I have a complicated relationship with sleep. I love it, but it's not so keen on me. As a child I had insomnia and often spent the night up and about, turning off dripping taps (I had a touch of OCD too!) and gene...
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"Want to be happy? Stop trying to be perfect." - Dr Brene Brown Ah Brene Brown - the poster girl for "F**k it! Go live your best life!" There isn't a book of hers I haven't devoured or talk of hers I haven't cried ...
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Did you know that the average woman uses up to 12 different products a day, containing 168 different chemicals? If you’re wondering if what you put on your skin really has that much of an impact on your health ...
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I've always had problems with my skin, be it eczema as a young child, adult acne in my twenties and more recently, psoriasis on my arms. And while these skin flare-ups are frustrating and unsightly, it always forces...
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Last year I decided to take a week off social media. That week turned into a year. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ And what did I miss? Not much, as it turns out. The world didn't fall apart without me. (I know, I was shocked too!)...
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You can't swing a cat these days and not hit a hipster carrying a Turmeric Latte. But lately I've been thinking, maybe these healthy-looking hipsters might be on to something. So in a bid to wean myself off my ser...
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I talk a good gym. A reformed cardio bunny, I'm all gains this, reps that and burpees the other - you'd swear I had a clue what I was wittering on about. But when it comes to what I apply to my face before I hit (Hii...
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You might not know it to look at me but I'm one of life's worriers. If there's a world tragedy, terror attack or pointless Trump tweet to fret over (too many to mention!), I'm the one doing it. The truth is if I d...
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Everyone's meditating. Gwyneth Paltrow, Jennifer Lawrence, Beyonce - you name it, everyone's doing it. Russell Brand says it saved him from addiction while Cameron Diaz claims it's "super empowering". With such ringi...
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Hair removal. It's not the sexiest of subjects but one us women have to deal with every single day. After 20 years of shaving, I finally decided enough is enough. Enough with the hassle, the regrowth, the in-grown ha...
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