Consumer society tantalises us. We then try within ourselves to control the needs that are being constantly stimulated.

... within every form of oppression lies the seeds of liberation.

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

Consumer society tantalises us. We then try within ourselves to control the needs that are being constantly stimulated.

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.

Our idea of a healthy body is so destabilised that insecure people have come to bolster their own bodies by deeming others - those with fat bodies - less worthy, less capable and less employable.

If I were afraid of wrinkles, I'd probably be hiding in a cupboard, because I have a lot of them.