Amber Tripp

After mastectomies these women had to choose whether to reconstruct their breasts or remain flat. Here's how they decided

A breast cancer diagnosis can be devastating and often requires quick decision making around treatment plans. But the distress around the loss of breasts is often eclipsed by the larger trauma associated with the diagnosis.  How do we better support women though the decision process around reconstruction and improve access for women seeking it.  And does the medical profession need to get better at having conversations with patients who don't want to reconstruct about the option of 'going flat?'

Women around the world have taken to social media to protest comments by the Republican vice-presidential nominee.

Cultural representations of the midlife crisis has shifted somewhat over recent years and a new offering from writer Miranda July titled All Fours has sparked headlines about the female experience of midlife. Dr Charlotte Keating is a clinical psychologist with a PhD in neuroscience and she joined Hilary Harper to discuss how to recognise a midlife crisis and the best way to navigate through it.

When we’re young, friends are everything and making new friends can be as easy and simple as having a shared interest. But as we grow older we seem to shed friends, and getting them back can be challenging. Dr Zoë Krupka , psychotherapist and clinical supervisor joins Beverley Wang to step through how to make and maintain social connections as we age.

Dave Mence, Iain Mccaig, Susan Bond