Our cover star this month is Blake Lively. At just 36, Lively is an overachiever. An accomplished actress, she is also a mother of four, an active supporter of Child Rescue Coalition and has her own line of premium soft drinks and cocktails. Her latest film, adapted from Colleen Hoover’s bestselling novel, is It Ends With Us. “Playing Lily was a great honour,” she says. “It’s great to be back in a lead role, but particularly because I know how much emotional investment went into this. I truly poured my heart into it.”
Are you a tortoise or a hare? For many years, people have equated ‘productivity’ with working harder and faster. Yet now it seems that slow and steady is the secret to winning the race of work and life … and that the happier and calmer we are, the better work we will do.
Join us as we exercise with 91-year-old yoga devotee and MiNDFOOD reader Olivia Sheehan. She enjoys teaching yoga classes four times a week, and believes she learns just as much from her students as they do from her. She’s such an inspiration!
Whether it takes place inside or outside the home, assault remains assault. However, low conviction rates and fear of reprisal mean victim survivors are often reluctant to report it. We look at the often-hidden crime of intimate abuse.
In BEAUTY & STYLE, we invite five readers to enjoy a mini makeover, learn some new tricks and take away some expert tips from a professional hair & makeup artist. From before to after, we think the results are stunning. We also invited a reader to shop with a personal stylist to help refresh her approach and get a fabulous on-trend look.
Perfume has such a powerful ability to tie scent and emotion together. We asked you to share the ones that you’ll never forget and what they mean to you. You also share with us your favourite beauty products ever.
In POSTCARD, we travel everywhere from Europe to Asia, Africa to Antarctica, as readers share their favourite cruises and destinations. Get some inspo for that next big trip.
In INSEASON, you’re invited to the best Morning Tea ever. Food Director Michelle McHugh creates a Morning Tea celebration with some all-time favourite MiNDFOOD recipes for her mother’s embroidery group.
Plus readers share their favourite MiNDFOOD recipes – everything from Mediterranean slow-cooked lamb to potato scones and luscious desserts. And save some room for our hearty pulse recipes.
All through this issue you share with us your favourite things: from food to beauty, books and films, wishlist holidays and favourite cocktails.
All this, plus 15 pages of Puzzles!
The August/September issue of MiNDFOOD is on sale 29 July in New Zealand and 1 August in Australia. Available in stores and online at mindfood.com/shop
