Beauty can mean so many things to so many people, but here we mean what does it mean to you and how you perceive yourself and how you feel others see you? How many times have you heard people say, ‘True beauty comes from within?’ You may have heard it said several times by [...]
Have you seen this article in The Independent today? Apparently Nigella and her TV chef mates are contributing to the obesity crisis… I can’t really think of anything more intelligent to say in response (just this second) than WHAT A LOAD OF TOSH. Here’s why I would challenge every one of the assertions made in [...]
Just over two and half years ago I wrote a story for the BodyGossip campaign called Ageing Gracefully. Last month it was released as a video. Seeing and hearing other women speak my words is an incredible experience, I feel proud and humbled at the same time. I am thrilled to be part of such [...]
The 5:2 diet is an interesting phenomenon. I think it’s both very Beyond Chocolate (if you have just uttered a shocked “What!!”, bear with me) and very diety, and therefore not BC at all. Originally this kind of intermittent fasting was thought to have significant health benefits. Let’s get scientific for a moment. My understand [...]
After last week, I move on to the bedroom. My flat-sharing lifestyle means that my bedroom is my kingdom, the centre of my universe, where I can hang whatever I like, create whatever weird altar I want, and basically THE place I can do entirely as I please with. This is why I need to [...]
