Research reveals there’s a gap between how ‘liked’ you think you are and how much your friends, colleagues and acquaintances really do enjoy your company. Acting health editor Chloe Gray reports on how to bridge it

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HAPPY HORMONES Exercise increases levels of the feel-good brain chemicals serotonin and endorphins, giving you a happy ‘high’. Feeling low or lost your motivation? The idea of working out might not fi

Somehow, we’ve seriously underestimated confidence. While most of us likely want more of it (only 16 per cent of us describe ourselves as ‘very confident’, according to a YouGov survey), many of us do

Self-development coach, author and former soap star Holly Matthews says you can discover a more confident version of you with a few simple mindset tweaks.