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Well, actually

Living a good life in a complex world

Well Actually

  • Emily Oster

    ‘Why has my uterus fallen into my vagina?’
    Emily Oster’s new book demystifies common pregnancy complications

  • illustration of woman cradling baby as she sits on what looks like a tiny island under her

    Becoming a mother was impossibly hard during Covid. Has anything changed since?

    Rates are improving in the US as healthcare organizations take steps to confront the continuing crisis. Still, new mothers often feel alone: ‘People don’t know what to do’
  • An illustration of a female stretched across in her living room holding an iPad-like device watching a show

    How brilliant female British TV detectives helped me understand myself

    These stunning, extremely relatable women, with nuanced facial expressions and sensible shoes, helped me outline success on my own terms
  • DesktopTimeComic1

    In search of time
    Time is your most precious commodity. Can you ever get it back?

  • Male hand sliding mobile phone either into or out of denim jeans pocket

    Muting people on social media is fast and free and will change your life

  • Young woman screaming, close-up<br>GettyImages-200069807-001

    What is an ‘emotionally immature parent’?
    How a nine-year-old book found a new, younger audience

  • ‘In late 2020 the cumulative toll hit and, after six months of working almost around the clock, I broke down at my computer mid-sentence.’

    Why am I like this?
    Is it possible to break the cycle of burnout for good?

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Reclaim your brain

The toolkit

  • Black cup of coffee on the black and brown table among spilled roasted coffee beans.

    Coffee
    How much coffee is OK for me to drink in a day? I asked the experts

  • Fragrant plants are beautiful and smell good.

    Good scents
    Five eco-friendly ways to make your home smell great

  • The arm of a swimmer wearing a CGM

    Glucose monitors
    I’m not diabetic – should I be using a glucose monitor?

  • Female tattoo with pink hair artist doing tattoo on client

    Oops, I did ink again
    How to get a tattoo you won’t regret

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Columns

  • A graphic illustration of a woman in bed wearing a bra, purple-and-black striped leggings, out of the red covers with one leg hooked over them.

    Halfway there: a column about midlife
    Perimenopause has brought chaos to my life – but also peace

  • If you spend most of your time by yourself, and not by choice, alone time may feel like a burden.

    Why am I like this?
    I like my own company. But do I spend too much time alone?

  • Graphic illustration in shades of ochre, light pink and light blue, of a fit woman (cropped below the neck) in halter top and yoga leggings sitting cross-legged on a yoga mat, surrounded by makeup bottles and holding one in each hand on her knees, each of which emanates colored steam.

    Ask Ugly
    Is a makeup routine really mindfulness?

  • Woman receiving back massage

    Will this fix me?
    What is lymphatic drainage massage and why do celebrities love it?

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Health & wellbeing

  • Tim Dowling’s trout lasagne

    ‘The trout lasagne is very good!’ How I recreated six classic beef dishes – with oily fish

  • Emma Beddington

    Seven things you really don’t need to worry about, from ‘straw wrinkles’ to sitting too much

    Emma Beddington
    • Phil Daoust, covered in electrodes for his polysomnogram.

      My insomnia hell: sleeplessness is a curse – but I think I finally have the answer

    • A woman in a white bathrobe enjoying a luxury spa with a swimming pool

      The longevity vacation: why bar-hopping holidays are out and extreme wellness breaks are in

    • Stuart Heritage scratching his bald scalp

      Losing my hair made me miserable. Now I’m as bald as an egg, I couldn’t be happier

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Relationships

  • Trisha and Neil

    Blind date: ‘I warned him if he was less than complimentary, my girls would hunt him down’

  • Composite of a young heterosexual looking into each other's eyes, while in the background a man walks away.

    ‘We chose not to blow up our life’: readers on surviving infidelity

  • Painting: Anthony van Dyck Wooing his Model (1827) by Gustaaf Wappers.

    My partner concealed he had more than one ex-wife. Should I be nervous about our future?

  • ‘I feel so much more sexually confident with him and have a happiness I’ve never felt before.’

    The stress of cheating on my wife is making me ill – but I can no longer suppress who I am

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Food

  • Roast garlic with salt, pepper, thyme and olive oil in a cast iron skillet

    Ask Ottolenghi: what’s the best way to get a garlicky flavour into tomato pasta sauce?

  • Yotam Ottolenghi's grilled alliums with eggs and tarragon yoghurt.

    Grilled onions with eggs, and chive bread pudding: Yotam Ottolenghi’s recipes for alliums

  • Tom Hunt's beetroot-leaf hash with chickpeas and chorizo.

    Make a hash of it: how to make the most of beetroot leaves – recipe

  • Lulu's Rhubarb Hanky Panky.

    Cocktail of the week: Lulu’s rhubarb hanky panky – recipe

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Puzzles

  • A dance of fools

    Crossword blog
    Crossword roundup: to fool or not to fool?

  • Cryptic crosswords
    Cryptic crossword No 29,367

    • Quick crosswords
      Quick crossword No 16,841

    • Sudoku
      Killer sudoku 915

    • Prize crosswords
      Prize crossword No 29,368

    • Killer sudoku
      Killer sudoku 915

    • Thomas Eaton
      What links Ana Matronic and the Guardian? The Saturday quiz

    • Alex Bellos's Monday puzzle
      Did you solve it? Art thou smarter than Shakespeare?

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