Spending most of my life and winters in Norway has given me some interesting insight into the local culture. Since I hadn’t spent significant time in a cold climate since moving to the UK in 2008, I was curious to see how they managed to READ MORE…

1. Less stress The less “stuff” that you have to manage, the less stress you will feel. Simple living allows you to focus on the things that are truly important to you, rather than wasting energy on things that don’t bring value to your life. READ MORE…

Some locations evoke a sense of calmness, happiness and belonging. I love the concept of a personal “Happy Place” – somewhere you can escape the stress and constraints of everyday life and feel completely at ease. It’s good….let me correct that, It’s essential that you READ MORE…

Let’s talk about Happy lists! Happy lists are simply short and sweet, take no time at all and are completely adaptable to whatever you feel like doing when you open your notebook with your lists in. In their purest form, happy lists are precious little READ MORE…

Create your own recipe for a happy life.  Season it with love,  compassion,  and positive intentions,  and you will enjoy a lifetime of contentment and fulfilment – starting right now!  Fall in love again…with your life and your dream. Take time to appreciate the brilliance, READ MORE…

International Women’s Day always makes me pause, not in a performative, hashtag kind of way, but in the quiet way. The kind where you look at your life and realise how many versions of you have existed just to get you here. Midlife has a READ MORE…

Menopause is often discussed in terms of symptoms, protocols, and fixes. What’s spoken about far less is the inner terrain, the thoughts we carry, the stories we absorb, and the relationship we have with ourselves as everything begins to shift. Lisa R Triggs, widely known READ MORE…

Another Valentine’s Day has arrived. Another year of being single. And honestly? I’m not saying that with a sigh. I’m saying it with that quiet, settled feeling that comes when you’ve stopped treating your relationship status like a report card. I’m happy. I’m content. And READ MORE…

February is that beautifully quiet moment between deep winter’s rest and the promise of spring. The frost still lingers, the cold bites, but somewhere on the edge of mornings, there are hints of thaw. For us in midlife, it’s a sacred time: a pause, a READ MORE…

Movement in midlife can feel confusing. What once worked suddenly doesn’t. Energy fluctuates, motivation shifts, and too many women find themselves blaming their bodies instead of understanding them. For this conversation, I sat down with Carly Harvey, a personal trainer and Clubbercise instructor who works READ MORE…