Suzy Walker
Editor-in-Chief, with Oscar the office dog
We explore the myth of the perfect, supportive family in our Dossier this month and how we can find new, healthier ways to communicate with loved ones. The first step, writes Heidi Scrimgeour on page 66, is to accept that you can’t change others, only yourself. It’s a theme that echoes across our features this issue. On page 58, our coaching columnist, Kim Morgan, works with a woman who doesn’t understand why she’s not being promoted at work. After some gentle probing, she realises that she can make a few positive changes to her own behaviour to get the results she wants. On page 24, a burned-out Katie Maggs discovers the healing power of swimming in the sea, how to take back control and create a new way of living for herself. Speaking of fresh beginnings, we say a sad farewell to our brilliant Wellbeing Director-at-Large, Eminé Kali Rushton, who is leaving us after nine years to create an exciting new life and business. We will follow her journey in her column, ‘This conscious life’, plus we are cooking up some wonderful eco initiatives in the next few months, so keep your eyes peeled!