Be wise, be true

This issue, we have a bevy of brilliant women beaming out their wisdom. ‘You try to help people shine a light on the darkness out there and in the dark spots of their own lives,’ says Dolly Parton to Brené Brown on page 38. Honest and authentic, Lisa Snowdon discusses her wellness secrets and how she overcame domestic violence and found love (page 18), and Elizabeth Heathcote gives us a masterclass in saying no (page 22), so we can stop putting up with nonsense and negativity. We also invite you to reconnect with your inner spark. In our Dossier (page 46), Anita Chaudhuri reveals strategies to access your intuition and find a path that is true for you.

I’m also off to find a new path and I must bid you farewell. It’s been a delight and a privilege to be guardian of this magical magazine for eight years, but I am handing over to a new editor, Sally Saunders, from next month. Thank you, wonderful readers, for inspiring me with your commitment to building lives you love. I am committing to a new adventure, and have sold my boat and bought a campervan. So, here’s to adventure! And, like Dolly and Brené, let us commit to beaming out as much light and wisdom into the world along the way.