What buying vegetables taught me about fear

What buying vegetables taught me about fear

We all have fears. Some are easy to name: changing careers, ending a relationship, moving somewhere new or starting again. Others are so small that we barely recognise them as fear. They appear as hesitation, avoidance or a quiet preference for what feels familiar. I...
The Autopilot Lunch

The Autopilot Lunch

For years, I ate the same kind of lunch almost every day. It was easy, reasonably healthy and required very little thought. I knew what to buy. I knew how long it would take. And I like it well enough. There was nothing wrong with the meal. But one afternoon, I looked...
The anti-hustle movement

The anti-hustle movement

Why no pain, no gain’ is a midlife myth, and what to do instead. For years, I followed a specific script when it came to my body: If I wasn’t gasping for air or sore the next day, it didn’t count. I believed that showing up meant pushing through the fatigue,...
I didn’t have a breaking point

I didn’t have a breaking point

There’s a certain kind of life story we’re used to hearing. Something happens. A breaking point. A moment so undeniable that everything has to change. The job is left. The relationship ends. The person becomes someone new. For a long time, I thought transformation had...