Posts tagged think well live well
Why weren't we taught this in school?

I love writing these health reports for Take a Break - this one looks at the most important life lessons we were not taught in school. Hopefully today’s kids are being taught more than algebra because communication, emotion regulation, well-being, hell, even budgeting, would have been a lot more useful!

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Say yes to happiness

I love writing health reports for Take a Break, I can really dive into them and I learn lots too! Here, I wrote about happiness, exploring what we’ve learned about happiness from lockdown and what we want from our lives as we emerge into a post-pandemic world. Huge thanks to Walls for the super-interesting survey which sparked the idea. We want happy! I love that - here’s hoping we build back happy.

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Joy in Sobriety

Sobriety is one of my favourite subjects - there’s so much more to life than drinking and here, three women celebrate the adventures they discovered when they escaped the cycle of drunk and hungover. Suzy, Helen and Laura were inspirational, wonderful interviewees and I hope you love reading their stories as much as I loved writing them.

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My life is transformed

This beauty has not only lost weight but also got her Type 1 diabetes under control, as well as her BMI, blood pressure and cholesterol. Louise is a shining example of the incredible impact of losing weight and gaining the freedom to enjoy life. She radiates gratefulness, positive vibes, abundant energy and kindness. Which makes her a perfect fit for Top Sante - out now!

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Taking the bins out in ball gowns

Continuing my coverage of the happiest simple pleasures born of lockdown, here’s a collective of legends who have taken part in a national campaign to take out the bins wearing ballgowns. The idea started in Cornwall but now, thousands of people are taking part across the country every bin day. I’m loving the little community minded ideas born of lockdown. The team donated their fee for this story to the Covid 19 Response Fund.

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