Motherland features

Why It’s OK to Be a Quitter

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

Am I Ready To Have a Baby?

By Charlotte Philby, 24th April 2018
Birth, Features, Pregnancy, Relationships, Sex The Guardian asked its writers to answer some of the most Googled questions - I got this one

The Truth About Postnatal Depression

By Charlotte Philby, 24th April 2018
Birth, Features, Health, Pregnancy, Relationships The 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

The Lives of Others #4

By Charlotte Philby, 24th April 2018
Features, Health, Regulars, Relationships Zoe 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

The Lives of Others #3

By Charlotte Philby, 24th April 2018
Birth, Features, Pregnancy, Relationships Morven 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

The Lives of Others #1

By Charlotte Philby, 24th April 2018
Features, Relationships, Sex Sarah, 35, has been having affairs with married men for 15 years. In this surprisingly lucid interview, she explains why

The Lives of Others #2

By Charlotte Philby, 24th April 2018
Features, Regulars, Relationships Anna 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