Dear Viv: No-nonsense advice: Recent Episodes
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Each Tuesday, The Pool’s resident agony aunt Viv Groskop tackles personal problems, emotional issues and all the nightmares of life both large and small.Viv Groskop gained her agony aunt qualifications at the School of Life, having made a load of mistakes, said a lot of idiotic things, smoked way too many cigarettes (40 a day at one time) and drunk too many glasses of wine, including wine she didn’t even like. She’s had lots of miniature everyday breakdowns where she’s used good friends, self-help books and lots of therapy to get through this occasional pain in the ass we call life. Now she's here to dispense the tough-love that your friends are too polite to give you.If you have a question for Viv, email dearviv@thepoolltd.com. All submissions will be kept anonymous.
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On this week's podcast, Viv discusses what to do when it feels like you'll never find a life partner
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On this week's podcast, Viv discusses how to deal with a birth plan dilemma
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On this week's podcast, Viv discusses how to start afresh in the new year when you're feeling lost and confused after a break-up
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In this monthly special, Viv looks into the archives for some wisdom on spending time with difficult family members
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On this week's podcast, Viv discusses what to do when a friend doesn't feel like a friend any more
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On this week's podcast, Viv discusses how to help a sister who's going through a difficult time.
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On this week's podcast, Viv discusses what to do if you've had enough of your husband
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In this special episode, The Pool's Zoe Beaty asks Viv how she can stop holding herself back when it comes to owning the room
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In this monthly special, Viv looks into the archives for some wisdom on Christmas
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On this week’s podcast, Viv discusses what to do when a new job has eroded your confidence
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On this week's podcast, Viv discusses what to do when it seems impossible to meet people and make friends
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On this week’s podcast, Viv discusses what to when your new partner offers to pay for an expensive trip
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On this week’s podcast, Viv discusses what to do when work is getting in the way of your relationship
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In this monthly special, Viv looks into the archives for some wisdom on break-ups
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On this week’s podcast, Viv gives advice on how to cope brilliantly as a freelancer
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On this week’s podcast, Viv discusses what to do when everything seems hopeless and you’re worried your moaning is driving your partner away
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On this week’s podcast, Viv discusses what to do when a sibling thinks that feminism is "unnecessary"
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On this week’s podcast, Viv discusses what to do when there's a mismatch in your sex life
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On this week’s podcast, Viv discusses what to do when a colleague who’s a parent seems to be taking advantage of flexible arrangements
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On this week's podcast, Viv discusses what to do when you don't want to end an affair
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On this week's podcast, Viv discusses what to do when you feel lonely and empty all the time
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On this week's podcast, Viv discusses what to do if you're in a happy relationship but find yourself fantasising about someone else
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On this week's podcast, Viv discusses what to do when your boyfriend's aversion to PDAs is putting you off him
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On this week's podcast, Viv discusses what to do when a friendship is changed by pregnancy
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On this week's podcast, Viv discusses whether your children should have contact with their unpredictable father
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On this week's podcast, Viv discusses what to do when your partner isn't interested in physical affection or intimacy
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On this week's podcast, Viv discusses what to do when your friends are only interested in their babies
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On this week's podcast, Viv discusses what to do when a friend has let your friendship die out.
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On this week's podcast, Viv discusses what to do when you want to be there for your godson but his parents don't appreciate you.
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On this week's podcast, Viv discusses what to do when your friend's pregnancy gives you conflicting feelings
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To celebrate her 100th episode, Viv invited comedian, actress, writer and podcaster Cariad Lloyd to answer a listener's question with her, about a new boyfriend and his difficult daughter
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On this week’s podcast, Viv discusses what to do when you’re not completely on board with your friend’s hen party
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On this week's podcast, Viv discusses what to do when you disagree with your partner's mother
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On this week's podcast, Viv discusses what to do when your brother is upsetting your mother
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On this week's podcast, Viv discusses what to do when your six year old is completely obsessed with hair and make-up
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On this week's podcast: what happens when you want marriage and babies but the love of your life doesn’t?
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On this week’s podcast: Viv discusses what to do when life gets too much and you just feel completely overwhelmed
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On this week’s podcast, Viv discusses what to do when a friend lets you down and you don’t know where to turn.
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On this week’s podcast, Viv discusses what to do when your friends pick sides after a break-up — and it’s not your side
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On this week's podcast, Viv discusses a new boyfriend who's still struggling to break up with an ex
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On this week's podcast, Viv discusses younger siblings with questions about sex, how to talk to an old friend with cancer, downgrading a friend with benefits to 'just friends', and taking the leap to live abroad.
