If you’ve suffered from depression or anxiety, hug me.’ Blindfolded, equipped with just a piece of cardboard, a pen, and those very simple words, in 2015 Londoner Hussain Manawer, 27, took mental health to Oxford Street…
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Whether it's through mindfulness, therapy, nutrition or exercise. Fitting self-care into your lifestyle is an essential part of modern life
Ella Mills: Positively Ella
In 2012, Ella Mills began Deliciously Ella, a blog about the lifestyle and dietary changes she had undertaken after being diagnosed with a debilitating condition. Here, Ella talks openly to Happiful about life lessons, love and gratitude…
Estée Lalonde: Learning to Be by Myself
Estée Lalonde reflects on the challenges she’s not only faced, but risen to since embracing singledom, and how some time getting to really know herself has been incredibly well-spent…
Do Affirmations Really Work?
Can saying positive statements really impact the way we think and behave? Here we look into the science behind it all, and the steps you can take if you want to dip your toe into the world of affirmations…
Bronagh Waugh: Lessons in humanity
Bronagh Waugh doesn’t shy away from complex characters. As Sally-Ann Spector, wife of a serial killer in The Fall, and Jessica Reid, whose twin sister had gone missing in Unforgotten, Bronagh celebrates the opportunity that these dramas give us to examine the shared experience of grief…
What is Gatekeeping?
Gatekeeping can take many forms, but generally refers to the act of limiting a person’s access to something, be it a community, a label or even a diagnosis, because they don’t live up to certain standards set by those already initiated…
Are Extreme Sports Good for Our Mental Health?
Studies have shown that a rush of adrenaline has the power to kick-start our psyche, and the discipline required to take part in “extreme sports” lead us to find peaceful, mindful moments.…
Chidera Eggerue On Being Your True Self, and Why #saggyboobsmatter
Chidera Eggerue is a modern-day philosopher and self-help advocate. Known as The Slumflower to her more than 220,000 social media followers, she inspired women around the globe to recognise their self-worth…
Loving the Skin I’m In: Natalie’s story
Having spent her life coming to terms with the skin condition vitiligo, Natalie Ambersley discovered a new type of treatment that transformed her confidence in herself, and her appreciation for the story her skin reveals…