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‘Every week, I was downing seven bottles of wine’

If you picture someone with a drinking problem, they would probably be a young person falling out of a nightclub and vomiting into a gutter. It's unlikely you'd imagine someone like me – a 50-year-old, university-educated, middle-aged mum of three. Yet, just a few years ago I was drinking around 70 units of alcohol a […]

Kids Health

I Hated My Postpartum Doula

That first morning at home after leaving the hospital is something no new mother will ever forget. Your body feels like a freight train has passed through it, sleep is nonexistent, and, if you’re lucky, maybe you can eke out a few grunts that manage to communicate your level of physical wretchedness. Then comes the […]

Kids Health

I Changed My Daughter's Name When She Was Almost 1

My 10-year-old daughter has the best story to tell at cocktail parties (I mean, future cocktail parties — it’s generally frowned upon for children to be on the cocktail circuit). She’s going to tell this story about how when she was 8 months old, her parents made a surprising decision to give her an entirely […]

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I was addicted to prescription drugs for two decades

Content warning: this article discusses drug addiction I’ll never forget the first time I took codeine. It gave me a warm feeling, as if I was floating on a pink fluffy cloud, and all my troubles and worries melted away. This week, Public Health England announced fears that a large number of people who are […]

Kids Health

Andy Cohen: How I Balance Fatherhood and My Career

Making it work. Andy Cohen welcomed his son, Benjamin, via surrogate in February and has been balancing his career with his baby boy ever since. “I just take it day-to-day and I only say yes to things that I’m passionate about and I want to do,” the Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen host, 51, […]

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This is Exactly Why I Quit the Keto Diet

Going keto sounds like a win — who doesn’t want to eat fat and still get lean?! While some have been successful in making it a permanent part of their lifestyle, behind that allure there’s actually quite an underbelly. After trying this hyped-about trend for five months, I discovered keto should stand for Keep Efforts Tediously […]