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EDITOR’SLETTER
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The Fix
Veerle Helsen wanted to jump offthe treadmill and into the unknown. Her leap took her to the coasts of Spain and Portugal. ‘Imagine this: you’re sitting on a beach in the middle of nowhere, your campervan facing the sea,’ she says. ‘Portuguese tunes are blaring out as you tuck into a glass of vinho verde. Welcome to dreamland. I inhabited it for six months.’ Follow her journey @veerlehelsen and in the book Surf And Stay (Lannoo Publishers, £24.64).
Who is going to be the grown-up?
Harriet Minter frees herself from the parent-teen regression trap and uncovers some surprising results along the way
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The Words
Inspirational journalling this month, plus tips on being a ‘productivity ninja’, and our favourite new books, picked especially with you in mind
Let go of busyness
Vanessa King of Action for Happiness, author of 10 Keys To Happier Living, recommends Busy – How To Thrive In A World Of Too Much by Tony Crabbe
FEATURES
LEARN… The joy of saying
Setting boundaries takes courage, says author Debbie Chapman, but it can lead to a happier and calmer life
All I ever wanted
Living the dream but not feeling it? When Suzy Bashford moved to the Scottish Highlands, it was a lifelong wish come true – so why did the shine wear of so soon? Then, she learned about the hedonic treadmill, and how to get of it
“ I’m astounded by the support people have shown me ”
Inspired by her mum’s recipe and a yearning for creativity and balance, Kate Griffin handcrafts natural gins and spirits
Coach yourself to better relationships
Do you find relationships tricky to navigate? No matter how well things are going in other areas of our lives, when a relationship is turbulent, it can throw everything else offcourse. Here, coach Angharad Boyson focuses on a friendship with negative effects
The wheel of life
Cut out this page and put it somewhere visible. Use the wheel of life, a classic coaching tool, to put your relationships into the spotlight. The wheel allows you to focus on improving one segment of your life at a time, while giving you an overall picture of all the parts that comprise a happy life
Kate Mosse
The novelist and founder-director of the Women’s Prize for Fiction talks about finding inspiration in the landscape, and how women were written out of history
If only he could talk…
A new theory suggests that a dog’s behaviour reflects its owner’s emotional state. Editor-in-Chief Suzy Walker tries to decode pet Oscar’s conduct to learn more about herself
Let’s fall in love with life
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Give yourself permission to excel
In our column and podcast series, Professor Sarah Niblock, CEO of the UK Council for Psychotherapy, explores real-life challenges that affect us all and how therapy can help. This month, she looks at how to get past impostor syndrome and allow yourself the opportunity to sparkle
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Our agony aunt, Mary Fenwick, offers a new perspective on whatever is troubling you
My diicult friend
Does someone close to you blow hot and cold, or let you down? Research suggests that an ‘ambivalent’ friend hurts us more than an enemy, but that doesn’t mean you have to say goodbye, as Suzanne Scott discovers
The beautiful body
We come into this world naked, yet society judges that state to be overtly sexual, dangerous even, and we spend most of our lives covering up. On her journey to sexual fulfilment, Karla Newbey explores life au naturel
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Our award-winning coach, Kim Morgan, speaks to a woman whose inability to make decisions is paralysing her belief in herself
Having a great first date
Forget fancy restaurants, scintillating conversation and the right amount of eye contact – simply embrace the awkwardness, says Oliver Burkeman
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Actress Blake Lively talks about being a shy teenager, how she built her confidence through acting, and her new film, The Rhythm Section, in which she plays an ex-heroin addict
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Join Psychologies’ subscriber community, the Life Leap Club, to access more than 14 free coaching programmes and be part of a kind and uplifting online tribe. You can even create your own face-to-face group, explains Editor-in-Chief Suzy Walker
“My boss gave me the confidence to take a massive career leap”
Esme Gibbons decided that if someone else could believe in her, she should do the same
What’s really standing in your way at work?
If your professional success falls short of your expectations despite your best efforts, take our test to find out what’s stopping you from reaching your true potential
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The plan
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As Eminé Kali Rushton polishes and rearranges the silver, she realises disorder, tarnish and mismatch are a metaphor for the haphazard essence of homely joy
Vulvodynia: finding the way back to myself
A mysterious condition made life miserable for Rebecca Pearson. With acute, unexplained pain in her genitals, sex was out of the question and she felt like a failure as a woman. At last, she got a diagnosis, and shares her story to help the many other women suffering from the syndrome, and the emotions it brings
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Create a healthier body and mind
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Everyday bargain meals
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