menu_open Columnists
Emma Beddington

Emma Beddington

The Guardian

We use cookies to provide some features and experiences in QOSHE

More information  .  Close

Want to avoid anxiety, headaches and constipation? Try giving up on your goals

Want to avoid anxiety, headaches and constipation? Try giving up on your goals
16.11.2025 20

The Guardian

Emma Beddington

Why I love Martha Stewart – the original unapologetic alpha woman

Why I love Martha Stewart – the original unapologetic alpha woman
10.11.2025 6

The Guardian

Emma Beddington

I’m a committed introvert – but no AI will take away the joy I get from other people

I’m a committed introvert – but no AI will take away the joy I get from other people
09.11.2025 5

The Guardian

Emma Beddington

Forget Jomo, gezellig and hygge – this winter, let’s get a grip and go out

Forget Jomo, gezellig and hygge – this winter, let’s get a grip and go out
02.11.2025 50

The Guardian

Emma Beddington

Is it really outrageously uncool to have a boyfriend?

Is it really outrageously uncool to have a boyfriend?
02.11.2025 10

The Guardian

Emma Beddington

From ‘mood hoovers’ to ‘energy vampires’ - here’s why negative friends are good for you

27.10.2025 20

The Guardian

Emma Beddington

I never wash our bread knife – and I won’t let the internet shame me into changing my ways

20.10.2025 60

The Guardian

Emma Beddington

The lavender marriage is back – but why?

19.10.2025 9

The Guardian

Emma Beddington

One Bladder After Another: why bros are finally having to queue for the loo

06.10.2025 10

The Guardian

Emma Beddington

996 work culture is sad and inhumane. Whatever’s wrong with 888 – or even 000?

05.10.2025 10

The Guardian

Emma Beddington

£6.50 for a coffee? I’m going back to instant

29.09.2025 10

The Guardian

Emma Beddington

Tech bros want women to have more babies. But they’re going about it the wrong way

28.09.2025 10

The Guardian

Emma Beddington

Stop sneering at mothers. Most of us have done things you wouldn’t believe

22.09.2025 10

The Guardian

Emma Beddington

Try again. Fail again. Fail better: eight things I’ve learned in my year of ‘lifting heavy’

21.09.2025 8

The Guardian

Emma Beddington

A heaving Bridgerton cleavage or bloody decapitation? What your favourite era of history says about you

15.09.2025 10

The Guardian

Emma Beddington

The super-rich are swapping mansions for £2m motorhomes. Do they know something we don’t?

14.09.2025 10

The Guardian

Emma Beddington

The ‘Great Lock-In’ is here. Are you ready to commit ruthlessly to your fitness goals?

08.09.2025 8

The Guardian

Emma Beddington

Ready to give up social media? ‘Advice pollution’ might just get you there

01.09.2025 20

The Guardian

Emma Beddington

I don’t believe we’re a nation of neighbours at war – despite what the headlines say

31.08.2025 10

The Guardian

Emma Beddington

Chillies are so hot right now – in every sense

25.08.2025 8

The Guardian

Emma Beddington

Is behaviour at work getting worse – or are we just becoming oversensitive snowflakes?

24.08.2025 7

The Guardian

Emma Beddington

Why have I been hoarding 39,674 emails?

18.08.2025 10

The Guardian

Emma Beddington

What’s your 2025 vibe? Take my big summer quiz to find out!

10.08.2025 10

The Guardian

Emma Beddington

Are heterosexuals OK?

04.08.2025 9

The Guardian

Emma Beddington

The best way to age? Forget the longevity bros – and be more Mariah Carey

03.08.2025 10

The Guardian

Emma Beddington

What counts as a ‘bad day’ is subjective – but I’ve found something that I’m sure annoys absolutely anyone

28.07.2025 10

The Guardian

Emma Beddington

We do not comply: how do we disrupt the momentum of Trump’s cruelty?

27.07.2025 100

The Guardian

Emma Beddington

Have you been a victim of the ‘gen Z stare’? It’s got nothing on the gen X look of dread

27.07.2025 40

The Guardian

Emma Beddington

The very worst thing about And Just Like That? The contents of Carrie Bradshaw’s bathroom cabinet

21.07.2025 10

The Guardian

Emma Beddington

Could you love someone who believed in fairies, wanted an open relationship or even took up golf?

20.07.2025 10

The Guardian

Emma Beddington

I’m not keen on the Clooneys’ ‘no phones’ rule for guests. But I’d still accept an invitation

14.07.2025 9

The Guardian

Emma Beddington

How do I feel about air conditioning? On the one hand, I’m extremely hot. On the other, it’s destroying the planet

13.07.2025 20

The Guardian

Emma Beddington

The worst thing about AI? That stupid Samsung ad where the guy adds ‘way too much sugar’ to his pasta sauce

07.07.2025 20

The Guardian

Emma Beddington

What’s a guaranteed way to find peace in these troubled times?

04.07.2025 5

The Guardian

Emma Beddington

Is ‘princess treatment’ a harmless trend – or yet more fuel for misogyny?

04.07.2025 5

The Guardian

Emma Beddington

I was a big orca fan – but their skincare regime is giving me the ick

30.06.2025 10

The Guardian

Emma Beddington

What’s it like to be 23 and starting a new life? I’m unpacking a lot of emotions as my son heads to the US

29.06.2025 20

The Guardian

Emma Beddington

I’m thrilled that Liz Hurley is 60, naked and smiling in a meadow. But when will the nude celeb arms race end?

16.06.2025 20

The Guardian

Emma Beddington

Are you a woman dreaming of a career change? Here’s my advice

15.06.2025 20

The Guardian

Emma Beddington

Real Housewives is coming to London? I can’t wait for the boozed-up shouting to begin

09.06.2025 10

The Guardian

Emma Beddington

You say we need more babies, rightwingers? Come back to me after you’ve fought in the trenches of soft play

08.06.2025 20

The Guardian

Emma Beddington

‘Chic’ is dead, says Vogue. Is it time to revive ‘jazzy’, ‘snazzy’ and ‘swish’?

02.06.2025 10

The Guardian

Emma Beddington

Working from home? It’s so much nicer if you’re a man

01.06.2025 40

The Guardian

Emma Beddington

Could the right question bring some magic to your meetings?

26.05.2025 10

The Guardian

Emma Beddington

How will you remember your loved ones? With the nationwide Celebration Day – or by shouting at squirrels?

25.05.2025 20

The Guardian

Emma Beddington

I’ve been living each day as if it were my first – and the results amazed me

19.05.2025 10

The Guardian

Emma Beddington

That’s enough pro-pet propaganda! There are at least seven things that humans do better

18.05.2025 10

The Guardian

Emma Beddington

What’s better than a cafe, wilderness retreat or spa? A silent cafe, wilderness retreat or spa

12.05.2025 10

The Guardian

Emma Beddington

Why should the US have all the new holidays? Here are five to make the UK a happier place

11.05.2025 4

The Guardian

Emma Beddington

I watched a woman clear her shower drain – and realised I had to get my own life in order

05.05.2025 10

The Guardian

Emma Beddington