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Motivation SOS

Oliver Burkeman tells us how to find an emergency flash of inspiration if we find ourselves hitting a slump at work

“The truth about love and cards”

Need to check the heck out of Heartbreak Hotel? ‘Tell it like it is’ Harriet Minter shares her epiphany on heartache – and says you, lady, are the ace up your sleeve

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In partnership with NOW Live Events, we’re offering two interactive workshops: Charlotte Abrahams will be exploring all things hygge with us in February and author and psychologist, Paul Hannam, will tell us how to break free from ‘Groundhog Day’

MONTH 2: Don’t lose the plot

Award-winning novelist, Lucy Atkins, says let your imagination run wild this month, and don’t get too tied down by thinking of a plot, just yet…

The words

Focus on your characters in our How to Write a Novel column, delve deep into the heart with our favourite books of the month, and spark your creative juices in our journal prompt…

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Find out where to buy the products featured in this month’s issue

PLAY TIME

This month, Vanessa King, of Action for Happiness and author of 10 Keys To Happier Living, suggests Play: How It Shapes The Brain, Opens The Imagination And Invigorates The Soul by Stuart Brown

HOW TO … Keep it real

Martha Roberts discovers that saying what we think and feel; being true to ourselves, paves the way to happiness

Discover your entrepreneurial mindset

Bestselling author and entrepreneur, Sháá Wasmund MBE, coaches us over the hurdles that may be preventing us from setting up our own businesses

Lessons in love

Relationship counselling can be an enlightening experience – and not just for the couple. Here, Caroline Buchanan, a long-time Relate counsellor, reveals five insights she has learned from her clients

Cerrie Burnell

The CBeebies presenter and author talks about creativity, diversity and motherhood, and what happiness mean to her

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“How can I be a true leader?”

Our award-winning coach, Kim Morgan, helps a young woman who has been promoted, but feels she needs to gain her colleagues’ respect

Shake it out

Newly teetotal Lucy Fry discovers the heady joys, and healing powers, of dancing sober at a rave

A free spirit – at home with the music

You can experience the liberation of dance, in your own space, for free, explains Ali Roff

“I love the feel of light and space”

For digital agency owner, Jemima Garthwaite, a Victorian terraced house offered the ideal chance to create a light-filled home filled with eclectic furniture

Rules of engagement

Do you have a friend who makes you feel bad about yourself? Toxic relationships can happen to anyone – and at any age. Charlotte Haigh seeks expert help

“I think I may be autistic”

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

“I’m hooked on trying out things that I’m not sure I’m able to do”

Award-winning actress, Michelle Williams, is once again creating a buzz in her role in Manchester By The Sea. Here, she talks about the film, taking risks and what motherhood means to her

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REST AND RECREATION

Do you ever wake in the morning only to immediately wonder when you can next go to sleep again, or hit 3pm, eyes drooping, reaching for the coffee? So many of us are feeling totally exhausted. But why? And what can we do about it? Anita Chaudhuri investigates how to clear the fog…

THE ENERGY THIEVES

Watch out, there’s an energy bandit about. But energy depletion isn’t just physical – our mental energy can also become regularly drained. The culprit? Decisions, decisions, decisions…

BALANCE OF POWER

Three women share how they manage and enhance their energy levels around their busy everyday lives…

YOU SNOOZE, YOU LOSE

Could it be possible to transform our lives before the day even begins? Hal Elrod, author of The Miracle Morning, warns against hitting the snooze button. Here’s why…

ENERGY SOURCE OR DRAIN?

There’s more to beating tiredness than simply getting a good night’s sleep – energy can come from unexpected sources, and what sustains and nourishes us can be different for everyone. Read on to discover what tops up your personal energy tank

The plan

Every month, the #360me team will be sharing our baby-steps approach to leading a healthier, happier life – expert-endorsed and real-life approved.

Q How can I balance my breakouts?

Expert tips to soothe unhappy hormonal skin

Think you can, then prove yourself right

They say you have to see it to believe it but, when it comes to our health and fitness, sometimes we have to believe it first in order to see the results, says Ali Roff

Love me do

Every issue, we curate our fondest finds, inspired by our chosen emotions. This month, feel supported and nurtured

Alexandra Soveral

Cult facialist and natural beauty expert, Alexandra Soveral, shares her down-to-motherearth approach to skin health

Nature’s finest

Eminé Rushton visits much-loved household brand, Weleda – the company at the forefront of naturals for close to a century – which is now winning over a whole new generation of responsible consumers

Q+A Kate Percival

The founder of women-only holistic health club, Grace, talks about building, and running, her pioneering business

Q How can I protect my eyes?

Each month, leading integrative health expert, Dr Andrew Weil, gives his definitive answer to a medical question

Stillness Retreat

NOW Live Events, in partnership with Psychologies & West Lexham, are excited to offer a weekend of complete relaxation of mind and body, our first wellbeing retreat in the Stillness series

Healing meals

Author of The Happy Kitchen: Good Mood Food, Rachel Kelly, shares her experience of discovering how food can be medicine for the mind; how she stopped taking antidepressants and found calm

Pot of gold

Nutritionist, Eve Kalinik, dips her spoon into the myriad benefits of raw honey

The answer within

What if we didn’t need to change things, or gain things, in order to feel happier, stronger and less anxious? What if we simply needed to tap back into ourselves? Feeling lost and overwhelmed, Ali Roff retreated to southern Spain to embark on a week of self-discovery

NEW-ERA VINTAGE

Use your imagination to create a look that’s a perfect balance of old and new, for a style that is as unique as you are

The luscious lunchbox

Make this the year when you take time to nourish yourself and prepare delicious lunches that will help you feel recharged for the rest of the day