Brace yourself for rejection

Choose love

Love, love, love. Love makes the world go round; love

Viewpoint

Let us know what you think of the magazine and, each month, we’ll publish the best letters

I’d like to thank…

You open your home to me every summer, giving your

The Fix

” A lone had always felt like an actual place to me

Join us!

In partnership with NOW Live Events, we invite you to make your bold move in 2018 with our agony aunt, Mary Fenwick, and founder of Calmer, Tania Diggory, plus join Rohan Gunatillake, of Mindfulness Everywhere, to learn how to merge technology and mindfulness

Alice Roberts

The academic, writer, broadcaster and ‘science storyteller’ Professor Alice Roberts shares what’s important to her – and humanity as a whole

Gifts made with love

The festive season brings with it much anticipation

From us, to you

The pleasure’s in the giving, so treat yourself to

Winter wellbeing

As the weather starts to bite, allotmenteer Paul Rushton

The slow way is the best way

Too busy to cook? A slow cooker is the answer! Try these recipes from new book Superfood Slow Cooker and enjoy fantastic meals with minimum effort

SMOKY ROASTED RED PEPPER TORTILLA WITH CHERMOULA

This tortilla is marginally different to the pan-cooked one, especially served with the chermoula – a surefire way to add extra oomph to the morning! Eggs provide all eight essential amino acids and valuable amounts of vitamins and minerals.

Making matters

This month, Vanessa King of Action for Happiness and author of 10 Keys To Happier Living recommends Why We Make Things And Why It Matters by Peter Korn

Channel your anger

Arun Gandhi spent two years living with his grandfather, Mahatma Gandhi, and learned many things, including how to use anger and turn it into good

’’ Both sides now”

Becoming a mum can alter even the best of friendships, but finding a ‘new way’ of being a pal can put the bosom back into the buddy, says Harriet Minter

Disconnect to connect

Oliver Burkeman tells us how we can use technology more mindfully

”I’m sceptical of things, but always optimistic”

It’s fitting that George Clooney should combine two of his biggest loves, politics and cinema, in his latest directorial work, Suburbicon. In the lead-up to this much-anticipated latest chapter, the actor and filmmaker reflects on the lessons his father taught him and offers an insight into his new life as a father to twins, Ella and Alexander, with wife Amal

Heart & soul

Following decades seeking a ‘spiritual epiphany’, a weary Victoria Manthorpe stumbled upon her holy grail…

Show up or ship out!

Bestselling author and entrepreneur Sháá Wasmund MBE, explains why being there for each other is one of the most vital things in business and life

Who do you think you are?

Could personal branding help you not only nail that job interview or start your own business, but also better understand yourself? Ali Roffembarks on an unexpected journey of self-discovery…

”Please like me!”

Do you still feel a sting when you’re left o a guest list? It’s natural, says Olivia Gordon, but as she discovers, real popularity is about something else altogether

Do you need a therapist?

Our psychotherapy service helps you match up with your ideal therapist – to support you through life’s ups and downs, and teach you to be your best self

”This house reflects my ability to dream”

Renovating a former coach house in West Sussex inspired a complete change of career for designer and single mother Hannah Judah

Inner Peace Retreat

Building on the success of the Stillness Retreat, NOW Live Events, in partnership with Psychologies and West Lexham, are delighted to host our Inner Peace Retreat – finding tranquillity in your daily life

”My teenage son is driving me insane”

Our award-winning coach Kim Morgan gives advice on how to navigate parenting through the adolescent years

Dinner, death and dessert

Two people who lost parents during their 20s have set up a supper party support group for others who are grieving. Elaine Lipworth joined a surprisingly joyous evening

”I found videos of myself naked on his computer”

Our agony aunt, Mary Fenwick, o_ers a new perspective on whatever is troubling you

Rewrite your love story

Love makes the world go round; love is the key, I’d

Love letters from the heart

Forget falling ‘head over heels’ and finding ‘the love of your life’, an authentic connection is borne from making a choice to love each other, imperfections and all. Anita Chaudhuri speaks to relationship gurus, Gay and Katie Hendricks, about the concept of ‘conscious loving

What is love anyway?

Sharon Salzberg, author of Real Love, tells us how to redefine what love really is

The key to unlocking real love

Is there a recipe for finding love? There are certainly foundations we can put in place to have the best chance of experiencing a truly fulfilling relationship, as dating coach Katherine Baldwin explains…

Laovnes wise trhe

Three women talk about how they worked on themselves, and with their partners, to create happy relationships

How to save your relationship

Are you at loggerheads with your partner? Perhaps you feel like the ‘honeymoon period’ is over, or maybe you’re facing divorce? Either way, you can turn your relationship around today, with our free online coaching course

What are your relationship no-nos?

We all have a set of core criteria that we are consciously or unconsciously looking for in a long-term relationship. Take the test to identify your personal dealbreakers and healthy ways to get your needs met

Are you a functioning alcoholic?

Addiction can have a devastating effect on your life, whether you are battling your own addiction or trying to cope with a loved one’s problem – but hope and recovery are on the horizon…

#360me

P80 The Plan / p87 The Open Mind What is your body

AUTUMN SPICE SMOOTHIE BOWL WITH POACHED PEARS, BANANA AND TURMERIC CREAM

This bowl of deliciousness from ‘The Beauty Chef’ by Carla Oates (Hardie Grant,

What lies beneath

Eminé Rushton shares her awakening; the dawning recognition that her mind and body are telling her the same thing: the way to a more contented state of being

Gloom busters

Wellness Director Eminé Rushton’s top picks to bring a little light to darker days

Give up the fantasy, livethe vision

Transformational life coach Nicky Clinch shares her simple, but life-changing, message – and tells us how to switch from dreaming to purposefully becoming who we want to be

Give it legs and run with it

Nicky Clinch’s five steps to living your vision

Try a little tenderness

Wild Nutrition co-founder Henrietta Norton urges women to stop fighting their body’s natural rhythms and cycles – it’s time to be kind to ourselves

Grease is the word

Nutrition Editor Eve Kalinik looks at the surprising health benefits of lard – the

La vida Veda

Jasmine Hemsley shares her Ayurvedic journey from London’s early yoga scene, to panchakarmic serenity in India, and the lessons in balance and intuition she’s learned along the way

The Retreat

P108 The Words Comforting fireside reads / p110 A time

The words

As winter sets in, nothing feels better than a good book, a free afternoon and a warm blanket. It’s time for hibernation and hunkering down…It’s also a time for resilience, as Lucy Atkins writes in her final ‘How to Write a Novel’ column

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