editor’s letter
This month, we urge you to ‘trust yourself’. ‘Wonderful words. But, like all the most enlightened counsel, not easy to put into practice,’ says Anita Chaudhuri, our associate editor, on page 62. That’s why we’ve dedicated our 18-page Dossier to learning how to do exactly that – exploring everything from to how to turn up the volume of our inner wise woman to the latest research on making the best decisions. And it’s not what you think.
For me, the first step towards trusting myself is knowing myself – and the inner beliefs and biases I have picked up along the way. That’s why I love Heidi Scrimgeour’s piece on page 38 about identifying the self-limiting beliefs that may be holding you back. ‘Most people are unaware of their self-limiting beliefs,’ says psychoanalyst and hypnotherapist Steve McKeown. ‘If you really want to change your circumstances, you need to be honest with yourself.’ Honesty. Always a healthy place to start. I got honesty in spades when I interviewed Marian Keyes (page 42). As well as confessing to being a Psychologies reader, Marian has written us into her brilliant book, The Break, in which her character Amy turns to us for solace and insight when her husband of 17 years asks for a six-month sabbatical – from their marriage! For more frank words, turn to Perdita Nouril’s investigation into female empowerment in the beauty and wellbeing industry on page 92. Fake or fabulous? You decide.