We Were Raised to Be Nice. That's a Trap.

Season 4 Episode 18

Five years in a room about race, the family myth I went digging into, and why comfort isn't the same as joy.

There's a phrase I use about colour all t…

11 hours ago

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A couple decades chasing Freedom... then I chose Roots (and kids)

Season 4 Episode 18

Kids, roots, and the joy first choices that don't seem to add up on paper.

I'm recording this one from my bed, surrounded by the dog, the laundry and …

2 weeks ago

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I'd Never Had a Gap Year. So I Took One at 35

Season 4 Episode 17

I lost my dog. I rented out the house. I tackled a mountain of adulting to finally live the freedom I'd built. And it all started with one small twea…

4 weeks ago

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Last Minute Launch Pivot (that became a full-on rebellion)

Season 4 Episode 16

This joy first decision is jumping the queue in the top ten because it’s happening right now, and it’s massive.

As you may know, in this season I’ve b…

1 month, 1 week ago

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My big fat £40,000 joy first mistake

Season 4 Episode 15

When the dream I had fought for became the dread I couldn't escape... and decision I dreaded unlocked the joy I'd been looking for all along.

I finall…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

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Why I Left Mr. 8 out of 10

Season 4 Episode 14

At 28 I had two businesses, an engagement ring, and a box of save the dates I could not bring myself to send.

My fiancé was a genuinely nice guy. We h…

2 months, 1 week ago

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I was supposed to be a Vet. I became a Pet Photographer instead.

Season 4 Episode 13

At sixteen I had it all figured out.

I was going to be a veterinarian: I'd get to work with animals, I'd make a decent living, and I'd never have to …

2 months, 3 weeks ago

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A Real Life Joy First Day

Season 4 Episode 12

Today was too hot to work.

Schools shut, there were heat warnings and travel bans in London, and my garden office turned into a sauna.

So instead of …

3 months ago

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What Would Be Easy?

Season 4 Episode 11

The first joy experiment: why ease is a better engine than discipline, and how to choose it.

I wanted a cut flower garden for three years and did abso…

3 months, 2 weeks ago

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Colour is Free, Instant, and Everywhere. So Why Aren't We Using It?

Season 4 Episode 10

I have spent my career using colour as a precision instrument...

For brands, for commercial photography, for building the kind of visual identity that…

4 months ago

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