I adore the moment I wake up in the morning — that split second before I remember all the crap from yesterday, that moment before I remember everything I said I was going to get done that day (usually too much). …

No doubt you’ve heard the virtues of journalling quite extensively tolled. And indeed there is something about putting pen to paper that almost allows you to act as your own therapist and certainly enables developing your understanding of your feelings and deep dive into your life and experiences. Earlier today…

We have so many decisions to make daily that life often feels a bit overwhelming. If you don’t have occasional-to-frequent money worries, I’d say you are probably in the minority. As with everything else, planning and making conscious decisions ahead of time can save you energy, stress — and make…

My life is never dull. My work, my friendships and my relationships lack the tedium of drama for drama’s sake, and I work hard to keep them positive, exciting and fulfilling. I have a long-standing commitment to being happy (since I was six years old, in fact) so it’s something…

Approximately one million people have told me they have put on a bit of weight during lockdown — sometimes while they’ve been doing more exercise than ever. The proximity to the kitchen, eating three meals a day that you make yourself, the ability to snack on demand… It’s all added…

This list contains both short-term and long-term advice to follow if you have ADHD and feel you want more calmness in your life. Doing one or two of these should have a compound effect, and doing several will likely be noticeably beneficial to the quality of your life. Breathing exercises…

I wrote the following in a WhatsApp group chat this morning, in response to being essentially told that I was needlessly and foolishly endangering public health, so that I might publicly protest Black Lives Matter. …

There is a lot of talk and research about resilience. It is the skill that is called into play not only when something traumatic occurs but is also credited to being linked to both success and happiness. …

It’s impossible to have escaped the conversation around mindfulness over the last few years. The many benefits of meditation have been widely researched and published — and everything from neural plasticity, to lower cortisol levels, longer life, better health and the ability to act with more kindness are apparently within…