Take a Break Weekly

Take A Break Weekly is Britain’s best-selling women’s magazine that’s all about you and your life. Each week we share your compelling true-life stories, the latest health, fashion and beauty tips, plus cookery and travel. Don’t miss our exciting competitions with fabulous must-win prizes.

This week in your Take a Break • Welcome to Take a Break, the best-selling women’s weekly magazine that’s all about you and your life

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STEAK and BUBBLES? Don’t mind if I do! • A spontaneous drunken evening led to fireworks and a whole lot more!

‘I can’t, I’m too ill’ • I’d lived my whole life in the shadow of my mum’s debilitating illness until things stopped adding up and everything began to unravel.

YOUR BIG Bonanza

Your Brainwaves

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KEEP YOUR COOL • Beat the heat with these relaxed and breathable buys

‘We aren’t ALONE any more’ • With more than 45% of people saying they feel lonely, it’s never been more important to connect. Take a Break talks to three women who found a way to combat isolation

‘I BUILT A COMMUNITY’

FIND THE Money! • All but one of the words related to visiting a masseuse, listed below, can be found in our wordsearch. Words run in straight lines in any direction.

It’s a FLYING SHAME ! • I’d been looking forward to my holiday until I got on the plane. Was it too late, or could I turn things around?

YOUR BIG Relax

The most honest advice around

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Summer-proof your MENOPAUSE • As hot weather can exacerbate symptoms, we’ve got six simple tips to help…

Ask Dr HELEN

WALKING WONDERS • How embracing nature can put you on the right path to feeling happier and healthier

‘WHAT’S WRONG WITH ME?’ • When I woke up unable to see, it was only the beginning

CODE BREAKER • Crack our CODE BREAKER and discover the winning Code word…

Love on the cards • When a tarot reading told me to leave my hubby, I could never have imagined what would happen next.

Make a meal of it! • Promote your salad from side dish to star

This school is WILD! • There are no teacher’s pets at Lindsay Clarity’s school – because all the pets are teachers!

Three friends, two babies and a BATTLE • I just wanted to be a mum but I had a fight on my hands.

SETTING THE TONE • Bring a sense of calm into your home with neutral shades and natural materials

QUESTION Time • The answer to each question can be found in the box at the bottom. Cross them off as you go.

Lights, camera… TAYLOR! • I was a pensioner from Essex so how the heck was I sharing a stage with the world’s most famous star?

SUN, SEA AND SANTORINI • Soak up the azure waters and stunning backdrop on Greece’s most beautiful island

AN ULTIMATE BBQ PARTY!

Picture POINTER

TWO fast, TWO furious! • I was shocked to discover I was pregnant with twins. But when it was time to give birth, there was another surprise in store.

Life Stars • This week’s stars with Rosalie Jones

Starscope

YOUR BIG Supermarket SPREE

DANGER at the SCHOOL GATES • My daughter’s first boyfriend had taken their split badly, but I expected it to blow over. Then she went missing.

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