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Every issue we work with our leading experts in the fields of health, wellbeing,
natural beauty, fitness and nutrition to review our magazine and ensure our content
is balanced. Here, they share the little things that boost their confidence

wellbeing
JESSICA CHIVERS
Psychologist and
thinking woman’s health
coach Jessica helps DR SARA KAYAT
us to find balance in Sara is resident GP on
our lives and flourish at ITV’s This Morning, as
work. ‘I brush my body fitness well as a practising GP
all over before stepping LUISA VALENTI in London. ‘We all have
into the shower, Personal trainer Luisa times when our
sometimes in front of worked as a confidence wanes and beauty
a mirror. I use that time professional dancer we just want to hide JUSTINE HEXTALL
to appreciate how before moving into the away and be invisible. Consultant
nutrition strong my body is, fitness industry over 10 It’s during those times dermatologist Justine
DR CARRIE what it allows me to do years ago and is that I try to do the is the medical director
RUXTON and the healthy co-founder of opposite – I stand of the Tarrant Street
Carrie is an award- children it has carried. yourbodyprogramme. up straight, roll my Clinic in Arundel, West
winning dietitian, TV Post- shower, it’s red com. ‘In a world of shoulders back, and put Sussex, where she is
nutritionist and writer. lipstick, eyebrow relentless advertising on a big smile. It may known for taking a
‘Body confidence pencil, a touch of and social media, it’s not seem natural at first, holistic approach to
can take a hit as concealer and a waft of easy to fall into the trap but often when managing skin issues.
the menopause mascara, which makes of comparison. A lot of you radiate positivity, ‘If I want to feel body
approaches. My main me feel great and what you see is not a people respond to you confident before an
go-to for a confidence ready for anything.’ genuine representation positively, which in itself event, I try to be
boost is to get down to of a woman. Try boosts your confidence.’ healthy – so I make
my local CrossFit box banning negative sure to walk the dog for
and chuck some self-talk. Do not allow an hour in the morning
weights around. At the yourself or anyone else and try to swim or do
age of 53, I’m now to put you down – you’ll a couple of yoga
sporting better biceps, be surprised at how classes. I feel better,
glutes and lats than confidence in more than just as important as
and I’m sure the
powerful this is. On a
I had in my 20s! This is
practical level, I find
mental benefits are
Photographs Caroline Trotter, Damian Prestidge, Gemma Day home in your jammies!’ The rush of endorphins
a regular exercise
great for posture,
regime boosts my body
any physical ones.’
keeping back pain at
bay and looking
just the obvious way.
fabulous in party
dresses. I’m also a firm
enhances my mood,
believer that a squirt of
making me feel more
your favourite perfume
can lift your mood –
positive about myself
even if you are
and life in general.’
spending the day at
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