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Jo Usmar

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5 ways to feel instantly better about yourself

Because there are better things to do than to waste time not feeling comfortable in your own skin...

13 February 2017
What it's REALLY like living with anxiety

5 ways to stop worrying about EVERYTHING

Time to say f*ck it and live your life the way you want to

13 January 2017
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It's time to change the way you think about self-help

It's not all tree-hugging and hemp sweaters, says author and vlogger Jo Usmar

11 July 2016
Jennifer Aniston salmon skin roll - Friends

5 steps to becoming super Zen and ridiculously productive

Jo Usmar, Cosmo's ex-Sex and the Not So Single Girl, has two more self-help books coming out: This Book Will Make You Mindful and This Book Will Make You Feel Beautiful. As she's clearly an oracle of feel-good knowledge we got her to explain what mindfulness is and how you can get some.
08 January 2015
Cosmo's 15 step guide to coping with Benedict Cumberbatch's sex description

5 ways to get your sh*t together this year

Jo Usmar, Cosmo's ex-Sex and the Not So Single Girl, has gone and written FOUR self-help books – This Book Will Make You Happy/Calm/Sleep/Confident. Obviously she is now an oracle of knowledge, so as soon as her books hit the shelves we made her give us some of that wisdom. Here are her top tips for making your life loads better in 2014

14 January 2014
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And it's goodbye from me

Jo Usmar signs off from her SATNSSG blog
01 August 2013
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The guide to dining alfresco as a couple

Jo Usmar talks the dos and don'ts of eating outside
25 July 2013
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Why weddings are hideous for both couples and singles

Jo Usmar has her war paint on – actual war paint
19 July 2013
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Why TV is ruining your relationship

Where's Don Draper when you need him? Jo Usmar wants to know
11 July 2013
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Online stalking: the pros and cons

Jo Usmar on the fear of getting caught
04 July 2013
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Babe, you'd look terrible without a beard

Jo Usmar's investigating the 'dressing down' phenomenon
27 June 2013
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Matchmaking madness

Jo Usmar has set up her two best friends…and might be regretting it
20 June 2013
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5 reasons I sometimes wish I was single…

Jo Usmar has been indulging in some "is that grass greener?" thinking
13 June 2013
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When relationships turn into clichés: Jo Usmar is living in a yoghurt advert

Jo Usmar is living in a yoghurt advert
06 June 2013
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"Boyfriend 1, meet Boyfriend 2"

Jo Usmar on the dangers of having a secret life
30 May 2013
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Competing against competitive couples

Why trying to be the best couple ever is exhausting
23 May 2013
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Changing my name? Aisle be fine, thanks…I think

What's in a surname? Quite a lot when you have to change it, says Jo Usmar
21 May 2013
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Friends with benefits (not those kinds of benefits)

Jo Usmar says yes, OF COURSE you can just be mates with the opposite sex
16 May 2013
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Cabin fever

Jo Usmar is working from home. With her boyfriend
09 May 2013
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Will Facebook stalking your boyfriend keep you together?

No chance, says Jo Usmar
01 May 2013
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Ex-tiquette

Jo Usmar reckons exes are a dangerous breed
24 April 2013

I bet he has a great personality

Jo Usmar is unsurprised to find funny is most definitely sexy
17 April 2013
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Does my bum look big in this? Oh, sod off

If boyfriends don't like Jo Usmar's clothes…fair enough
11 April 2013
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Sex games on a throne made from swords? Yes please

Jo Usmar's Game of Thrones obsession is spilling into real life
03 April 2013
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Nosy neighbours: when relationships go public

Jo Usmar wants everyone to realise that a lot of walls are very thin
27 March 2013
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Revenge: best served hot, cold or not at all?

Jo Usmar believes getting even is too much effort
13 March 2013
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Arguing: the pros and cons

Jo Usmar dreads receiving an email with no kiss at the end
06 March 2013
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Surviving a long-distance relationship

Jo Usmar finds out that sometimes Skype just doesn't cut it
27 February 2013
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When stingy meets sexy

SATNSSG Jo Usmar reckons money matters
20 February 2013
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What's in a name? Well, if it's 'babe' quite a lot

Jo Usmar doesn't rate the nation's favourite pet name
14 February 2013
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The infamous sexual 'freebie' list

Jo Usmar already knows what happens when you meet a celeb you fancy…
04 February 2013
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What you're doing wrong

Jo Usmar gives a run-down on why any burgeoning romances (or friendships) are fizzling to nothing
28 January 2013
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