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Thought-provoking culture, insightful science and inspirational snippets to bring you up to date on all things uplifting, hopeful and happy-making

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Time is precious – I’m not going to waste it doing things that don’t serve my purpose

She walked away from one of the biggest jobs in TV. But former Love Island presenter Laura Whitmore reveals that the changes she made in 2022 have been liberating, and she has no regrets

Welcome to your HAPPY ENDING

Accept endings as inevitable – look back with fondness, not regret – and learn to celebrate life’s steady onward march,

A new chapter

Coaching in action

BE PROUD OF YOUR AMBITIONS and make them come true!

Sharing our dreams and goals with others can bring us closer to realising them. But why do we find this so difficult, asks Katie Scott, and how can we move past it to open up and achieve?

Words to move

Create space to give thoughts and feelings flight, and head outdoors; walking and writing make compatible companions,

Shining a light on gaslighting

It was Word of the Year for 2022, but what does it really mean, what are the signs, and how do we fight it? Sally Saunders explores…

FIND YOUR HAPPY IN 2023

A new year is the perfect time to get clear on your personal goals and level up your life,

Let happiness in

Remember, there is a dark side to happiness, too. It’s an idea that’s sure to resonate if you’re in a season where happiness feels elusive or just beyond your reach…

Overcome your happiness blocks

Lydia Kimmerling is a master ICF certified life coach and creator of The 6 Happiness Blocks – a practical guide to overcoming the fears that sabotage happiness and success. Here, she explains how fear of the unknown stymies happiness – and how to overcome it

Cultivate a happier heart

Want to be happier and more successful in 2023? Then put your relationships front and centre

Happy home, happy life

A pioneer in neurospatial linguistics, Kimberly Garner is a design curator, writer and philosopher, whose work has led her to the conviction that home is an essential ingredient for wellbeing and personal growth

WHAT WILL RAISE YOUR HAPPINESS SET POINT?

Small things can make a big difference to your default happiness levels. Take our test to find out how you can activate more joy on a daily basis

W hat will help you activate happiness?

IF YOU SCORED MAINLY ♥ Connection When your

3 steps to activate happiness

Don’t anchor happiness to your income It’s easy

Heart

How to connect more meaningfully and enjoy loving relationships with our partners, children, parents and friends

Hand luggage only!

If your New Year’s resolution is to find new love, or even to improve your existing relationship, then you might want to think about the emotional baggage you carry with you, writes Lizzie Enfield

How to pack for a lighter life

Think about and try to identify the set

Q&A

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

Into the night

Coming up for air

Body

Improve your physical wellbeing with gentle activity, better sleep, optimum nutrition and natural beauty

MINDFUL WELLNESS

Our Acting Wellness Director, Elizabeth Bennett, shares new research, strategies and wisdom on all aspects of wellbeing, from activity and nourishment to meditation and conscious beauty

STAND & DELIVER

Bit of a stretch

THE gentle TOUCH

No need to overload yourself with a big fitness commitment for the coming year – little and often is the key to feeling good about yourself and getting results, discovers Yvonne Martin

Marvellous magnesium

BRAIN-BODY BOOST

FRESH START

Join the wholefood revolution this Veganuary and take a taste adventure with Sally Butcher’s Veganistan – a celebration of nature’s larder, inspired by the flavours of the culinary-rich Middle East

Soul

Discover ways to make your soul sing… with creativity, nature, finding your purpose in life and at work, travel and spirituality

THE ADVENTURER’S GUIDE TO REBOOTING YOUR CAREER

Sue Stockdale was the first British woman to ski to the Magnetic North Pole – now, she’s using her spirit for adventure to inspire your new career

How can I ease anxiety and embrace opportunity?

WORK IN PROGRESS

Worrying well

Living with uncertainty is hard, and it’s natural

Wonderful winter

ESCAPISM

The words

We’re with C SLewis, who said, ‘You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.’ Alex Lloyd provides the inspiration…

How to be happier

Emma Hepburn, aka The Psychology Mum, shares how to bring more bliss into your life