5 d. ago Pathemata by Maggie Nelson review – a writer’s attempt to describe chronic pain

Woolf said language ‘runs dry’ when it comes to convey the reality of illness. Here is an impressive effort to do just thatIn her landmark 1985 work, The Body in Pain, American essayist Elaine Scarry makes a case for the “unsharability” of pain and its resistance to language. “Physical pain,” she writes, “does not simply resist language but actively destroys it.” Sixty years earlier in On Being Ill, Virginia Woolf made her famous claim about how language “runs dry” when it comes to articulating illness. Both theories grapple with inexpressibility. Experiencing serious, persistent pain invokes many feelings: irritation, curiosity (what’s causing it?), fear (of something sinister) and ultimately the desire to eradicate it. The search for a diagnosis can be as debilitating as the condition itself. In Pathemata: Or, the Story of My Mouth, Maggie Nelson tries to solve the mystery of a longstanding health issue. “Each morning, it is as if my mouth has survived a war – it has pro...

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1 week ago Holly Hagan reveals botched surgeries are her 'biggest regret' and left her 'thousands of pounds' out of pocket as she shows off her body transformation after overhauling fitness regime

The Geordie Shore star, 32, has undergone a host of operations over the years including lip fillers , Botox injections, jaw fillers, nose-fillers, a non-surgical bum lift and three boob-jobs.

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2 w. ago Olly Murs shows off dramatic fitness transformation after baby announcement

The pop star shared a high-energy video on social media showing off the results of a gruelling 12-week fitness regime

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2 w. ago Real Housewives' Paige Chohan reveals how Islam and fitness transformed her life

The Real Housewives of Cheshire star Paige Chohan has opened up about her recent 10lb weight loss and how it's transformed her mental health, as well as her family life

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3 w. ago Inside Fern Britton's wholesome life: How beloved presenter, 67, had major transformation after bitter fall

The presenter, 67, is kept company by her cats Dr Iain Mackerel and Barbara, as well as her daughters Grace and Winnie, as she pens heart-warming novels and shows off her body transformation.

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3 w. ago Fern Britton shares single change she made before incredible transformation

Fern Britton has been on a weight loss journey over the past few months and has shown off the results after changing just one thing

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3 w. ago Fern Britton's incredible 5st weight loss: Presenter, 67, reveals the secrets behind her health journey and the ONE major thing she's cut out

Fern Britton shocked fans when she showed off her incredible weight loss transformation this week as she shared a mirror selfie while working out in her home gym.

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3 w. ago Fern Britton debuts amazing body transformation in tiny shorts as she follows strict regime

Former This Morning presenter Fern Britton looks incredible after overhauling her lifestyle and sticking to a strict exercise regime

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3 w. ago Shane Warne's son Jackson reveals the hardest thing about losing weight as he shows off his dramatic 15kg transformation

Jackson Warne has revealed his biggest hurdle to getting fit as he showed off his dramatic weight loss transformation.

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3 w. ago Fern Britton, 67, shows off impressive body transformation amid new fitness regime

Former This Morning host Fern Britton has stunned fans with her body transformation as she posed in shorts and a bright pink top in a selfie after a home workout

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3 w. ago Fern Britton shows off incredible weight loss transformation in a pair of tiny shorts

Fern Britton has overhauled her lifestyle in recent months, and she showed off the results of her hard work as she posed in a brightly coloured workout outfit in her bedroom.

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3 w. ago Fern Britton shows off incredible body transformation in tiny shorts amid strict regime

Former This Morning presenter Fern Britton looks incredible after overhauling her lifestyle and sticking to a strict exercise regime

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3 w. ago Strictly Come Dancing star opens up on 20kg weight loss after 'extreme' decision

Strictly Come Dancing pro Kai Widdrington has opened up about his incredible body transformation, revealing that he lost an impressive 20kg in weight

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3 w. ago Fern Britton, 67, shows off her incredible body transformation as she works out in her home gym and reveals 'new fitness regime'

Fern Britton showed off her incredible body transformation in an Instagram mirror selfie on Wednesday morning as she worked out in her home gym.

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