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To celebrate three years of The Pool and Dear Viv, our resident agony aunt Viv Groskop takes a look back at some of the classic questions she's received over the years
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On this week's episode, Viv discusses being gay in a very catholic family.
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On this week's podcast, Viv discusses a teenager who won't do his homework, how to leave behind a childhood home, and a mother who just wants to be left alone on Mother's Day
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On this week's podcast, Viv discusses whether a daughter should get involved in her father's office flirtation – and whether she should even know about it in the first place
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On this week's podcast Viv discusses a rejection invitation to move in, how to introduce a tattooed boyfriend to conservative parents, how to support a sister with mental health issues, and whether or not to get involved in a family fallout
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On this week's podcast, Viv discusses a teacher in a dilemma, getting over an ex boyfriend, and what to say when you don't want children at your wedding
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On this week's podcast, Viv discusses whether to reconnect with an estranged family member
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In this holiday special, Viv discusses whether or not to invite a difficult brother to a family meal, coping with in-laws without using alcohol, dealing with a sibling fallout and how to eliminate New Year resolution guilt
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In this week's Christmas special, Viv discusses dealing with the pressure of hosting, a first Christmas after losing parents, telling a child that Santa won't bring an expensive gift, and a Christmas pregnancy
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On this week's podcast, Viv discusses whether or not to get back in touch with a young love.
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On this week's podcast, Viv discusses dealing with a family fallout, drifting apart from a best friend, handling parents with offensive views, and when to have The Big Chat with your child
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On this week's podcast, Viv discusses what to do when your engagement comes with a surprise prenup
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On this week's podcast Viv discusses a territorial housemate, having to work with a colleague who once bullied you, and a teenager who can't stop eating.
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In this week's podcast, Viv discusses when a friend owes you money, when banter in a relationship goes too far, adapting to a high pressure promotion, and how to get your social life back after a divorce.
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On this week's podcast, Viv discusses a needy neighbour, a boyfriend who won't do chores, a screen-addict son, and how to stop fear from taking control
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On this week's podcast, Viv discusses what to do when you face the prospect of keeping a secret from the man you are going to marry, and when the shock of becoming a stepmother gets too much.
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On this week’s podcast, Viv discusses what to do when your partner’s mental health threatens to derail everything.
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On this week's podcast, Viv discusses how to deal with an introvert flatmate, feeling pessimistic about a career in the arts, and what to do when a grieving friend needs more help than you can give
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On this week’s podcast, Viv discusses what to do when you’ve been through a break-up and all you want is to love and be loved, but suddenly everything seems meaningless and pointless
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On this week's podcast, Viv discusses striking out on your own, possessive parents-in-law, when your dream job turns out to be not that great, and when you don’t want to visit your boyfriend’s parents ever again
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In this week’s podcast, Viv answers a question from a woman who has left a difficult relationship but now doesn’t know how to go on
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On this week's podcast, Viv discusses worrying about looking old, how to deal with age gap judgement, when smoking gets in the way, and dealing with different lifestyles in a relationship
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On this week’s podcast, Viv discusses what to do when your family is falling out over funeral arrangements
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On this week’s podcast, Viv discusses what to do when your mother-in-law gives you presents you hate, how to react if your 7-year-old wants her hair straightened, getting teenagers to revise for GCSEs, and long-distance relationships
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On this week's podcast, Viv discusses what to do when your finances are mismatched in a relationship, a sibling taking advantage of your parents, what to say to a sexually active teenage son, and how to keep your relationship alive when life becomes “one big parentfest”
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On this week's podcast, Viv discusses how to cope with being long-term single, what to do when you've lost your faith in men, what to do when your flatmate might be hiding a pregnancy, and how to comfort a friend who's going through a hard time
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On this week’s podcast, Viv discusses the trouble with working in a family business, feeling like you’ve missed your chance in life, the boyfriend who won’t let you dump him, and what to do when your workmates literally make you sick
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On this week’s podcast, Viv discusses what to do when shift work affects a relationship, how to deal with confusing job offers, when new friends steal your old friends, and how to decide whether to go back to work after maternity leave
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On this week's podcast, Viv discusses what to do when moving in with a boyfriend is complicated, how to build a relationship with a new family member, and how to cope when a new job turns out differently to how you’d hoped
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On this week's podcast, Viv discusses what to do when your partner really wants to become a parent – but you don’t
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On this week's podcast, Viv discusses what to do when a friend ignores your advice, how to handle a surprise third pregnancy, and how to feel more confident
