I had a moment recently that made me laugh (possibly not in the hahahhaha way). I'd finished a spin class, justified the glass of wine I'd planned for later, booked my next hair appointment, realised my nails were overdue, mentally added "buy eye cream" to my shopping list and wondered whether I should finally try that new collagen everyone keeps talking about. Somewhere between the spin class and the nail salon, I stopped and thought... Who exactly am I doing all of this for

Summer sounds lovely in theory. Longer evenings. A bit of sunshine. Maybe a break away. A chance to slow down. But in reality, summer can be one of the most stressful times of the year. Work does not stop because the weather improves. Deadlines still land. Clients still need answers. Teams are stretched because people are on leave. Meetings get moved, squeezed or doubled up. Everything feels like it has to be finished before someone disappears for two weeks. And outside work,

Remember when dating meant actually talking to someone? Not firing off a string of monosyllabic texts, not swiping left on a human being like you’re rejecting a Netflix thumbnail, but actually sitting across from another person, making eye contact, and being, God forbid, a little bit vulnerable? We’ve lost something. And the worst part? We did it to ourselves. Online dating promised us more choice, more access, more connection. What it delivered was an algorithm that turned p

How to gently evaluate who's in your corner, who's draining your energy and what to do about it. We audit our finances. We review our subscriptions and cancel the ones we're not using. We declutter our wardrobes, our inboxes, our screen time. And yet, one of the most significant contributors to how we feel day-to-day, our friendships, we almost never stop to examine. A friendship audit isn't about being cold or clinical about the people in your life. It's about being honest.

There’s something about Easter and spring that always makes me have a little more energy. Maybe it’s the brighter evenings. Maybe it’s the first signs of warmth in the air. Or maybe it’s just that after the long stretch of winter, everything starts to feel a little softer, a little lighter, and a little more hopeful again. We talk a lot about the importance of mindset. Not in the usual “push harder, do more, achieve more” kind of way, but in a much more personal way. In the w

There comes a moment in every woman’s 40s when she opens a kitchen cupboard and realises she no longer lives in a home. She lives in a branch of Holland & Barrett. Gone are the wild years of surviving on coffee, vibes, and one suspicious multivitamin from 2017. Now? Now we have systems. We have stacking routines. We have little ceramic bowls filled with capsules that whisper: you’re trying, babe. Welcome to the era of supplements. Let’s start with collagen, the Beyoncé of t

The quiet power of being content

Let’s be honest for a second. January has a way of making us feel like we’re already behind. Suddenly everyone’s talking about glow-ups, three-year plans, 5am routines, and becoming the best version of themselves. And while some of that can be motivating, a lot of it just feels unrealistic! Somewhere along the line, New Year’s resolutions stopped being about what we actually want and turned into what we think we should want. High achiever culture has convinced us that if the

We are living through what many have begun calling the loneliness epidemic . Across Ireland and the UK, rates of reported loneliness and mental ill-health are climbing at unprecedented levels. Despite being more digitally connected than ever before, people are feeling increasingly isolated, from their communities, their workplaces, and even themselves. The world may have reopened after lockdowns, but for many, the sense of disconnection has never felt deeper. Work, once a cor

There’s a quiet danger that creeps into our minds when we scroll, watch, or listen too long to the noise around us - comparison. It’s subtle at first, disguised as curiosity or admiration, but soon it becomes a habit that steals from us something sacred: joy! We compare our beginnings to someone else’s highlight reel, our struggles to someone else’s successes, our behind-the-scenes to their carefully curated moments. And before we realise it, our gratitude shrinks. What once

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Many women will, at least temporarily, be the breadwinner at some point in their relationship . Changing employment trends and gender...