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Handpicked for her • THOUGHTFUL BUYS FOR MOTHER’S DAY

‘We’re all striving for PERFECTION, but it doesn’t exist’ • Professional organiser Dilly Carter is best known for BBC One’s Sort Your Life Out, but her life story is more powerful than any TV show. She talks to Rosamund Dean about surviving cancer, a chaotic childhood and creating a home that feels good

Everything is absolutely TOTALLY 100% FINE • Hypothetically, introducing friends from different circles shouldn’t be that hard. So why is it such a social challenge, asks our new columnist Anniki Sommerville

Look back in JOY • From the music of our teens to the chocolate bars of our childhoods, research is finally proving that nostalgia is good for us – and hurrah for that, says Jan Masters

Now that’s what I call nostalgia! • EIGHT WAYS TO REMINISCE IN RETRO STYLE

The reality of DATING A YOUNGER MAN • Like Bridget Jones in Mad About The Boy, Lucy Cavendish fell for a 29-year-old man in her 50s. Here’s what she learned

5 things I learned from dating A YOUNGER MAN

‘People would tell me I was DIFFERENT. I thought they meant I WASN’T GOOD ENOUGH’ • Pepsi Demacque-Crockett will forever be remembered as one of Wham!’s glamorous backing singers. But that wasn’t the whole story. Here, she talks to Amy Raphael about embarking on a new adventure inspired by her past

‘I lost the habit of MAKING FRIENDS. Then I GOT A DOG…’ • A new addition to the family helped author Nick Duerden forge valuable new connections in midlife – and even revive his relationship with his wife

GOOD LIFEKEEPING • Weight-loss jabs and diets in general are women’s big secret – but they’re not the only ones. It’s what you fib about and when that counts, says Shane Watson

Small details BIG DIFFERENCE • Accessories aren’t just an add-on – they can be outfit-makers in their own right

HAPPY FEET • Dopamine-inducing technicolour trainers are the serotonin boost we all need right now

THE JEWELLERS TO KNOW NOW • Meet the insider brands that will revamp your jewellery box and have everyone eyeing up your ears, neck and wrists

MOTHER TO MOTHER • What does mothering mean in 2025? In our landmark survey, we spoke to GH readers aged 23 to 97 about their experiences to find out what’s changed over the years, what hasn’t – and what really needs to. Read on for our special section…

MOTHERHOOD: how is it for you? • What does it mean to be a mother? That’s what we wanted to understand in our landmark survey… and the results made for fascinating reading

‘I wasn’t sad; I was absolutely livid’ • Women only discover too late what they’ll lose when they gain a child, says Liz Moseley. It’s enough to make you scream.

‘Being a mum is A WILD RIDE – but I wouldn’t have it any other way’ • Mum-of-five Clover Stroud reflects on the chaos and magic of raising children and why the toughest job of parenthood is also the greatest

From EMPTY NEST to OPEN DOOR • Parents whose children have left home need a new way of looking at their next chapter, says Maureen Rice

9 books that tell the truth about motherhood • WHETHER YOU HAVE ADULT CHILDREN OR ARE IN THE TRENCHES OF EARLY MOTHERHOOD, BOOKS DIRECTOR JOANNE FINNEY RECOMMENDS READS TO ILLUMINATE YOUR WAY

Don’t be BROW BEATEN • The new ‘now’ brow celebrates (and elevates) the shape you were born with

The JOY of necks • The most effective neck-toning creams and gadgets,...