Emma Reed

The fathers with birth trauma: 'It was like watching a car crash'

Birth trauma does not just affect the woman giving birth - for partners watching but helpless on the sidelines, it can be a scarring experience

All the ways Michael Mosley changed my life (and could still change yours)

He's altered the way she showers, stands - and even how she spends her free time. Which is why Emma Reed will never forget the health and lifestyle guru...

Calorie counting didn't work - then I lost 17kg on a personalised nutrition app

By the time I hit midlife I'd internalised so much misleading data, I didn't know how to eat properly. Zoe helped me take back control

Have we lost the art of conversation?

Let's stop mirroring the one-way traffic of texts, voice-notes and social media stories, and communicate collaboratively, writes Emma Reed

15 easy ways to improve a long family car journey

If you have a long car journey ahead during the school holidays, these simple tips could avoid stress and upset along the way

Cutting the summer holiday would be a curtailment of my children's human rights

The long summer break dates back to times of harvest, but that doesn't mean things should change

Oh no, George Clooney, why? Not everyone wants a puppy (I didn't)

The Hollywood actor has bought his wife Amal a St Bernard puppy for her birthday. That might be a mistake, says reluctant dog owner Tony Turnbull

My dog's so anxious we put him on Prozac - and it worked

Despite all our training, our cockapoo became unpredictable and stressed - antidepressants have calmed him down

How I lost 2 stone and transformed my gut health in a year with a nutrition app

Emma Reed says the ZOE app has improved her sleep, got rid of her headaches and helped her lose weight - with no cutting out foods

The three things that every couple fights about: sex, money and the bins

There are some arguments that play on repeat for most couples. Counsellor Natasha Silverman shares the advice she gives around three contentious issues

Nine rules for a happy marriage, from accepting sexual fantasies to arguing well

What are the key elements to a happy marriage and what are the things we shouldn't get too hung up about? Emma Reed spoke to relationship experts who share their insights

My marriage needed a refresh so we tried the 777 method - it was fun and we are happier now

During their '777' experiment, Emma Reed and her husband were reminded of their shared sense of fun and laughter away from draining parental and work responsibilities

'I'm caught in the emotional spin cycle': Everything I wish I'd known about my son leaving home

As parents, we know this day is coming, yet it still has a potent power to blindside us when it finally arrives, says Emma Reed

I got to know my gut - now I sleep better, have more energy and I've lost 25lbs

The deluge of contradictory messages about health - where coffee will kill you one week and render you immortal the next - left Emma Reed baffled. She wanted something more concrete; to know what was going on inside her

Opinion: While men like Robert De Niro are the Duracell bunnies of the reproductive world, women...

' Aged man procreates ' - not something you might think necessarily newsworthy given it's been happening for millennia. However, this particular man is Robert De Niro who, at the age of 79, has just welcomed his seventh child.

How you can detect potential dementia early by looking for these unusual signs

We may be living longer, but a consequence of that is that those extra years are often beset by ill health and disease. According to Alzheimer's Research UK, in January 2022 there were 944,000 people estimated to be living with dementia in the UK, more than ever before, with that number projected to increase.

How to kickstart your sex life, from scheduling sex to sleeping eight hours to booking holiday

For every libido-charged Love Island - er gracing our screens, there are plenty of people across the UK who are wondering if their own sex drive has escaped to a remote and barren island, never to return.

It's time we learned how to talk to children about porn, because your kids are not immune

By the age of nine, 10 per cent of British children have seen pornography, and half have seen it by the age of 13, a report published by the Children's Commissioner revealed this week. In it, Dame Rachel de Souza said: "We find pornography exposure is widespread and normalised - to the extent that 'opting-out' isn't an option for many young people."

At what point do you end family relationships? A psychologist gives their verdict

"Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way." The first sentence of Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina has been thrown into sharp relief recently with the revelations of Prince Harry and the publication of his book, . Naturally, everyone has a view as to whether and how royal reparations can be made.

10 small changes to be happier without trying: keep a journal, sing - and embrace unhappiness

10 small changes: In this week-long series, i looks at ways we can improve our sleep, diet, relationships, exercise, and overall happiness. Instead of setting unrealistic goals we'll all give up on by the end of January, we're sharing achievable and practical tips The pursuit of happiness is the subject of serious study.

