When the world feels unstable, trusting yourself can feel harder than ever. Yet self-trust isn’t something you force—it’s something you practice.

The Mindful 2026 Annual: Trust Yourself is a deeply practical and reflective guide to reconnecting with your inner wisdom. Through long-form journalism, expert insight, and accessible practices, this issue supports you in meeting anxiety, loneliness, change, and uncertainty with steadiness and care.

This edition also includes free access to “Mindfulness for Beginners,” a guided course by Melli O’Brien, offering a simple, supportive entry point into mindfulness practice. Whether you’re brand new or returning to the basics, the course complements the magazine’s themes with short, approachable teachings you can use right away.

Designed to be read slowly and revisited often, the 2026 Annual offers tools that are both immediately useful and enduring.

What You’ll Find Inside

• A science-backed exploration of self-trust and how it develops over time
• Guided mindfulness practices for anxiety, focus, compassion, and everyday presence
• Research-informed insights on uncertainty, neurodiversity, and emotional regulation
• Human stories about relationships, loneliness, leadership, and personal growth
• A 7-day mindfulness practice guide for beginners and experienced practitioners alike
• FREE COURSE: Mindfulness for Beginners by Melli O’Brien (included with purchase)

Featured Articles & Sections

• You Can Trust Yourself

  A grounded exploration of what self-trust really means—and how mindfulness helps us cultivate it in difficult times.

• The Science of Easing Anxiety

  How the brain responds to uncertainty, and what actually helps.

• How to Heal Loneliness & Nurture Authentic Connection

  Practical, compassionate pathways to belonging and relationship.

• Trusting Your Senses

  A neuro-affirming approach to mindfulness that honors different brains and bodies.

• Growing (Apart)

  What happens when one partner changes—and how mindfulness supports clarity and choice.

• Let Them Lead

  Why trusting young people’s inner wisdom matters for the future.

• 5 Practices for Everyday Mindfulness

  Simple ways to bring mindfulness into daily life, even when time is limited.

Included Bonus

Free Course: Mindfulness for Beginners

Taught by Melli O’Brien, this short, accessible course introduces the foundations of mindfulness in a way that’s practical, welcoming, and easy to integrate into everyday life. Access details are included with your purchase