Giving up buying new things taught me that none of us need Black Friday deals
Stuff, especially stuff impulse bought on sale won’t make you happy in the long-term.
All shops are closed on Boxing Day in Norway and this is how we cope
You can't buy that last minute present to the distant uncle you forgot you were seeing on Boxing Day, you can't stock up on beer, Bailey's or even food.
Using an anonymous egg donor taught me that being a mother is not about genetics
I left it too late to have my own biological child, but I feel lucky that medical science enabled me to do this.
Mum died on her own terms and I was proud to have helped her
Terminally ill people should have a say over how and when they die.
My Label and Me: I’m scarred but not scared
I have had 15 surgeries, a brain tumour, a punctured intestine, a cyst in my brain and a condition called hydrocephalus.
As a Yemeni mother I’m calling on world leaders to stop our children starving to death
85,000 children under the age of five have perished from starvation and disease.
Like Anne Hegerty, I was diagnosed as autistic in my 40s. Last night she became my hero
Reality TV gives us an unfiltered glimpse into the lives of others and to see someone autistic in the jungle will literally change lives.
Everyone but a little boy walked past when Parkinson’s made me freeze on a Tube platform
Freezing often happens to people with Parkinson’s when something interrupts or gets in the way of a normal movement. It can get worse if you’re feeling anxious, stressed or if you lose concentration.
Finding out I had HIV in my fifth month of pregnancy changed my life for the better
My hard start has become a blessing for my entire community.
When I feared I’d never get to see my sons again, blood donors saved my life
Having previously donated blood, it was very moving to experience things from the other side.
I have so many questions about my cousin’s mysterious death in Ibiza, but no one is giving me answers
We are unable to bury him and we want justice.
People thought my visual impairment would hinder my sporting career – I knew better
I have less than 5% vision but other people’s attitudes were my only hurdle.
My odd job: I can cure your fear of spiders through hypnosis
I started by successfully using hypnosis on myself to lose two stone in two months.
Section 28 was repealed 15 years ago but I can’t forget the impact it had on me so easily
I was forced to look for support elsewhere, which ultimately led to me being groomed and sexually exploited.
Having to admit that I can’t cope with my daughter’s cancer diagnosis is the hardest thing I’ve ever done
We all need to reach out for help, even if it’s just someone to listen at the end of the phone.
My baby’s delivery was traumatic and I blame the strong black woman stereotype
28 out of every 100,000 births for black women result in the death of the mother – compared to the seven for white women.
I’m determined to make sure the stories of unknown Suffragettes are never forgotten
Hilda Burkitt became the first Suffragette to be force fed – in total, a staggering 292 times.
I campaigned Tesco to stock bigger nappies for disabled children like my son and I won
My son relies on nappies. When he started to outgrow them I knew I had to act
My Label and Me: When I was diagnosed I had a 3% chance of being a cancer survivor
It's a label that most of the time I am happy to wear as the alternative is just not worth thinking about.
Men’s bathrooms must come with changing tables if we are to see parental equality
Society often paints a false narrative of the presence and role of fathers, but in all actuality there are many men willing to step up to the plate.
Male fertility stories: My ability to have a baby doesn’t define me as a man
James has been trying for a baby with his wife since 2011.
Can you get over not having children when you really wanted to have children?
'It has kept me consumed with grief for a decade and full of Sertraline for two years.'
Stan Lee taught my children to love reading and to believe in themselves
My 11 year old has autism and often struggles to concentrate, but it's been a joy to watch him ensconced on the sofa, unable to take his eyes off the screen.
I survived the Bataclan attacks because of the kindness of strangers
I still maintain that we saw more acts of kindness than anything else that night.
My odd job: To work at Lego, you have to be good at keeping secrets
I already know the toys that kids will have under their Christmas trees in 2019.
