Far too many girls' and women's romantic relationships are formed around a negation of their own worth and attributes rather than a confirmation of them.

There are more than enough people with serious mental issues who really do need professional help without all the other Toms, Dicks and Harriets rushing to the therapist's couch.

It's so much easier to count our disadvantages than tot up the mitigating circumstances that generally outweigh the despair.

Sustaining true friendship is a lot more challenging than we give it credit for.

I was told that when you hit forty men stop looking at you. It's true, until you slip on a mini-skirt.

Reading a book you are not enjoying is a torture not to be undertaken without a reward. I leave plays at the interval, too!

Having lived a full and stimulating life before I had my kids, I've relished every minute I've had to spend with them and felt a degree of confidence in dealing with their trials and tribulations to date.