffered from food addiction and went up to 18.5st, ordering vast quantities on Deliveroo – and spending all his rent money. He’s now found recovery, he tells Charlotte Cripps

COMMENT: As new research this week reveals that almost one in five care homes in England are failing, Charlotte Cripps looks back at her decision to keep her dad out of one, and what it was like being part of the sandwich carer generation, as a single working mum looking…

FIRST PERSON: Food phobias are on the rise, particularly among children. So can a three-hour session with one of the world’s most sought-after practitioners for those with avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder help cure Charlotte Cripps’s eight-year-old daughter Lola, who won’t eat anything except fish fingers and pizza? She took Lola…

FIRST PERSON: A growing number of expectant mothers are opting for C-sections rather than a natural birth, but judgement about the procedure remains, writes Charlotte Cripps