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Last month, I read the lovely words of Lupita Nyong’o, who said in an interview, ‘People who see the best in you bring out the best in you.’ It struck a real chord. Our friends and colleagues can enrich and uplift us, yes, but they can also encourage us to walk a truer line, and guide us back when we begin to lose our way. Consider that beautiful quote from George Herbert, ‘The best mirror is an old friend.’
This year, I’ve made many new friends – most of them through work. After 10 years as a ‘beauty editor’, and countless conversations with our readers (both real and virtual), it felt right to move the conversation (and my job title) away from the positive psychology of beauty, and toward inner bloom, spiritual nourishment, real food and true health: to embrace wellness in all its holistic glory.