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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

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

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We often feel we don’t have the time and headspace to be original or inventive, but art historian and author Katy Hessel says everyone can bring more creativity to their everyday. Here, she tells us how

As parents and caregivers, it is our instinct to protect our children from harm. When they are very small, we teach them what not to touch, we scoop them up before they fall, we hold their hands when they balance on high walls. The instinct to keep our children from feeling hurt never leaves us, so when they are older and come to us with emotional turmoil, it is only natural that our initial urge is to make the bad thing go away. But what if this ref lex is doing more harm than good when it comes to teaching our young people how be become more resilient?