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Owning Our Own Bodies(Post)
As children, we’re very connected to our physical bodies – all being well, we move freely, our bodily functions happen naturally. Once our minds start kicking in there’s a sense of disconnection: our ...
The Beauty of Imperfection(Post)I never fail to be tickled by some Japanese expressions. To date, Irusu which means pretending to be out when someone knocks at your door or Shinrin-Yoku which means visiting a forest for relaxation ...
Sarah’s Health Notes: Thinning Hair? Could Be Down To Covid… (Post)The number of people with hair loss – thinning, shedding, even 80% fall out – has escalated over the last 18 months and experts say it mostly affects women. More than one in five people hospitalised ...
What Is Tinnitus?(Post)Tinnitus treatment requires patience because no single remedy works for everyone. So what exactly is tinnitus and what is the treatment of tinnitus. Tinnitus is a Latin word meaning “ringing” and is ...
Baby Beauty(Post)Having just become a ‘great-godmother’ (a twentysomething goddaughter just gave birth), there’s a new baby in my life. Now, to me, nothing smells better than the top of a baby’s head. That sweet scen ...
Is your bottom heading south?(Post)If you’re anything like us, you have a love/hate relationship with gravity. We’re delighted that it keeps us tethered to Planet Earth, but less–than–thrilled at the tricks it plays on a once–pert bod ...
The Magic Bath(Post)We recently gave a friend who was having a tough time a bottle of the utterly amazing Aromatherapy Associates Inner Strength Bath & Shower Oil – only to be met with a slightly confused glance as ...
Meditation(Post)Botox, Faux-Tox, Whatevertox… You won’t catch me signing up for any of them. But it’s true: a furrowed brow is one of the most ageing features on a face. So have you considered this low-tech way to b ...
Why Are We Scared Of Our Children?(Post)Who knows when things got quite so out of hand? Was it when we decided that it was a good idea to become our children’s best friend? Nauseating at best, down right creepy at worst. I cringe inwardly ...
The Age Of Nurturing(Post)Something dawned on Dana Thomas, the American, Paris based author while researching her book Fashionopolis, an excellent read on the devastating impact the fashion industry is having on our planet, b ...
Weekend Read 11 December 2021(Post)Look what we are doing today, the VH Awards. I love writing and creating these, purely and simply because they more or less tell the story of this year and they recognise the brands, products and pe ...
Look Better In Pictures And Feel Better About Yourself(Post)We used to think that a friend of ours – then editor of Tatler – was being so grand when she refused to be photographed before lunchtime. Now we absolutely understand what she meant. One of the commo ...