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Articles by Martha Roberts

Sanity and single motherhood

Martha Roberts, award-winning mental health journalist writes about making it work as a single mother, when struggling with mental health issues.

Martha Roberts

5 May 201518 February 2022

Emotional wellbeing

Nick Clegg talks mental health

As the General Election nears, award-winning mental-health writer Martha Roberts talks to deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg about his promises and how he intends to deliver them

Martha Roberts

30 April 201518 February 2022

Relationships

(Un)traditional family Christmas

How the traditional nuclear family is changing to encompass step-parents, half siblings and adopted children

Martha Roberts

16 December 201418 February 2022

Emotional wellbeing

How to be less gullible

Because it’s good to be trusting, but you don’t want to be easily fooled either

Martha Roberts

15 October 201418 February 2022

‘The shame was never ours to bear’: how Ruth Ellis’s execution scarred generations of her family

For decades, the execution of Ruth Ellis cast a long shadow over her family, shaping childhoods, relationships and a legacy of trauma. Now, after securing a historic posthumous pardon for her grandmother, Laura Enston tells us how she is reclaiming a story that was once a source of shame.

‘Help — I can’t stop thinking about my married coworker!’: How to stop a workplace crush from becoming an affair

You can’t always control who you’re attracted to, but you can control what happens next. A therapist explains why workplace crushes develop, what they might reveal about your needs, and how to stop attraction from crossing a line.

What happens when the person who murdered your loved one is on death row? The psychology of grief, justice and closure

When someone is murdered, the grief can be devastating. But for families whose loved one’s killer spends decades on death row, the wait for justice can bring its own psychological challenges. Chartered psychologist Dr Ravi Gill explains how repeated delays, anticipatory grief and the hope of an execution can affect the bereavement process – and why closure is rarely straightforward.