Reading Time: 2 minutesI was delighted to be invited onto UK Health Radio’s The Healthy Debate Show, hosted by the wonderful Dr.Belynder Walia—a gifted psychotherapist and author of Fix Me. We chatted about my journey to becoming an author, the inspiration behind the Midlife Recorder series, the power of storytelling, creativity, reinvention, and why it’s never too late […]
I need to get to sleep … Now!
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis can be such a difficult time of year for sleep cycles. If you live far enough north, it’s dark for 15 hours a day. The light levels are pitiful, our energy levels are low and our bodies want to sleep 9-11 hours a day – ideally, in two phases the way that people did […]
One easy way to change your life permanently
Reading Time: 5 minutesWork with the seasons instead of against them. I’ve always been baffled by people who make new year resolutions at the New Year. Why would you go against everything that your body and your hindbrain want you to do in January? There’s a wealth of evidence showing that decisions about diet, fitness, and healthier eating […]
4 Unusual Life Lessons from my dog
Reading Time: 4 minutesHappily, I’ve had many awesome teachers in my life. Some of them weren’t human.My cat initially hired me to get her out of a tree when her former staff moved house, leaving her behind. She stayed for another 24 years (that is not a typo). She and my Bichon Frise, Lucy, who’s only been in […]



