Psychologies UK 12 2020

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50 TAKE A NEW PATH AND FLOURISH
Changing direction in your professional life is
never easy but perhaps your priorities have
shifted or you have no choice. Don’t despair
– with the right strategy and mindset, you can
forge a satisfying new way of living and earning
your money. Courageous and determined
Heidi Scrimgeour explains how she did it

58 WHAT STOPS YOU CHANGING THE
COURSE OF YOUR LIFE?
If it’s time to move your life in a new direction
but you can’t seem to make it happen, take
our test by psychotherapist Sally Brown to
find out what is standing in your way. Do you
need greater clarity, more confidence, better
connections or a calmer sense of purpose?

Features

7 EDITOR’S LETTER

8 LETTERS

9 I’D LIKE TO THANK…

11 THE FIX

17 * HARRIET MINTER

98 PEMA CHÖDRÖN

Regulars

18 * WAX LYRICAL
Mental health campaigner, author
and actor Ruby Wax tells Rachel
Dobson why hope, purpose and
good news are close to home – and
why she’s going to grow vegetables
in an eco community in Scotland

22 * LEST YE BE JUDGED
DJ Bowman-Smith always had a
snide go at strangers because it
made her feel better about herself.
Then she learned that her negative
mindset was doing her no favours…

26 * COACH YOURSELF
Debt is a depressing bedfellow that
can weigh on your mind and heart.
Psychologies resident coach Nikki
Peterson helps a reader deal with the
shame and secrecy of monies owed

28 * BREAK-UPS REWRITTEN
Divorce doesn’t have to be a bitter
and heartbreaking affair. Lisa Jenkins
thinks of her marriage with gratitude

32 * ‘MY AUNT IS A BULLY’
Our wise agony aunt, Mary Fenwick,
gives her unique perspective to three
readers with life dilemmas

35 WRITE TO FLOURISH
Jackee Holder shares her writing
journey and tips for healing journalling

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82 GROW YOURSELF
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36 ‘I MISS BEING
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Award-winning coach Kim
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You can use challenges, and
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43 ECO WORRIER
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44 IN THERAPY
UK Council for Psychotherapy
experts Sarah Niblock and
Melinda Powell discuss the
insight we gain from dreams

47 * DON’T SHY AWAY
Introvert and coach Lucy
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ones not to hide our talents
Real Wellness

66 MINDFUL WELLNESS
The holistic way to revolutionise
your health with Ali Roff Farrar

73 TO YOUR HEALTH!
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