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

For most of us, when our 'dreams' - I use the word with reservations - came true, and marriage and motherhood became a reality, the romcoms, like horoscopes, swiftly lost their allure.

Too often we forget that an ideal partner is someone who enhances an already full existence.

The great advantage of being human is that we can employ rational thought and resolve to change our circumstances.

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

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.

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.