We’re great at buying thoughtful presents for everyone else, so why not ourselves? From showing yourself some care to celebrating small wins, self-gifting can lift your mood in surprisingly meaningful ways, discovers Sharon Parsons

WHETHER YOU’RE DATING OR DECADES IN, ATTRACTION ISN’T ABOUT LOOKS – IT’S PRESENCE, CHEMISTRY AND HOW YOU MAKE SOMEONE FEEL

Illness, journalling, and small daily rituals become a doorway into self-compassion for Jackee Holder

FAR FROM BEING DEPRESSING OR LONELY, COOKING AND EATING SOLO DINNERS IS ONE OF LIFE’S GREAT JOYS, SAYS Eli Davies

Feeling like your relationship has come to a fork in the road? It’s time to fall back in love again, says Suzy Bashford

HOW DO WE CARVE OUT A LIFE THAT SUITS US – NOT SOCIETAL EXPECTATIONS? ON ENTERING HER 40S, Poorna Bell DECIDED TO EXAMINE EVERYTHING SHE’D BEEN CONDITIONED TO BELIEVE AS A WOMAN… AND THEN DO IT DIFFERENTLY