Learn to forgive - and 9 more small changes for happier relationships

10 small changes: In this week-long series, i looks at ways we can improve our sleep, diet, relationships, exercise, and overall happiness. Instead of setting unrealistic goals we'll all give up on by the end of January, we're sharing achievable and practical tips The new year is often a time when people reflect on their relationships, whether it's with family, partners or friends, especially as Christmas can be a flashpoint for tensions.

10 ways to improve your diet in 2023, including breakfast before coffee and daily sauerkraut

10 small changes: In this week-long series, i looks at ways we can improve our sleep, diet, relationships, exercise, and overall happiness. Instead of setting unrealistic goals we'll all give up on by the end of January, we're sharing achievable and practical tips It's no wonder we are confused.

10 small changes to get fitter in 2023, from what time to exercise to ditching fitness trackers

10 small changes: In this week-long series, i looks at ways we can improve our sleep, diet, relationships, exercise, and overall happiness. Instead of setting unrealistic goals we'll all give up on by the end of January, we're sharing achievable and practical tips It's that time of year again when gyms are heaving at the beginning of January - but by the end of February are looking pretty empty.

10 small changes for better sleep, from ditching apps to moving out of the marital bed

10 small changes: In this week-long series, looks at ways we can improve our sleep, diet, relationships, exercise, and overall happiness. Instead of setting unrealistic goals we'll all give up on by the end of January, we're sharing achievable and practical tips By the time we reach 70 years old, we will have spent 220,000 hours in bed, according to Dr Neil Stanley, the author of How To Sleep Well.

Phones are like tech cocaine for teen girls, here's how to protect them

It was while we were watching an episode of Bake Off that it happened. My daughter, 12, kept glancing down at her phone and sighing. She tossed it away on the sofa in frustration only to snatch it up again. While pastry-related banter took place on screen, I watched my daughter unravel in real time.

'I airdropped one letter on a fuel drum': The woman who sends post from Antarctica to the UK

Kirsten Shaw has written letters since she was a small child. Along with her four siblings (three brothers and one sister), she has always made a point of writing thank you letters to relatives and friends, particularly following birthdays or Christmases. And the habit has stuck.

'With a side hustle you have to love what you do': People taking extra jobs to make ends meet

As Britain plunges towards a recession - forecast to be the longest in living memory, according to the Bank of England - and the cost of living continues to rise and squeeze families across the country, more of us are worrying about making ends meet over the coming months.

From arguing well to feeling at home, how you know that you're with the right person

"We are asking from one person what an entire village used to provide," says psychotherapist Esther Perel, in an interview with the New Yorker. She is speaking of what we look for in a partner. That's an immense burden of responsibility to place on any one person in our lives, yet for those seeking "the one", the stakes are high.

'Facebook's Issue With Breastfeeding Nearly Killed Our Business'

A few weeks ago, Kim Kardashian appeared on the cover of Interview magazine, her bare bottom resplendent in a jock strap under the cover line, 'American Dream.' Gwyneth Paltrow recently celebrated her 50th birthday by releasing a photograph of herself naked, spray painted in a golden sheen, and posted it on Goop's Instagram and its 1.7million followers.

'The news continues to scare me': The people still living in Covid long lockdown

Before the pandemic, Pat Higgins, 67, was a busy woman, involved in her local community in Newcastle. During a typical week she went to the library, the cinema, visited friends and went shopping. She attended a community café once a week and joined an arts group where she did her very first painting.

The Bear and Boiling point show the life of a chef in the kitchen as a nightmare - it is

"If you let another waiter cut the bread again, I'll slash your f****** throat." I'm 18. Hot breath in my face, angry eyes staring me down. While intense, I wasn't scared. I recognised I made a mistake: a waiter had butchered a beautiful loaf at my station.

Meet the silver interrailers fuelled by a desire for adventure, retirement and life-changes

"All these people who spend their train journey sleeping. They don't know what they are missing!" David Cooper charted his first interrailing adventure on Twitter, celebrating his 60 th birthday in Strasbourg. Trains had been a significant part of David's life - he worked for nearly 40 years in the rail industry, but he'd never interrailed.

