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STRESS-LESS SUCCESSES

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“I take pleasure in the little things. If I’m having a stressful day at work, I’ll think about what I’m going to do when I get home” RACHEL LANNING, 22, MAKE-UP ARTIST

When I was 14, I was diagnosed with anorexia. At around that time, I had been under a lot of stress in diff erent areas of my life – my best friend had just moved to Australia, I was starting my GCSEs and I was also painfully shy; so going into new classes with people I didn’t know was nerve-racking.

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