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Altruism is a selfless act. So why did helping a stranger leave me feeling so foolish?
Helping a hitchhiker should have given me a warm glow of generosity, but ended with me feeling like a gullible shmuck, says Martin love
I had babies in Germany 10 years apart. This is what I learned about healthcare, motherhood and race
My son was born soon after we moved to Berlin to open a bookshop. Last year I had twins – and things went far less smoothly
‘I felt I was being assessed on my skin colour’: Black women around the world share their birth stories
From Rio to Reykjavik, London to Shanghai, Black women face a maternal health crisis. Six mothers share their stories of pregnancy, birth – and racism

Meditation app Calm sacks one-fifth of staff
Wellness tech company, which enjoyed a boom in custom during the Covid lockdown, has let 90 of its 400 staff go
Alone but not lonely: the solo activities that help foster connection
Loneliness can be difficult to talk about, and even more difficult to fix. But the pathways out do not always require company
What’s the best way to tackle my sister’s violent outbursts?
You and your sibling need to recognise the adult women you are now – not the children you once were
Keep your cool: how to stay safe when wild swimming in a heatwave
Leaping into the water is tempting in the hot weather, but even strong swimmers need to be careful

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The Gabon woman who went from teacher to bamboo bike maker