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Emma Cooling on navigating the pressure

For anyone devoted to a fitness regime, party season can feel like the least joyful time of year. But swerving nights out and anything stronger than a protein shake risks more than a buzzkill reputation – it can put a downer on your entire emotional wellbeing. Instead of Team Health or Team Hedonism, the best festive gift is unwrapping a middle ground between clean living and a little chaos

THAT FEELING OF BEING ON THE OUTSIDE, EVEN WHEN YOU’RE WITH EVERYONE? YOU’RE NOT IMAGINING IT – AND IT CAN CHANGE. HERE’S HOW TO GET THE FEELING OF CONNECTION BACK

SOCIALISING HAS EVOLVED BEYOND THE PUB AND, IN ITS PLACE, THERE’S A THIRST FOR SOMETHING NEW, ROOTED IN A DESIRE FOR COMMUNITY THAT’S STRONGER THAN EVER. HATTIE CRISELL SIGNS UP TO THE MOVEMENT

Q‘I’m 61 and have just moved from London to Scotland to start a new life. The scenery is breathtaking but my social life… less so. I’ve always been “the nice one” – helpful, upbeat, unfailingly polite