Natural Health Magazine Nov-22 Back Issue

Sometimes it feels that everywhere we look we’re told to ‘embrace joy’, ‘be happy’ and ‘think positively’ and there are certainly moments when we really should do this. After all, these are wonderful emotions to promote, and feeling happy inside often translates to feeling great in all areas of your life. However, it’s just as important to understand those darker, more challenging feelings that pop up from time to time and lean into them, too. In fact, as our experts explain, sometimes it’s through embracing our difficult emotions that we can actually create the life we want. “Without negative emotions, we would struggle to know our boundaries, how to keep ourselves safe, what hurts us or makes us happy,” consultant psychologist Dr Elena Touroni tells our writer. “They can guide us towards making decisions that serve us in the long term.” Check out the full feature on page 95, and see how acknowledging negative feelings could transform your life. Talking about embracing difficult things, over on page 15, Patsy Kensit is focusing on why women need to stop apologising so much. It’s a piece that resonated strongly with the Natural Health team, and we’ll be trying to follow her advice from now on – even if it feels uncomfortable at times. Elsewhere in the magazine we have plenty of wellness-boosting advice to keep you busy. Turn to page 49 to find out more about inflammation and natural ways to soothe pain, discover our brilliant beauty buys for autumn on page 70 and read some key relationship advice on page 89. Enjoy!