Eleanor Peake

There’s a strange phenomenon known as the “hangover effect” – a state of mind enjoyed by a minority of heavy drinkers who say they relish the feeling of being worse for wear the morning after. They give themselves permission to laze on the sofa, eat what ... See more

It’s as if one of the most famous ceremonies in the world hasn’t just taken place. It’s early evening in Oslo, and a small crowd has gathered to celebrate the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize. Hosted in the Norwegian capital’s City Hall every winter, it’s one of th... See more

Julia Samuel MBE is a British psychotherapist, paediatric counsellor and author of titles such as Grief Works and This Too Shall Pass. She also hosts the podcast Therapy Talks. For our weekly series Life Lessons, she shares her Christmas advice – and how ... See more

It’s hard to get an efficient diagnosis in one short, 10-minute GP appointment. And as GP practices face understaffing and rising demand (between 2015 and 2024, the proportion of licensed GPs not working in the NHS rose from 27 per cent to 34 per cent), d... See more

When I was 13, my all-female class was asked to write a life plan. What would we achieve? What milestones would we hit? I considered my answers long and hard, producing a document that could now be reduced into a single word: Everything. There was not a d... See more