Reader's Digest UK - October 2023

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• John Goodman: The screen legend famous for Roseanne, The Big Lebowski and Monsters Inc talks being sober, growing up without a father and finding happiness

• 100-word-story: Enter our beloved competition to be in with a chance of winning £1,000 and seeing your story published

• How a man struggling with relationships and life was transformed by three months of silence and a personal pilgrimage

• Why surviving cancer at a young age has a huge impact and long-term effects that last into adulthood

• Why a wonderful variety of wooden prayer plaques adorn temples and shrines all over Japan

The Beautiful Game

I have a favourite footballer. His name is Chris Bush and he’s a defender for the National League team Boreham Wood in Hertfordshire

3 mins

John Goodman "Regrets Are A Waste Of Energy"

The US screen legend opens up about stardom, sobriety and growing up without a father

6 mins

Chris Hadfield I REMEMBER...

Chris Hadfield, 64, is a Canadian astronaut who’s a veteran of three spaceflights and served as Commander of the International Space Station He’s also been a combat fighter pilot and a test pilot, played a version of Bowie’s “Space Oddity” in space and is an author who has written books like An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth, The Apollo Murders and his new second novel, The Defector

6 mins

How I Tried To Stop Snoring

I wanted a quick fix, even if it meant strapping a glorified bike pump to my face

8 mins

No Pain No Gain

The advice for living with arthritis is to keep active. But which sports should you choose?

2 mins

Are Best Girlfriends The New Aspirational Relationship?

Or another stick to beat us with?

2 mins

My Britain: North Pennines

ONE OF THE most unspoilt areas in England, it's not hard to see why the North Pennines is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and the inspiration for some 40 poems by the great English poet, WH Auden

7 mins

If I Ruled The World Toyah Willcox

Toyah Willcox is a singer, actor and TV presenter with a career spanning 40 years and eight top 40 singles. Toyah and Robert Fripp tour the UK together in October

3 mins

THE SOUND OF SILENCE

HOW SIMPLY SHUTTING UP FOR THREE MONTHS AND WALKING WELL OVER 600 MILES TRANSFORMED MY LIFE

10+ mins

Devilishly Gourd

With Halloween just around the corner, Paola Westbeek shares ideas for how to use leftover carved pumpkins to cook with

3 mins

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