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Well, actually

Living a good life in a complex world

Well Actually

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    How do I stay healthy in my 60s?

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    How to start
    ‘Be picky’: how to start therapy

    Consider what kind of therapist you’d like to work with – and keep searching until you find the right fit
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    Ask Ugly
    My father had plastic surgery. Now he wants me and my mother to get work done

    The cosmetics industry has been reeling men into its multibillion-dollar empire in recent years, writes advice columnist Jessica DeFino
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    I clock up to 20,000 steps a night: my life with restless legs syndrome

  • A sweating person with hair strands falling on their face looks uncomfortable as they hold their forehead while sitting up in bed

    Hot flashes and mood swings: why perimenopausal symptoms get misdiagnosed – and how to treat them

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    How to start
    ‘The dreaded B-word’: how to start budgeting

  • An illustration where three figures are discernible - a man and two women, one of whom is wearing a green hat

    Can’t stop thinking about your partner’s ex? You’re not alone

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Reclaim your brain

The toolkit

  • Illustration of two hands with thumbs and index fingers forming a circle, a scale and geometric shapes.

    How to start
    ‘The only thing you need is your own mind’: how to start meditating

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    California sober
    What does it mean and is it good for you?

  • Colourful flat lay view of different types of sliced fruits and vegetables on a pink background.

    The 30-plant challenge
    Experts say we need to eat 30 plants a week. This is how I fared

  • 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

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Columns

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    Halfway there: a column about midlife
    Writing my will sent me into an existential spiral

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    Ask Ugly
    Photos of myself make me shudder in horror. Does that mean I’m hideous?

  • An illustration of a girl reading a book titled 'Being That Girl'

    Ask Ugly
    I want to ignore beauty culture. But I’ll never get anywhere if I don’t look a certain way

  • An illustration of a person sitting and holding a rolled up piece of paper while wearing colorful patterned baggy clothes

    Halfway there: a column about midlife
    Forget ‘flattering’: comfortable clothes make me feel most like myself

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Health & wellbeing

  • Eat the rainbow … the best way to fill the fibre gap.

    The fibre phenomenon: 30 easy ways to get your fill of this life-changing nutrient

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    ‘If you wee yourself, you just rock on’: is incontinence inevitable for women who lift heavy?

    • Emma Beddington

      Somehow, it is still January. Here are my nine wellness-free survival tips

      Emma Beddington
    • Various people holding their aching muscles and head.

      From stiff necks to ‘lazy glutes’: why these unloved muscles could prevent injury – and how to train yours

    • People in the gym

      ‘Resolutionaries’ v gym rats: why fitness fanatics hate the crowded gyms of January

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Relationships

  • Andrew Blanch and Maria Eugenia Nieva

    The moment I knew: he hugged me and I didn’t want to let go

  • Josue and Sebastian

    This is how we do it: ‘Dating other men makes me realise I have a place to come back to’

  • Headshot of writer Shon Faye, wearing white shirt

    ‘When my date arrived, I studied his face looking for a particular reaction’: Shon Faye on dating, love and heartbreak as a trans woman

  • Blind Date Sadiye and Iwan

    Blind date: ‘We asked a fellow diner to take our photo. It turned out she was a fan of the column!’

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Food

  • Salt ‘n’ pepper chips The Potato Book Poppy O'Toole

    Salt ’n’ pepper chips, hash brown bhaji, hot honey and bacon mash – Poppy O’Toole’s potato recipes

  • OM Nigel Pork Sherry Soy

    Nigel Slater’s recipes for pork with ginger, and baked butternut with bacon

  • Lara Lee's ikan bakar – fish in a marinade.

    Lara Lee’s recipe for ikan bakar, or Balinese-style baked fish

  • Felicity Cloake's spring rolls.

    How to make spring rolls – recipe

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Puzzles

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    Crossword blog
    Why do so many cryptic crossword clues mention Donald Trump?

  • Cryptic crosswords
    Cryptic crossword No 29,602

    • Quick crosswords
      Quick crossword No 17,075

    • Sudoku
      Sudoku 6,773 easy

    • Prize crosswords
      Prize crossword No 29,601

    • Killer sudoku
      Observer killer sudoku

    • Thomas Eaton
      Who is the only England bowler to take two Test hat-tricks? The Saturday quiz

    • Alex Bellos's Monday puzzle
      Did you solve it? Logicians in a line

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