The glamorous French resort with spotless beaches, award-winning croissants and pet parrots

We are sitting in front of steaming pots of moules à la crème and salty-crisp frîtes, taking our cue from all the other diners. This is how you do the beach à la française. No mindless snacking, with "sandwiches" taking on a whole new meaning.

Opinion: Gwyneth Paltrow needs to dial down the naked birthday photos in recognition of those of...

Gwyneth Paltrow needs to dial the naked birthday photos down in recognition of those of us sitting on the bed staring at a new crop of thread veins says Emma Reed

My father died the same day as Prince Philip - how to cope with grief when everyone is mourning

The day Prince Philip died, so did my father. It was sudden and shocking. I know that feeling where you walk around in your bubble of grief, the sounds of daily life muffled. All normal operation is suspended. You can't believe that complete strangers have the audacity to ignore your pain.

Marmite Maths | School House Magazine

It used to be the subject we loved or hated, says Emma Reed - but new approaches are adding up to renewed interest . Maths can be one of those subjects that provokes a strong reaction: people either love it or hate it. That feeling often continues well into adulthood.

Team USA

UK-based US Schools for an international education

Eco Preps | School House Magazine

One of the striking features of many prep schools is their location. Often in spectacular settings, housed in grand buildings, beauty is all around. It's no wonder there's a daily reminder that such beauty is worth preserving. If you work hard to safeguard your immediate surroundings, there will be a ripple effect that can impact matters of global importance.

BBC's Marriage shows the union for what it is - cups of tea, bins and the gloriously mundane

An Instagram reel caught my eye recently. It was one of those "surprise" marriage proposals, where a phone just happened to be mounted on a tripod. Cue some hackneyed theatrics in a lakeside setting. Visible in the background was a dog scooting its bottom along the grass in search of relief.

My 1991 interrailing adventure relied on a stranger and Sony Walkman and taught me survival

"If you really focus and use your imagination, I swear you can taste cheese on these dry crackers." Sitting in Florence's Santa Maria Novella railway station, my friends looked at me with both pity and disbelief, unconvinced. Our budget was tight, and we were biding time while we worked out where we were going to stay.

After years of being the butt of jokes I couldn't be prouder of my bostin' Birmingham home

'It's bloody bostin' aye it bab?' To you, that might sound like a vague threat. Something is broken perhaps. To me, it's a verbal hug denoting something marvellous. For years, I laboured under the misunderstanding that our affectionate Birmingham insult of calling someone a 'daft apeth' referred to a mythical miniature ape-like creature (the 'h' was always dropped).

Opinion: As a woman, going gray is news. But would the same be said in an article about Brad Pitt?!

Ricocheting off the ranks of mirrors were words such as 'buttery blonde,' 'bitter chocolate' and 'burnt toffee.' Hair color trends as a culinary experience. I stared at the stubborn patch of what I can only describe as 'colander gray,' aglow in the mood lighting, conveniently situated just where my hair parts.

Long-lasting couples on the secrets of their success, from communication to lots of sex

"Do you know what your problem is?" I yelled at my husband from across the room, suffused with a white-hot rage. "You're just so...you're just so..." (flailing about for the killer accusation now) "You're just so f***ing reasonable!" My slipper whizzed past his ear for pathetic emphasis.

Opinion: Those who protested not to wear a face mask and remain unvaccinated see no hypocrisy in...

Recently, I read something so chilling I couldn't put it down. I read the words over and over again, a sickly dread spreading through me. It wasn't the latest thriller. It was something written by a friend in the US.

What horses taught me about winning at work, from setting boundaries to embracing humility

There's a new career coach in town. They don't have a shiny website full of impenetrable jargon (you won't find the word "curator" here). If you want an in-person coaching session, you won't find yourself on Zoom or in a smart office; you'll be in a corral on a ranch in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

Travel united us as a family - but now it's time to start letting go

We settled into our travelling roles, developing our own Morse code of glances and pauses. Put a family on a small rib boat with a marine biologist on a foggy Monterey morning with no distinction between sea and horizon, and you will know how they work.

