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A LESSON IN SELF-CONFIDENCE

What’s the secret to winning people over and being showered in admiration? Well, according to psychologist Dr Cecilia D’Felice, it’s self-appreciation. Here are her top tips on how to get it.

1. Accept compliments

‘Reject the culture of body bashing – don’t bash your own, or anyone else’s’

Too often, our automatic response to a compliment is to quickly dismiss it. So, ‘Those jeans look great

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