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

Bit of a stretch STAND & DELIVER

Hollywood child actress Rachel Hurd-Wood swapped the red carpet for a yoga mat in her new life as a Pilates teacher and mum of two

How to set better boundaries in 2023

three-for-one rule

MINDFUL WELLNESS

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

Coming up for air Into the night

Caro Giles shares an extract from her brave new memoir, Twelve Moons a story for anyone who has ever struggled to find the words

Q & A

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

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

What will help you activate happiness?

psychologies DOSSIER With you in mind

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

Cultivate a happier heart

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

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

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...

FIND YOUR HAPPY IN 2023

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

Introducing Rapid Transformational Therapy

Guest columnist and The New York Times bestselling author Marisa Peer explains the secrets of her groundbreaking system, Rapid Transformational Therapy

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...

Coaching in action A new chapter

In their final session together, the award-winning coach Kim Morgan helps her client Heather* rewrite her story, with a novel new approach...

Welcome to your HAPPY ENDING

Accept endings as inevitable - look back with fondness, not regret and learn to celebrate life's steady onward march, writes Anna Bartter

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

A day to remember?

Secretly find yourself dreading the big set-piece dates in the calendar? You're not the only one who finds them tough, explains Anna Bartter

Stacey Solomon – "Only I can decide how I want to feel. No one else!"

She first stole hearts on The X Factor back in 2009, but newlywed Stacey Solomon has come into her own as a social media star. Here, she reveals why she can never be anything other than herself, and how she deals with the trolls who try to drag her down

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

Soul food

When you pause before reaching for a biscuit and pick up your pen instead, you open the doorway to true nourishment, writes Jackee Holder

How to be happier

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

Pay it forward

At a school for underprivileged girls, in industrious domestic kitchens, an art studio alive with creation, and a tea room in the sun-baked lanes of an ancient kasbah, Vee Sey meets the Moroccan women who simply cannot wait to meet you

How can I frame my skills and experience?

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

Coming up for air - Small but mighty

Set adrift by other people's perceptions, mother and carer Caro Giles takes strength from her own small part in nature's spectacular stage show

Building your emotional toolkit

Taking time to slow down, turn it down, and recalibrate in these quieter autumnal weeks will help build up some reserves in your tank. When December comes, you'll be feeling stronger, calmer and ready for the action, rather than hiding under the duvet filled with dread.

Banish your inner impostor!

An estimated 70 per cent of people experience impostor feelings at some point. Anna Lou Walker explains how to combat the syndrome in all areas of your life

IMPROV your life

You don't have to be an actor or a comedian to try an improv workshop. Yvonne Martin took the plunge and discovered some valuable life lessons

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 everyday