Because I didn't scream during labour, I was forgotten about

'Why have you let her go so long?' the consultant barked at the midwife. 'She seemed to be coping well,' the midwife answered. This was the first inkling, aside from my increasing exhaustion and discomfort, that something wasn't right. It must be our fault, I thought. I could see how we were easily overlooked.

From ditching vitamins to flossing: 6 tips to stay young as you get older

In its State of Ageing Report for 2022, the Centre for Ageing Better declares that England is becoming an increasingly difficult country in which to grow old. In 10 years' time, the number of people aged 65 and over will have increased from 11 million to 13 million people, 22 per cent of the population.

We make more than 35,000 choices a day - it's no wonder I'm suffering from decision fatigue

If you had told me that I would be plunged into an existential crisis in the process of buying a sandwich, I would have laughed. Obviously, the place for such a crisis is when you're gazing at a harvest moon humbled by your own insignificance in the world.

'I'm 12 per cent machine - how technology helped me walk again after losing my legs'

I remember almost everything about the morning I stepped on a bomb, or at least it feels that way. I was later told I had stopped breathing four times and I was certainly unconscious. It was 18 July 2009 and I had been in Afghanistan for about two months serving as a captain in the Rifles.

Our pandemic pups may lack discipline, but investing in training can make naughty dogs happier

It's a glorious Saturday afternoon and my husband and I are standing awkwardly on our local common. We should be yomping along with our ball-obsessed dog, but a playful spaniel has hurtled over, swiped our dog Chester's ball and is refusing to give up its drool-coated treasure.

Choir Power | School House Magazine Spring Summer 2022

Encouraging your child to be a chorister could be one of the best decisions you make, says Emma Reed. It is a unique and extraordinary experience. We are fortunate to have a strong presence of cathedral schools in this country who proudly continue the choral tradition.

Music to Our Ears | School House Magazine Spring Summer 2022

From music tech to jazz bands, harpsichord to opera class - in the post-lockdown quiet, schools are turning up the volume, says Emma Reed. 'Music has a power of forming the character and should therefore be introduced into the education of the young.' Aristotle's words, as ever, have stood the test of time.

Green Shoots

A look at Eco Nurseries

'Friends are the family you choose': How to create, maintain and enjoy strong companionships

Friendship is a human need, but if you're hooked on the idea of a group dynamic, you may be seeking the wrong tribe in the wrong place. Emma Reed discovers how belonging can be found without a large posse of pals

I was waking with panic attacks - then breathing lessons taught me we're all doing it wrong

Breathing is something you rarely pay attention to unless, like I did, you stop. During the past couple of years, in the middle of the night I have found myself sitting bolt upright before propelling myself out of bed in a bid for survival.

For the first time ever, I don't want Christmas to come

I am standing in front of the rows of Christmas cards with a feeling of rising panic. I'm willing myself to select one as I inwardly list the reasons not to: too saccharine, too glittery, too crude. I fail and slope away, frustrated by my inability to engage in a task I usually enjoy.

What home schooling does to your children, at every age

Uncertainty. The feeling we thought we had put to bed for a long overdue nap is back and it's turbocharged, thanks to the arrival of the omicron variant. There's a palpable sense of dread among parents, schools and children themselves about what lies in store in the New Year.

Why couldn't I see my dad for one last Christmas if Downing Street partied?

This year, I face a crater-like absence that still holds the power to shock me.

Covid is in classrooms and spreading into homes - where is the action needed?

'I've got some extra lines in the production - one of the cast is off with Covid-19!' texted my 11-year-old from her school drama rehearsal. My personal alert system, which had been humming softly since the return to school in September, had ramped up in volume a few weeks ago as cases started to rise in my daughter's school - and it kicked into hypervigilant mode in response to this message.

My fear of motorways meant plotting routes to avoid them, or asking my husband to drive

My passenger turned to me and asked: "How did that feel?" The tears came before my reply. Tears of relief and elation. The reason? I had just driven one junction of the M1. Something so innocuous to many yet a personal Everest to me.

Has University Had Its Day? | School House Magazine Autumn Winter '21

There was a time when a particular educational path bestowed a measure of certainty of employment. A decent set of A-levels offered up a choice of well-regarded universities. A degree at one of those universities, irrespective of subject, opened the door to excellent career prospects.

