It's that time of year again when our Instagram feeds start filling up with posts about wild swimming in dropping temperatures. Especially since lockdowns started in 2020, it seems like everyone and their dog got the wild swimming bug. I was one of them. Check out this blog post for more on how I used it as a 2020 coping mechanism while struggling with the early days of motherhood and all the other 2020 stresses!

“I feel overwhelmed.” How many times have you thought or said this in the last week? How about in the last month? I know that overwhelmed is one of my default settings.

When I first started this journal back in 2019, I was focussed on helping people eat more plant-based food. This was what felt aligned to me at the time. But when 2020 well, happened, and the world changed overnight (and I also became a mother at almost exactly the same time), my mission changed

Nothing has stoked my feminist fire like the experience of being a female surfer. And I’m sure I’m not alone in the things I’ve experienced over the years:

• I’ve had a man in a CANOE tell me to paddle harder.

• I’ve been the only woman in the sea of 40 + men on many, many occasions.

Are you stuck in an unfulfilling 9-5 but you know deep down that you want more out of life? But the thing is...you can’t quit just yet. You’re not alone. I was in that exact situation last year. I get it, it’s not a fun place to be in.

For the last decade or so, physical movement has been my feel-good drug of choice. Like for many of us, it helps me sleep well, feel happy, manage stress and just generally feel like myself. Yoga, running, swimming and surfing are the usual suspects, with the odd bit of bouldering and cycling thrown in for good measure.