A personal take on fitness, confidence, ageing and why I keep showing up at the gym, even when my brain is saying no.
We hear plenty about women’s experiences of maternity care. Less often do we hear from the people providing it. One midwife describes the staffing pressures, exhaustion and emotional strain behind the delivery-room door.
READ THE STORY →Products, health claims, trends and ideas. I try them, look at the evidence and work out what’s useful, what isn’t and what probably wasn’t worth the bother.
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Saffron is a former newspaper journalist and PR professional writing about midlife, women’s health, fitness and the things she tests for herself through The Saffron Experiment.
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Nine days at the Mitsis Royal Mare, with family beach days, moussaka, cats and a little midlife indulgence.
A log cabin, Loch Lubnaig, canoeing, cycling, Persian barbecue and an unreasonable number of wasps.
A family stay in Rhodes, looking beyond the glossy photographs to see what a hotel actually feels like with a child.
I’m interested in thoughtful family travel, hotels, destinations and experiences that give readers something worth talking about.
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A flying string? I wasn’t convinced either. But once Cyrus started experimenting with tricks, angles and increasingly ambitious moves around the living room, ZipString turned out to be considerably more entertaining than I expected.
