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Mind

Inspiration to boost your happiness and confidence, plus simple steps to overcome anxiety and stress

Body

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

In the mood

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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‘I’ve learned to celebrate the positive side of change’

Despite her reservations, an escape to the country proved just the tonic for presenter Edith Bowman. She opens up about how she’s never felt healthier or happier, and why the shock of losing her job at Radio 1 gave her the determination to carve out her own success

Why envy is a POWERFUL MOTIVATOR

Sit with the discomfort and treat your green-eyed monster as a messenger, providing fresh fuel to fire up your ambitions, writes Anna Bartter

Learning to unlearn

Coaching in action

Work it out

A ‘relationship audit’ helps you to reflect on the quality of important relationships in your life.

Poetic justice

Writing your own and reading other people’s poetry can be a soothing antidote to the frantic pace of modern life, writes Jackee Holder

3 HAPPY HABITS and six tricks to make them stick!

Pave the way for long-term happiness and fulfilment with these simple, stay-smiling techniques to bring delight to every day

HOW TO GET INTO THE HABIT

1 TAKEIT ONE STEP AT A TIME Introduce

Hello!

As the holiday season draws to a close,

Help yourself HEAL

Time is not a cure-all for past pain, writes Madeline Popelka, but it can create the space, opportunity and perspective to set intentions, and take the first step on your healing journey

How to become more SELF-CONFIDENT

By identifying the things that are holding us back, we can move forward with confidence and shake off the shackles of negative self-beliefs, discovers Caroline Butterwick

WHERE ARE YOU NOW?

Reflecting on how our levels of self-confidence change over time and in different situations can help us recognise that self-esteem is not set in stone

WHAT’S HOLDING YOU BACK?

Identifying the source of what’s stopping us from being more self-confident can help us move through it and beyond it

How to become more self-confident

Once you’ve identified the source of your low self-confidence, it’s time to give your inner critic a new script, based on positive encouragement and self-belief

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO GROW YOUR SELF-CONFIDENCE?

Sometimes the biggest barrier to feeling self-confident is our own mindset. Take our test to find your personal confidence-boosting mantra

What’s your personal confidenceboosting mantra?

IF YOU SCORED MAINLY ♥ I am enough

STEPPING OUT OF MY COMFORT ZONE

Not long after my conversations with Dr Quinn-Cirillo,

Heart

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

Learning to thrive again when life brings you to your knees

When you step into the storm of your sorrow, you can not only recover, but rebuild a life that’s richer than before, discovers Annabel Chown

Q&A

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

New beginnings

Coming up for air

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

DOUBLE YOUR ENERGY in 30 days!

Sounds impossible, right? Wrong! Health coach trainer Carolyn St John Loder shares the secrets for how to change your mindset – and your life!

FEELGOOD FOOD

Nourish the body, fuel the mind, and feed the soul with joyful dishes from Melissa Hemsley’s book, Feel Good

I TOOK A DOODLE WALK

ON MY WALK TODAY

ORGANIC HEROES

This Organic September, we’re bringing you an array of wonderful products for your mind, your body and your home that work wonders for you and support the planet

Soul

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

THE HEALING POWER OF art

Whether you want to create your own or simply lose yourself in someone else’s, it can seriously improve your health, writes Kerry Hussain

How can I stop feeling hurt by her harsh words?

Our brilliant agony aunt, Mary Fenwick, turns her gaze to the world of work, helping sort out the problems you are struggling with day to day

Personalities at work

We all play a number of roles during the day. Become more of a conscious conductor in your life by following the steps below…

How to be happier

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