Seven years ago I was living in Laos teaching English to a motley crew of classes ranging from super-cute six-year olds (mostly called ‘Lucky’ and ‘Cookie’) to the Ministry of Finance (they were the worst students by far). Whenever I walked anywhere, the lined-up...
As some of you know, I’m writing this from Thailand. The decision to come here was pretty quick… though if you look at it another way you could say it took 7 years. Yes I’ve been before, but this time, it’s not really about Thailand. I know...
My move to the wilderness just got referred to as a ‘young life crisis’. Hmmm. It got me thinking. Why is it only acceptable to leave your job, drop everything and buy a porsche / head off into the wilderness (whatever your version of freedom looks like) at mid-life,...
I’ve started asking a really specific question to women who come to me to talk about self-care. Most of us understand that there are often psychological blocks to taking care of ourselves – a fear of being seen as selfish, for example (yup, I know that one very...
Yogis are famous for their morning routines. It’s a favourite topic of mine… but maybe not for the reasons you think. I often get asked if I do yoga every morning. The answer? If, by yoga, you mean rolling out my mat and getting sweaty – absolutely not. If, by...
