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Finding balance at Christmas

With the hedonistic festive season almost here, might we be able to find balance during our celebrations by truly understanding willpower? Ali Roff Farrar unwraps the secrets…

Ali Roff Farrar

30 November 201818 February 2022

Emotional wellbeing

Body image goals: focus on the feeling

After years of failed pre-holiday diets, Ali Roff shares her mind-hack to help keep you motivated and reach your healthy-body goals, without the meaningless numbers

Ali Roff Farrar

16 November 201818 February 2022

Emotional wellbeing

Finding willpower

After years of self-imposed restriction and extreme dieting, our Wellness Director, Ali Roff Farrar has at last discovered her healthy truth…

Ali Roff Farrar

9 November 201818 February 2022

Emotional wellbeing

Breathe Easy

Reap the benefits of improved breathing with these must-have products

Ali Roff Farrar

4 September 201818 February 2022

Emotional wellbeing

Their Finest film review

Ali Roff reveiws this WW2 drama starring Gemma Arterton, Sam Claflin and Bill Nighy

Ali Roff Farrar

4 June 201718 February 2022

Emotional wellbeing

La La Land: An ode to Old Hollywood

Ali Roff reviews the original musical La La Land, directed by Damien Chazelle

Ali Roff Farrar

22 January 201718 February 2022

Emotional wellbeing

Easter chocolate cake recipe

Chocolate eggs are all very well, but this praline chocolate cake recipe takes our Easter favourite to a new level

Ali Roff Farrar

26 March 201618 February 2022

Relationships

Five ways to better family conversations

Psychologist Sarah Rozenthuler offers her advice on how to have better family conversations, and generally get on better with our families

Ali Roff Farrar

16 February 201618 February 2022

Five ways to better family conversations

Emotional wellbeing

Don’t overthink presents

Finding it hard to think of the perfect gift for the ones you love this holiday season? A new study suggests you might just be making too much of an effort…

Ali Roff Farrar

14 December 201518 February 2022

Emotional wellbeing

Fall in love with Italy

Having forever felt at home under the Tuscan sun, a huge surprise irrevocably bonds Ali Roff’s life to Italy forever

Ali Roff Farrar

29 November 201518 February 2022

‘The shame was never ours to bear’: how Ruth Ellis’s execution scarred generations of her family

For decades, the execution of Ruth Ellis cast a long shadow over her family, shaping childhoods, relationships and a legacy of trauma. Now, after securing a historic posthumous pardon for her grandmother, Laura Enston tells us how she is reclaiming a story that was once a source of shame.

‘Help — I can’t stop thinking about my married coworker!’: How to stop a workplace crush from becoming an affair

You can’t always control who you’re attracted to, but you can control what happens next. A therapist explains why workplace crushes develop, what they might reveal about your needs, and how to stop attraction from crossing a line.

What happens when the person who murdered your loved one is on death row? The psychology of grief, justice and closure

When someone is murdered, the grief can be devastating. But for families whose loved one’s killer spends decades on death row, the wait for justice can bring its own psychological challenges. Chartered psychologist Dr Ravi Gill explains how repeated delays, anticipatory grief and the hope of an execution can affect the bereavement process – and why closure is rarely straightforward.