There is no such thing as a neutral therapist.

I'm a therapist and that fascinates people because they think I carry secrets.

When they took TV to Fiji they found that after 3 years nearly 12 girls out of 100 were over the toilet bowls with bulimia because they felt inferior.

Not that it was Twiggy's fault, but the ubiquity of her image created a sense in young women that to be stylish meant to be skinny, flat-chested with an ingenue face and straight hair.

Fat is a social disease, and fat is a feminist issue.

A wanted pregnancy as much as a dreaded pregnancy can play differently than all one's previous imaginings.

Beauty has been democratised. No longer the preserve of movie stars and models but available to all. But while the invitation to beauty is welcomed, it has become not so much an option as an imperative.