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How do you feel about this time of year? Do you love the cold, bright mornings, and enjoy kicking up autumn leaves, or are you mourning the long, sunny days of summer? It’s true it can be an odd time: there is often a rush at the end of summer, as pe

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‘Any time we are expecting a day to be picture-perfect, we are setting ourselves up to fail,’ says psychotherapist Roxy Rhodes. ‘What we want to happen versus how life turns out, are often two very different things.’ Learn how to embrace the now and

Tom Young is an improvisor, founding member of The Same Faces improv group, and an organiser of The British Improv Project. british improvproject.com Emma Hackett is a wellbeing coach who works with people who are chronically stressed, drawing on p

Judith Kleinman is a musician and Tai Chi, yoga and Alexander Technique teacher, who is focused on integrating these practices into education and performance. Her new book, Finding Quiet Strength (Hawthorn Press, £24), is out now. Findingquiet streng

‘If you want to tune in, you need to tune out,’ says Fernández Julián, in her book Balance. ‘A head full of thoughts and a noisy environment are not going help you tune into your intuition.’ Clearing some mental space will allow you to listen to your

Feeling secure and comfortable with yourself helps you to interact well with others and be open to new experiences. It’s all too common for women to put themselves to the bottom of the priority list, perhaps moaning from time to time about how we loo

When we stop rushing around and take time out to rest and reflect, it can trigger a release of emotions. If you’re feeling angry or sad or frustrated, let it out. ‘When you’re sad, cry until you have no more tears. And when you’re done crying, let al

Tick the answers that most closely apply to you, then add up the symbols. Read the section, or sections, you ticked most, to find your psychological barrier to rest 1 You feel most nourished by 2 The root of stress for you is often 3 You’d feel

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MARY FENWICK is a writer, speaker and executive coach. She is also a mother, divorcee and widow. GOT A QUESTION FOR MARY? Email letters@psychologies.co.uk, with ‘Mary life’ in the subject line. FOR MORE about Mary’s work in leadership and team coac