Happiful – Issue 107 2026
Summary
Happiful Issue 107 (2026, £5.99) — Curiosity Calling — ventures into the unknown with features on gamification for ADHD brains, travelling later in life, Internal Family Systems therapy, reframing happiness through ancient perspectives, discovering your colour season to reduce decision fatigue, and multilingualism for brain health. The issue invites readers to let curiosity lead when life feels stuck.
Content Guide
▸ Vibrant Living
p.14: Let the games begin — Why gamification techniques are brilliant for ADHD brains, turning productivity into a reward-based system.
p.27: Bon voyage — One woman's story of finding the courage to travel later in life, with practical advice for first-time solo travellers over 50.
p.39: Reframing happiness — An age-old perspective on fulfilment that challenges the modern pursuit of constant positivity.
p.53: True colours — Could knowing your colour season help reduce decision fatigue and mental clutter?
p.64: Mastering multilingualism — The wellbeing benefits of learning another language at any age, including delayed cognitive decline.
▸ Relationships
p.35: Motherless mums — How grieving mothers are finding the support they need after losing their own mothers.
p.56: Encouraging young minds — How to help children develop a growth mindset through specific praise and challenge-framing.
p.58: Saltcoating vs sugarcoating — Telling the truth should not leave a bitter taste in your mouth; honest communication strategies.
▸ Wellbeing
p.11: Looking at the full picture — Exploring Internal Family Systems as a compassionate route to healing.
p.20: Mindful spending — Do not let emotionally manipulative marketing push your buttons.
p.24: Gratitude for trying times — For the moments when it feels impossible to be grateful.
▸ Food & Health
p.32: One-pot meal inspo — A nutrient-packed chicken dish for midweek dinner.
p.45: Toxic truths — The lowdown on detoxing, separating evidence from marketing.
p.48: Growing naturally — How to nurture and protect your garden without relying on pesticides.
▸ Try This at Home
p.23: Leading with grace — Compassionate communication techniques for difficult conversations.
p.44: Spot the difference — Perception exercises to sharpen awareness.
p.61: Say the word — Verbal grounding techniques to try when feeling unmoored.
Editor's Take
Issue 107's curiosity theme holds together better than most Happiful issues because the features genuinely share a through-line of exploration and openness. The Internal Family Systems piece (p.11) is the standout — it explains a complex therapeutic model clearly without dumbing it down. The multilingualism feature (p.64) is the second-strongest, citing actual cognitive-reserve research. The weakness is the gratitude-for-trying-times article (p.24), which veers into toxic-positivity territory despite the editorial intention to avoid it. This issue suits readers feeling stuck in routines who want permission to explore new activities, languages or therapeutic approaches.
Strengths
• Internal Family Systems feature explains a complex therapy model in accessible language
• Multilingualism article cites cognitive-reserve research with specific age-related benefit data
• Gamification-for-ADHD piece offers practical productivity strategies for neurodivergent readers
Weaknesses
• Gratitude article risks toxic-positivity framing for genuinely difficult circumstances
• Colour-season article stretches a fashion-concept into a mental-health intervention
Verdict: Recommended — The curiosity theme gives this issue unusual coherence, and the IFS explanation is the best therapy-model primer in any Happiful issue this cycle.
