Anniki Sommerville had been working for almost 18 years, climbing the ranks from junior employee to managing partner at a global marketing agency, when she realised she’d had enough. “I looked at other people around me, and they either seemed to be in a similar situation to me and quite miserable, or else they’d bought in to the idea that work was about very long hours, sacrificing or compromising on just about everything else in your personal life, for the…
Jennifer Lopez—or J.Lo or Jenny from the block, depending on how long you’ve been following her career—has been in the public eye ever since she appeared as a Fly Girl dancer on In Living Color in 1991. You might think, then, that there’s nothing left to learn about the multitalented multi-hyphenate. Well, you’d be wrong! Below, find five things you might not know about the brand-new Mrs. Affleck (and Vogue cover star): 1. She was formerly a backup dancer for Janet Jackson. In a…
Sometimes your purpose in life is way bigger than you can ever imagine,” says Yusra Mardini, the Syrian refugee and Olympic swimming champion whose life story forms the basis for the new Netflix film, The Swimmers. Growing up in Damascus in Syria, Yusra dreamed of competing at the Olympics. She remembers watching the games with her father, who was a professional swimmer, and began training when she was nine years old. But after civil war broke out when she was just 13,…
How many of you have weighing-scale trauma? I know I do. Years of me against the scale … What’s it going to say today? Was I good or bad? There’s so much guilt, trauma, and negative self-talk. Should we just throw the whole thing out? Women have a complicated relationship with the weighing scale. We tie a lot of our self-worth to the number that appears—and for most of us, it’s not just a number but a judgment of who…
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, and that means presents, sweets, parties, and most importantly, holiday booze. If you’re already feeling eggnog’d out just thinking about the holidays, try one of these cocktails we’ve gathered—from hot buttery rum drinks to sparkling pomegranate spritzers. They’re just festive enough to get you into the swing of the season without being garnished with an actual candy cane. …
If there is one that deserves daily attention, it’s the vagus nerve. It’s the longest cranial nerve in the body, extending from the brainstem, through the neck and chest, down to the belly and pelvic floor. While it is connected to every system in the body, it’s most deeply integrated with the sympathetic nervous system (fight or flight), immune response, the gut, and our sexual organs in the pelvis. It’s kind of a big deal. Due to its long path, the…
Christmas is the time when you get homesick and all you want is to get home as soon as possible and be surrounded by your loved ones. Most people enjoy staying home during Christmas by drinking hot chocolate, eating cookies and watching movies. We have to admit that Christmas and movies go together like Santa Claus and cookies. There’s no better way to spend your holiday season by getting cosy on a couch and watching Christmas movies. Many of the best…
You know the song “I’ll Be There for You” by the Rembrandts, written for Friends? Well, that is what friends should be for, right? A small family outside our family, people to lean on and enjoy spending time with.However, how do you know that they “won’t be there for you” when the going gets tough? According to the Whitehall II study, where more than 10,000 people were followed for over 12 years, there is a very close link between toxic relationships, stress, and health. So…
Whether it is the corsets in Bridgerton, Carrie Bradshaw’s Fendi baguette in And Just Like That, Elizabeth Debicki’s turn as Princess Diana in The Crown or the eccentric style of our favourite Euphoria stars, the influence of TV on our shopping habits seems to have hit fever pitch. While of course movies and TV have always had some sway in deciding what we wear, the last few years – which were dominated by lockdowns and saw most of us confined to our homes for months on end – has seen…
For the first time since 2014, Catherine, Princess of Wales, has returned to America—and, as per usual, the senior royal’s elegant style did not disappoint. Kate and Prince William today wrapped up their three-day Boston tour, which began on Wednesday, November 30. During their visit, the pair met with world leaders and hosted their second annual Earthshot Prize Awards in honor of five advocates of environmentalism. For each of her engagements, Princess Kate was sure to dress the part, wearing a…
