"I’m writing this from a blow-up bed in my partly-renovated flat. It’s a long story but, in short, there was a flood, my flat was destroyed, and nearly five months after the whole palaver started I am nearly– so nearly! – at the end of putting it bac

(Quercus, £20) When Genevieve Kingston’s mum realised she was not going to overcome the cancer she’d given her all to beat, she found a poignant way to live on. She left her daughter a chest filled with gifts and notes for each birthday to come, alo

Roberta King is a therapeutic counsellor. She works with a range of clients but has a special interest in addiction, self-esteem and creative therapy. robertaking counselling.co.uk Dr Stuart Brown is a psychologist and founder of the National Instit

‘Joy is different from happiness. Joy doesn’t dismiss the heaviness of life; it helps hold it,’ explains Tanmeet Sethi, author of Joy Is My Justice (Hachette, £22). ‘As summer’s longer days invite you to be more active, you can boost joy in simple bu

Good girl conditioning is something that comes up a lot in various cultures. Societal pressure for women to act in a certain way isn’t yet a thing of the past, even though some would like to believe that it is. In many traditional households, women s

"This month, I’d like us to explore the practice of introducing a writing ritual; a series of actions you take before starting a journalling session. Almost 20 years ago, I had an early morning ritual that began with a dawn run and finished up under

Are you a fan of the dossier? Do you love our Heart section, or does the Soul section get you sparking? We strive to make this magazine an uplifting, empowering and inspiring read; a helpful friend and a little ray of sunshine, all rolled into one. B

When I first started practising yoga, I’d always leave the class before that bit at the end where you do nothing but lie there. It’s called Savasana, or ‘corpse pose’, but it just felt like dead time to me – time I could spend on getting things done.

In the tumultuous wake of the 2020 pandemic, a wave of introspection swept across the globe, prompting countless individuals to reevaluate their paths in life. This transformative period birthed what has been coined ‘the great resignation’, a phenome

When I was about to step into a senior position at work some years ago, my new boss asked my old manager what they needed to know about me: ‘She loves regular feedback’ was the answer given. And it was true – I do! The good, the bad, the ugly; I appr

How often do we find ourselves walking through life’s well-worn routines, lost in the rhythm of our daily grind, oblivious to the world unfolding around us? It took the inquisitive curiosity of my toddler to jolt me into the power of noticing: an aer

Dr Alison McClymont is the UK’s leading child psychologist. She has been at the forefront of children’s mental health for over a decade. dralisonmcclymont.com Dr Pragya Agarwal is a behavioural and data scientist, and the founder of research think-

Dr Stephanie Fitzgerald is a chartered clinical psychologist, neuropsychologist, keynote speaker, and the author of several books, including Reworked: Putting Health And Happiness At The Centre Of Your Career (John Murray Press, £16.99). @stephfitzwr

It almost seems like a modern-day given that we’re constantly exhausted – reaching for coffee or sugar to perk us up and keep us going. But wellness influencer and cookery writer Radhi Devlukia-Shetty reckons it can all be solved with food. ‘If we’re

Tick the answers that most closely apply to you, then add up the symbols. Read the section, or sections, you ticked most, to find out your personal self-awareness block 1 Your self-awareness is clearest when you feel ◆ Confident ..................

There is nothing that’s guaranteed to up our feelgood factor – and our libido – like a little bit of sunshine! So as we feel the fledging rays of summer this month – with beach holidays and cocktails hovering just over the horizon – I’m taking the fo

Abby Rawlinson is an integrative therapist who specialises in anxiety, imposter syndrome, and low self-esteem. She is the author of Reclaiming You: Your Therapy Toolkit For Life’s Twists And Turns (Ebury, £16.99). therapywithabby.co.uk Natasha Clewl

It was my final session with Liz. She had been trying to decide whether to take voluntary redundancy or remain in the safety of her long-standing secretarial job. Liz had warned me from the outset that she was ‘not a fan of change’. As I waited for L

She may call herself an ‘ordinary alcoholic’, but there is nothing ordinary about bestselling novelist Marian Keyes, whose contemporary tales of relationships, family, and the ups and downs of life have earned her millions of fans. In January, she ce

While clearing out my office recently, I stumbled on an old copy of this magazine. About seven years ago, I wrote my first feature for Psychologies, on the value of taking a duvet day from life. Life was something of a whirlwind – my children were th

Happiness can be learned – but it requires regular practise – a scientific study has found. Students who were shown a set of tricks and tips for happiness on a ten-week course at the University of Bristol were found to have immediate improvements in

"One of the things we know for certain about life is that nothing is certain. Perhaps it’s why I’m drawn to the inevitability of the tides and the cycle of the moon. In a world defined by the unknown, there is something deeply soothing about the reli