Articles by Ros Coward

Ros Coward

Ros Coward has worked for many years as a freelance journalist, contributing to several national newspapers and magazines . She was a regular columnist for the Guardian. She is the author of, amongst other books, Female Desire, Our Treacherous Hearts, and, most recently, Speaking Personally: the Rise of Subjective and Personal Journalism.

Should We Embrace Excess at Christmas?

Ros Coward

Christmas, society

Soul

There are only 12 shopping days before Christmas, but I wonder if it’s time we all called time on the mad rush of thoughtless consumerism that seems to have overtaken the season. Confronted with heaps of packaged gifts, and adverts encouraging us to ‘buy , buy , buy’, the expressions that come to my mind as Christmas approaches are not ‘good cheer’ and 'merriness’ but ‘enough’ and, ‘too much’. Before the Christmas turkey has even hit the table I’ve lost my appetite, overwhelmed by the sheer quantity of stuff. Yet these feelings aren’t straightforward....
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25Apr

Why Envy is Toxic

Ros Coward

emotions, friendship, women

Soul

Whether between friends, colleagues or siblings, envy impacts many different types of relationships. Understand the root causes of envy to help avoid it
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Articles by Ros Coward

Ros Coward

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