How to stay grounded in times of change
Does the back-to-school feeling of September leave you restless and craving something new in your life? Kate Townshend shares her thoughts on the shifting of seasons and whether it’s time to make a change this autumn… Images: Shutterstock, Pexels September has always been an evocative month for me. The whisper of seasonal change in the […]
How to navigate the transition to an empty nest
Have your children left for university or other ventures? As parenthood takes on a new guise, open yourself up to change and let your empty nest grief give way to opportunity, writes Yasmina Floyer. When I was sixteen, the swell of my life beginning to expand was palpable, the world opening up like a treasure […]
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How to stay grounded in times of change
Does the back-to-school feeling of September leave you restless and craving something new in your life? Kate Townshend shares her thoughts on the shifting of seasons and whether it’s time to make a change this autumn… Images: Shutterstock, Pexels September has always been an evocative month for me. The whisper of seasonal change in the […]
How to navigate the transition to an empty nest
Have your children left for university or other ventures? As parenthood takes on a new guise, open yourself up to change and let your empty nest grief give way to opportunity, writes Yasmina Floyer. When I was sixteen, the swell of my life beginning to expand was palpable, the world opening up like a treasure […]
Anna Whitehouse: ‘We’re battery-farmed humans!’
It’s time for a revolution in the workplace, if not for us then for our daughters, says Anna Whitehouse. Here we find out how she’s changing her message to try to get through to businesses, and why she won’t even use the words ‘flexible working’ any more… She’s spent the last decade working towards equality […]
4 ways to make working from home work for you
Three experts share practical advice on how to be happier working from home!
Could you have a dopamine deficit?
For a long time we’ve been focusing on dopamine detoxes, but do we need more, not less, of the d-word? And could a dopamine deficit be the real culprit behind treatment-resistant depression, asks Emma Green Dopamine has come into the spotlight in recent years, and it’s not always been for good reasons. Our over reliance […]
Create the career you really want and find fulfilment at work
Are you feeling stuck in your career and despondent about your job? Anita Chaudhuri talks to the experts about the path to finding fulfilment at work Words: Anita Chaudhuri Recently, I went for a walk with a dear friend. She’d just returned from holiday and was feeling blue about the prospect of work on Monday […]
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