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

Packed away the presents and scrubbed your home from top to bottom? A new year is the ideal time to give your head a refresh too. In the same way a messy house can hold you back, an overwhelmed brain

Anyone who’s ever attempted a New Year reset will be familiar with the overwhelming feeling of trying to break well-worn habits and squeeze new activities – whether that’s journalling, practising mind

We’ve never been more clear-headed about the benefits of ridding alcohol from our routines. But without a hangover to justify Sunday sofa rot, the weekend chill is becoming a lost art. In a world that downgrades rest, does going dry put you at risk of pouring from an empty cup?

Inbox chaos, missed appointments, lost pensions… Wouldn’t it be wonderful if you could hit ‘Ctrl+Alt+Delete’ on your personal to-do list in just two days… Nicola Down sets herself the challenge

PROFESSOR DAISY FANCOURT, PSYCHOBIOLOGIST “When we feel too busy or stressed or unwell, engaging with art is usually one of the last things we think about,” says Professor Daisy Fancourt, who has been