The Amy Winehouse Foundation is helping young women overcome their addictions by bridging the divide between rehab and re-entering society Amy passed away in 2011 Amy Winehouse’s stunningly unique vocals and soulful songs are her unforgettable legacy, but her tragic death at the age of just 27 is, unfortunately,…
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Rebecca Thair
Rebecca is the Editor of Happiful magazine
Revenge Porn: Exposing the Epidemic
You’re browsing through Facebook. Suddenly you see something familiar. You freeze. Your heart is pounding. It’s a topless photo you sent your ex. You feel exposed. Degraded. Helpless. Your blood runs cold. What happens next? Writing | Rebecca Thair & Kathryn Wheeler In a leaked document from Facebook this…
Avocado or Avoca-don't?
Avocado fever has swept the nation, but after you dig a little deeper into this amazingly popular fruit, will you still be lathering it on your toast, or leaving it on the shelf? Whether a component in a healthy smoothie, a topping for your morning toast, or purely because you…
Katie Piper: Unbreakable. Unstoppable. Unbelievable.
With acid attacks becoming an all-too-frequent headline in recent months, Katie Piper faces constant reminders that the world has yet to learn from her own traumatic attack 10 years ago. But as Happiful speaks with this truly exceptional and inspirational woman, it’s evident that her own world is changing.…
How to Move On After a Toxic Relationship
Learning to let go of sadness and love again can sometimes be difficult, but never impossible No one intends to get sucked into a poisonous relationship, but no matter how sweet things may start out, sometimes they turn sour. Whether it’s the adrenaline-rush of the drama you crave, or…
Getting Hitched Could Help Your Mental Health
New study finds positive health effects of marriage. Unsurprisingly, other studies beg to differ Researchers from Aston Medical School [http://www.aston.ac.uk/aston-medical-school/], Birmingham, and the University of East Anglia found having a loving partner can encourage you to take better care of yourself. A study of more…
Laura Wright: The Sporting Soprano
Laura Wright The 2017 Invictus Games ambassador (and favourite singer of the Royal family) explains how she became inspired by the fighting spirit of our wounded armed services personnel Chances are you’ll have heard Suffolk-born Laura Wright [http://www.laurawright.co.uk/]’s heavenly vocals when she’s performed…
12 Steps To Guilt-Free Happiness
Picture the scene. You turn on the TV and there’s a hard-hitting documentary about war, or a news story about a recent disaster. Your mind starts to wander. You think back to the frivolities of your day: shopping in town, meeting friends for coffee, sharing jokes on social media.…
Should We Listen to Voices in Our Head?
Support groups are cropping up globally in a controversial movement to embrace inner dialogues Write What You Hear Although one in eight people report [hearing a voice](http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/hallucinations/Pages/Introduction.aspx) that isn’t theirs within their lifetime, it’s now claimed that “hearing voices”…