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On this week's podcast, Viv discusses what to do when you have a crush on a man who's not your husband
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On this week's podcast it's a Christmas special. Viv discusses what to do when an elderly relative wants to be alone, choosing between family on Christmas day, and grandparents who buy overly expensive gifts
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In this week’s podcast, Viv discusses how to know when a complicated relationship has reached the end of the line
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In this week’s podcast, Viv discusses how to decide when to get pregnant, breaking up with a "perfect" boyfriend, and what to do when your new colleagues don’t ask you out for after-work drinks
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In this week's podcast, Viv discusses coping with a partner with depression
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In this week’s podcast, Viv discusses a disagreement over DIY, letting go of a toxic friend, how to avoid the work Christmas party, and what to do when your children want a dog and you don’t
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In this week’s podcast, Viv discusses what to do when your boyfriend's family blame you for everything
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In this week’s podcast, Viv discusses a friend's new boyfriend, getting rid of a bad friend, competing baby names, and marital arguments
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In this week’s podcast, Viv discusses a spoilt sister, a family divided by the EU referendum, and an unexpected pregnancy
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In this week’s podcast, Viv discusses a partner with a drinking problem, being friends with an ex, moving in with a homeowner boyfriend, and a brother who's distancing himself
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In this week’s podcast, Viv discusses how to deal with a pregnant friend when you're struggling to conceive, a neighbour with some noisy visitors, asking for a pay rise, and a politically insensitive father
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In this week’s podcast, Viv discusses a husband who's a big spender, dealing with big life decisions while you're still grieving, getting stuck in a bad drinking habit and worrying about the kid next door
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In this week’s podcast, Viv discusses whether to charge your child rent, a line manager from hell, a daughter caught up in negative comparisons, and being terrified of confrontation at work
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In this week's podcast, Viv discusses what to do when your mother compares your sister to you, what to say to a friend who has been made redundant, a boyfriend who never listens, and a mother-to-be worried about kids and digital overload
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On this week's podcast, Viv discusses what it means when you have a sex dream about your colleague, managing an overweight child, going to your ex's wedding, and being pregnant when you thought your baby days were over
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On this week’s podcast, Viv discusses what to do when your parents are constantly on social media, who should pay for a bridesmaid’s dress, the colleague who copies everything you wear, and how to stay friends after a break-up
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On this week's podcast, Viv discusses feeling overwhelmed by life, children turning into bullies, going back to work after 3 years as a stay-at-home mum, and what to do when your ex zombies you
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On this week's podcast, Viv discusses whether to let an 18-year-old go to Ibiza, boyfriends who want babies when you don’t, annoying desk-mates at work, and stressing about baby names.
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In this week’s podcast Viv discusses an unwelcome house guest, when your ex gets married, neighbours and babysitting angst, and whether to go into business with a friend
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In this week's podcast, Viv discusses how to cope with family pregnancy pressure, self-sabotaging at job interviews, negative thought patterns, and when your friend becomes an instagram bore
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In this week's podcast, Viv discusses whether to leave a job you hate, finding maternity leave boring, a brother borrowing cash and a sister-in-law who takes advantage
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In this week's episode, Viv discusses meeting men, moving on after a divorce, friends who are child-bores, and what to do when your boss wants you to be her best friend
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In this week’s mothers and daughters special, Viv discusses a mother sick abroad, being compared to your "perfect" sister, a long-standing family feud, and how to bring your other half round to the idea of adoption
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This week, Viv discusses how to put yourself back out there after five years single, a husband with a drama queen wife, the freelance dream versus corporate life, and when PMT rages out of control
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In this week's episode, Viv discusses long-distance relationships, unhelpful housemates, buying a tablet for a 3-year-old, and divorced parents who think you don't visit enough
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In this week's podcast, Viv answers questions about an interfering mother-in-law, a six year old with bad spelling, a wedding proposal, and office life after freelancing.
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In this week's podcast, Viv answers questions about a mother who's desperate for a boy baby, an office romance gone wrong, being terminally single at nearly 30, and when to end a marriage.
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In this week's 'Home Truths' special, Viv discusses how to avoid behaving childishly around your parents, a girlfriend with a moany mum, having disinterested parents, and what happens when you have to move back in with your family
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In this week's Christmas special, Viv discusses how to choose who to spend Christmas with, being alone at Christmas, buying presents for children and negotiating with separated parents
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In this episode of Waving, Not Drowning, Viv discusses how to end an affair, what to do if your boyfriend is too nice, feeling overlooked at work, and what to do if a friend blanks you.
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In this week's episode, Viv discusses how to support a friend who's been dumped, whether to have a baby when one of you earns less than the other, how to get rid of an annoying friend, and how to avoid loneliness as a freelancer.
