By Charlotte Philby, 14th May 2018
Education, Regulars, TravelFrom Scotland to Costa Rica (via East London, New York and Mexico). Mother-of-four Abigail Pilcher talks multiple relocations, opening – and closing – a guesthouse, and how a holiday to Turkey inspired the move of a lifetime
By Charlotte Philby, 24th April 2018
Features, SexIn an undercover investigation for The Independent, I found students being offered up to £15,000 a year to cover the cost of their university, in exchange for having sex with strangers
By Charlotte Philby, 24th April 2018
Birth, Features, Health, PregnancyThe NHS and its maternity services are at breaking point. In this extensive investigation for The Independent Magazine I went back to the hospital in which both I and my children were born to examine what's really troubling over-burdened midwives
By Charlotte Philby, 24th April 2018
Features, Health, Relationships"Letting go isn't about giving up. It's about being brave enough to accept that something isn't working..." My piece for Marie Claire on why I walked away from my business at the height of its success
By Charlotte Philby, 24th April 2018
Birth, Features, Health, Pregnancy, RelationshipsThe condition affects one in seven mothers, yet remains a largely taboo subject. In a report for Marie Claire, I spoke to women who have suffered
By Charlotte Philby, 24th April 2018
Features, Health, Regulars, RelationshipsZoe McKenna lost her first child, Jack, when she was 19 years old. Fourteen years later, Zoe reflects on finding joy, and accepting pain, in the aftermath of the deepest loss
By Charlotte Philby, 24th April 2018
Birth, Features, Pregnancy, RelationshipsMorven Mulgrew was seven months pregnant with her second child when her mother suddenly died. Eighteen months on, she reflects on the loneliness of loss, postnatal depression, and the importance of talking openly and angrily about your grief
By Charlotte Philby, 24th April 2018
Features, Relationships, SexSarah, 35, has been having affairs with married men for 15 years. In this surprisingly lucid interview, she explains why
By Charlotte Philby, 24th April 2018
Features, Regulars, RelationshipsAnna Lyons is an end-of-life doula, and the co-director and curator of Life. Death. Whatever. She explains the importance of her work, what it has taught her about life – and why it is vital that we talk openly to children about death
