KICK-START JANUARY WITH THE BEST ADVICE FROM THIS YEAR’S STANDOUT SELF-HELP AUTHORS…

What if the antidote to stress and overwhelm isn’t rest, but fun? Amy Grier shares 10 ways to make the year ahead more playful

Burdened by her job, Natalie turned to nature for comfort and found something rather unexpected

by Harriet Lane (£20, HB, Orion) What lies beneath the image we construct of ourselves? Ruth, newly divorced and drifting as her daughter leaves home, feels invisible – until Sookie, her dazzling form

MIND, BODY, RELATIONSHIPS & MONEY

Lucy Hedges on creating a sanctuary for the senses