It’s Not All About You
Don’t worry. This is not another article imploring you to detox your wardrobe Marie Kondo style (ha, I did that last year), take up mindfulness, cut out sugar or go big on gratitude. Grante...
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Editorial - Wellbeing
Honesty
When I write about my experience of depression or give a talk about my book – a memoir of depression – people quite often thank me for my bravery in being so honest. As grateful as I am, I...
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Kindness
I’ve always loved the quote by Audrey Hepburn: ‘For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge th...
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Plants
Even the non-green-fingered among us tend to have plants in the home at this time of year – the moment for ‘decking the halls with boughs of holly’, putting up a tree, or dotting aro...
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Stuff
At this time of year my heart tends to sink, not because I don’t enjoy the warmth and conviviality of friends and family at Christmas – although my dislike of turkey, Brussel sprouts and b...
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Being ‘Fine’
I broke my wrist recently and, a week later, I had to have surgery to wire the bones into place. What with a general anaesthetic and a lot of morphine, I’ve been spinning like a top. So I am, to...
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