Author Interviews

There are four key happy hormones and during all four phases of your cycle you can employ self-care routines and rituals in order to optimise them. Happiness is hormonal. Self-care ...

When it comes to a woman’s day-to-day experience at work, one key player has the most significant impact: her boss. Managers need to play an active role in creating working ...

The coronavirus pandemic has changed everyone’s life in one way or another. So, as we emerge from lockdown, now seems like the perfect time to re-examine our priorities in life ...

In Mystery by the Sea Lady Eleanor Swift thinks nothing of having an oyster and champagne breakfast followed by a slap-up lunch and then afternoon tea. In reality, led by ...

-  Her dream escape is about to become a nightmare… Kimberley King has spent the last five years trying to outrun the reason she left the police force. Her life ...

Living is not about spending every day “getting by”, that’s “survival”. Life is not just about being “OK” but flourishing past ordinary. So, here are 6 habits to not just ...

"Twelve months ago I lost my mind. I woke up one morning and felt like I was about to explode. I was bored. Angry, Tired. Sad. Empty. And I felt ...

When we discuss women and wealth, sometimes the conversations can be uncomfortable. They can bring up awkward emotions, harsh realities and complex challenges. However, for anyone interested in feminism and ...

-  I have rheumatoid arthritis. I spend a lot of time in bed and have a legitimate reason for not being able to wear a bra (can’t do it up, too ...

Saturday 18th July, drunk in a Chinese restaurant. Otherwise known as the evening of my twenty-second birthday. Surrounded by my friends and family, I exclaimed: “I'll be a thirty-year-old bride ...

1: The Far Away Girl took twenty years to write! I first started it in the year 2000, as part of a contract for HarperCollins. But my then editor didn’t ...

Everybody is excited about having a new puppy to join the family- a new furry friend to bring love and joy- until you find your furniture is chewed, your socks ...

Directly after Mother’s Day 2020 – 22nd March – the country locked down, and nothing has been the same since. Everyone has struggled in different ways during the pandemic. Some ...

-  I carry a book with me wherever I go. I’ve done this ever since I was little. I tend to slip a book into my handbag before I go ...

Flappy was an early riser. Kenneth was not. On top of that he snored, which was a consequence of drinking indecent amounts of red wine every evening, so Flappy had ...

1: I wrote Dog Days  to help me process my grief. I have lost four very dear people in sudden horrific ways in my life. George was born out of ...

I used to be an immigration lawyer. I loved it. Then I had children. I loved them too. Still do. But I wasn’t the same person after two traumatic, emergency ...

They say nothing in life is guaranteed except death and taxes. By that logic, we’re all destined to experience grief (as well as a few letters from HMRC). Yet for ...

‘Worst thing about being stuck in here is not having a proper cup and saucer,’ said Ethel, gazing with dismay at the two earthenware mugs I set down for us ...

-  2. I used to play the piano and got as far as Grade 7, but I hated having lessons and being made to practise, and the exams were very ...

My daughter was desperate for one. My husband had wanted one his whole life. ‘Sorry, no,’ I said firmly. With three kids, a full-time job and a big old scruffy ...

Frida Ramstedt runs one of the leading interior design blogs (trendenser.se) and Instagram accounts in Scandinavia and has been writing about design on Trendenser.se for 15 years. She started her ...

We live in a society that historically applauds overwork: being busy is a badge of honour. We fear “laziness”. The irony is, switching off is actually really good for your ...

Jackie Fast is an award-winning entrepreneur and bestselling author. After years of working with top clients including Red Bull, the Rolling Stones and Richard Branson she is now on a ...