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Psychologies
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How to stop overworking and reclaim your life – coaching in action
Award-winning Barefoot coach Kim Morgan meets workaholic Ruth, who is tied to her phone and never stops moving Ruth* rushed into our first coaching session — phone in one hand, coffee in the other — making apologetic signals that the call was about to end. I nodded and waited. Eventually she extricated herself from the […]
How to help your child with loneliness
It’s usually associated with the elderly – but loneliness is a huge concern for many children too, writes Lisa Salmon Words: Lisa Salmon. Images: Pexels When you cast your mind back to your childhood, what do you remember? Sun-drenched days playing on the beach with a bucket and spade? Hours hanging out with your friends […]
5 ways to build adult friendships for better health and wellbeing
Discover why adult friendships are often undervalued, how loneliness affects wellbeing, and find our 5 practical tips for building meaningful, low-pressure friendships that can improve your life in powerful ways. Words: Kellie Gillespie-Wright, Images: Shutterstock, Pexels Friendship isn’t just a bonus — it’s a vital part of our mental and physical health. We live in […]
Best supplements for hormone balance: PMS, perimenopause & menopause
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Is community the key for better mental health?
To mark this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week, Kelly Gillespie-Wright discovers why community is so crucial to our mental health. Words: Kellie Gillespie-Wright. Images: Pexels There’s a quiet truth many of us are waking up to right now: we weren’t meant to do this alone. For too long, we’ve treated mental health as a private […]
Test: What’s your personal loneliness trigger?
Feelings of loneliness often have their roots in unexpected triggers – take our test to find yours and discover how to stave off isolation Image: Shutterstock
Davina McCall — ‘I just get happier and happier the older I become’
Davina McCall on regaining confidence, what wellbeing means to her, and one thing she would tell her younger self. Images: Ancient + Brave PA She’s not many people’s idea of a wallflower or a shrinking violet, but even the bubbly, outgoing Davina McCall has suffered from a crisis of confidence at times. ’In midlife, when […]
How to make friends (and keep them!)
Making new friends as an adult can be tricky. Here, experts share their advice on making friends, and give 6 tips to keeping them, too.
6 ways to reclaim your attention span
Worn out by getting distracted all the time? Yasmina Floyer finds out how to take back control Words: Yasmina Floyer As a teen and young adult, I could read for vast swathes of time undistracted. But recently, I read a (short!) newsletter, where the writer bemoaned the fact that she can no longer read for […]
