How do we protect that sense of worth in our children - and what happens when it has already been eroded? Jeanine Balzan Engerer, a lecturer and counsellor who has worked with children, adolescents and families for more than 20 years, helps us understand the foundations of self-worth.

As women focus on their studies and careers, time can slip by. Many find themselves professionally fulfilled, only to suddenly realise they want to become mothers - and that time may not be on their side. One woman shares what prompted her to freeze her eggs, along with advice for others who may need to delay motherhood, whether by choice or circumstance.

Motherhood is about letting go. The more time passes, the more “letting go” we have to learn to do, on so many levels...

The UK is organising the first Equal Parenting Week - a week-long awareness campaign about how shared parenting will benefit mums, dads, children, businesses and society. We caught up with its organiser as we asked the question: Should Malta follow?

From childhood rivalries to parallel adult lives, from workplace alliances to intergenerational guidance, sisterhood evolves with us. It is built not only on shared history, but on repeated acts of support that remind us we were never meant to do this alone.

We discuss the practicalities of life with ease - but avoid the conversations that truly shape intimacy. Clinical psychologist and sexologist Nicholas Briffa explains why couples stay silent about emotional needs, sex and resentment - and why that silence may be the greatest threat to love.

Parenting can push us far beyond our comfort zones, requiring us to tap into parts of ourselves that feel unfamiliar or uncomfortable. Setting boundaries and saying “no” can make us feel like the “bad guy,” but counselling psychologist Dr Stephanie Borg Bartolo explains why this is essential - and how we can learn to sit with and understand these feelings.

Envy can leave us feeling guilty, ashamed and confused, particularly when it involves people we love. But by understanding what lies beneath it, we can begin to see this uncomfortable emotion in a different light.

As the school year fast approaches, I – like many parents out there - find myself caught in a strange mix of dread and relief. Two opposing feelings, tangled together.

Womanhood does not have to mean motherhood. Some women choose not to become mothers, and this choice is explored in the project Wombs on Strike, where artists and researchers collect stories from women who have decided not to have children.