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In this week's episode, Viv discusses how to help a friend who can't get a date, the perils of being an unintentional matchmaker, when your best single friend suddenly gets a boyfriend, and whether a glass of wine a night constitutes a problem or not
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This week, Viv discusses what to do when your darling daughter becomes a moody teen, when double-dating doesn’t work out and how to make sure fussy eating doesn't interfere with your social life.
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This week, Viv talks about coping with troublesome in-laws, feeling desperate to be pregnant when you're surrounded by friends with families, and being anxious about starting a new job and a new life
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This week Viv discusses what happens when you don’t approve of your friend’s pregnancy, when your brother’s girlfriend is a nightmare and how to make friends at the school gate - or not
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This week Viv discusses nearly having an affair, splitting an heirloom necklace between three sisters, turning into your mother, and noisy neighbours
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In this week's In My Head special, we talk about what it's like when you feel like you're not good enough, how to help a daughter with depression, and what to do when you're anxious but nothing fixes it long term
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In this week’s The Tyranny of The Timeline special, we talk about the demands one woman places on a relationship after nine months, the reality of getting that major promotion after 40, and how to deal with life when your timeline is out of whack with your friends
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In this week's episode, Viv discusses what happens when your sister suddenly puts on a lot of weight, time without kids for the first time ever, how to cope with a sudden awareness of your own mortality and how important is it to be nice to other people?
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This week Viv discusses what happens when a break-up happens in the middle of a crisis, turning 30 and feeling like you've achieved nothing, and what to do when your friend steals your wedding idea
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This week's episode of Waving, Not Drowning, is a parenting special. Viv discusses coping with the school holidays, understanding negative feelings, sending your daughter on holiday with other people, and what happens when your ex meets someone new.
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In episode 16 of Waving, Not Drowning, Viv discusses encountering exes at weddings, whether it's appropriate to joke about a serious illness, listening to a moany boyfriend, and how to survive office cut-backs.
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In episode 15 of Waving, Not Drowning, Viv Groskop talks dating app insults, redundancy rumours, other people's bad parenting, and strippers at stag do's
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In this week's episode of Waving, Not Drowning, The Pool's agony aunt Viv Groskop discusses a cheating boyfriend, a drastic career change, older parents getting divorced, and giving an 11-year-old his own laptop
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In this week's episode of 'Waving, Not Drowning', Viv discusses a sister's nightmare boyfriend, pet wars, slacker colleagues, ante-natal groups and a racist grandmother.
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In this week's episode of Waving, Not Drowning, Viv Groskop discusses the elusive concept of a work/life balance, other people's parenting, language barriers and a cat custody battle
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In episode 11 of Waving, Not Drowning, Viv Groskop tackles your dating problems, including getting back out there after a divorce, how to 'sext' someone and inappropriate crushes.
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In this week's episode of 'Waving, Not Drowning', The Pool's agony aunt Viv Groskop talks about body image, IVF in your early 40s, overcoming job interview nerves, and what to do if your friend hates your favourite film.
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In episode nine of 'Waving, Not Drowning', The Pool's agony aunt Viv Groskop discusses job interviews, pregnancy after miscarriage, and personality versus sex appeal in a new relationship.
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In this week's episode of 'Waving, Not Drowning', The Pool's agony aunt Viv Groskop discusses considering a trial separation, having a post-break-up makeover, and how to ask for a pay rise.
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This week Viv discusses arranged marriage, dealing with a miscarriage, and sexual discrimination at work
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In episode six of Waving, Not Drowning, The Pool agony aunt Viv Groskop discusses keeping secrets in a relationship, having a mid-life crisis, and house guests who out-stay their welcome.
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In episode five of 'Waving, Not Drowning', Viv Groskop talks about whether or not you can divorce your parents, planning childcare, having boozy friends to stay for the weekend, and difficult prospective grandparents.
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In Episode 4 of Waving, Not Drowning, your Pool agony aunt Viv Groskop discusses following your dreams, toxic friends, and living between two countries.
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In episode three of 'Waving, not Drowning' Viv talks about blowing off expensive hen do's, political disagreement within a couple, and what to do with a flirty new boss. Plus there might just be a bonus question about trainers and life crises.
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In episode two of 'Waving, Not Drowning', Viv discusses working-mother guilt, the promotion that's promised but never comes, and how one couple can stop having explosive arguments.
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In her first episode of 'Waving, Not Drowning,' your Pool agony aunt Viv Groskop dishes out advice to a not-actually-overweight daughter whose mother won't stop calling her fat, a new parent who can't seem to find time for her relationship, and a woman who can't stand her friend's new partner.
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