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The pay-rise mistake many women make: 6 expert tips for pushing past impostor syndrome and increasing your salary

If the thought of asking your boss for a pay rise makes you want to hide under your desk, you’re not alone. Here’s how to prepare, practise and make a stronger case for the salary you deserve.

Sally Saunders

17 September 202615 September 2026

The pay-rise mistake many women make: 6 expert tips for pushing past impostor syndrome and increasing your salary

Emotional wellbeing / Career

It’s not too late to turn your year around – here’s how to set goals for the rest of the year and stick to them

Year not panned out as you’d hoped? Manifest your dream end to the year with these tried-and-tested goal-setting tips.

Lily Smith

19 August 202617 August 2026

It’s not too late to turn your year around – here’s how to set goals for the rest of the year and stick to them

Career

The real reason you’re struggling to focus at work – and 5 questions to ask yourself before resigning

Can’t concentrate on your work? Here’s how to figure out what’s going on – and if it might be time for a career change.

Lily Smith

17 August 202615 August 2026

The real reason you’re struggling to focus at work – and 5 questions to ask yourself before resigning

Career / Mental health

Six red flags your boss could be a psychopath: Dark personality traits in the workplace

A narcissistic boss. A toxic workplace. A destructive leader who leaves you doubting yourself. New research suggests dark personality traits may be surprisingly common in leadership roles — and the impact on employees can be devastating. We’ve all encountered them: the manager who thrives on intimidation, takes credit for others’ ideas, or somehow leaves every […]

Sally Saunders

14 June 202612 June 2026

Six red flags your boss could be a psychopath: Dark personality traits in the workplace

Career

I don’t think I can change job — but can I change how I feel about my work?

Accepting the fact that there is no ideal job can be a liberating experience, says Emma Cook

Psychologies

5 March 20265 March 2026

I don’t think I can change job — but can I change how I feel about my work?

‘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.