Eight tips for parents that you won't find in the new-school welcome pack

" I have a project to complete." The words that extinguish all joy from a school holiday. Leave them alone and let them get on with it, intervening only to stop glitter glue adding a new dimension to your newly laid parquet floor.

Why students shouldn't worry about the 'knowledge gap' before starting university

'A well-educated mind will always have more questions than answers," said activist Helen Keller. Following two severely disrupted academic years, students starting university this year are likely to have more questions than ever. The leap from sixth form to university has always been a significant one, but for some this year it could feel like a yawning chasm.

Fencing is the perfect sport for my kids - and has taught them far more than how to wield a sabre

I'm holding my breath. My thudding heat amplifies on hearing the familiar incantation: "En garde. Ready. Fence." I feel nauseous. Suddenly, the lightning charge down the piste, the clash of metal and it's over; the critical point lost.

We have a problem with mental health at work - here's how to talk about it

Within two weeks of each other, two high-profile women have made the decision to step back from work owing to mental-health issues. Nadia Whittome MP recently posted on Twitter that, on the advice of her doctor, she would be taking time away from work because of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Why we need to stop feeling sorry for summer-born children

"Couldn't you just have held on for a couple of hours?" Proffered as a joke by well-meaning friends and family, this was the phrase I kept hearing as I gingerly made my way through the fog of those early days after my first child was born. I wasn't amused.

Burnout has been prolific in the pandemic - this is how we can recover

It was the bedroom call that made me snap. Near midnight, padding around the bathroom brushing my teeth, I was aware of my husband talking to someone on his mobile from our bed. It was a client. I clattered around the bathroom in a frustrated rage.

On the day Prince Philip died, I lost my father too

Never would I imagine myself saying that I felt a deep connection with the Royal family. However, a story of loss and grief crossed over from the media channels and came brutally crashing into my own life.

Maternal mental health is in crisis and the pandemic has made things worse

The detrimental effect of the pandemic on the nation's mental health is clear. Something that has been largely overlooked, however, is the mental health crisis affecting new and expectant mothers and its impact upon their family.

Our sons are being demonised by default - more than ever, they need bolstering

It's my responsibility to teach my sons to respect women and it's more important than ever now I realise the minefield they are navigating

Parents need to be brave and talk openly to their sons about porn

It might be harder than having 'the chat' about alcohol and drugs, but talking to our sons about pornography now feels far more important

The pandemic has meant it's been 14 long months since I've seen my mother's face

It's been close to 14 months, apart from a single, emotional 20-minute hiatus. The longest period of my life. Scroll back a couple of years and imagine being told you will spend 14 long months quashing every natural instinct to physically connect with a person you love; that person being the reason you exist at all.

An imposter in my own life

I used to hate the hairdresser's chair (and I have visited many in the quest for hair nirvana). This emotion was not follicle related. It was to do with one simple question: "So, what do you do?" Like a verbal tic, my rapid-fire response rushed out. "Oh, I used to be a lawyer."

Keeping a journal could help lift one during the Covid pandemic and other times of trouble

I can usually read the daily weather outlook of my family like the shipping forecast - from 'visibility poor' and 'becoming cyclonic', to 'mainly fair' and sometimes even 'good'. My barometer has gone haywire lately, though. A storm can arise out of nowhere - resulting in a slammed door or a smashed phone.

This year's A-level students are woefully under-prepared for university

Universities are going to be welcoming students who are out of practice in managing a revision workload and sitting formal exams along with hugely varied gaps in the content they have been taught or able to learn. That's going to be a significant leap for many to make.

Post-Covid, flexi-schooling could give our children the rounded education they really need

The pandemic has given us a chance to question how best to educate our children - and the answer could lie beyond the traditional classroom

I was a girl in an all-boys school - it's completely affected the way I'm raising my sons

During the 1980s, I experienced a baptism of fire. I left my small girls' school which had only recently done away with the wearing of white gloves (thank God) and started sixth form at the local boys' grammar school.

Another six weeks of homeschooling? Here's how to add star quality to lessons at home

If you want your children to learn a life skill and take their turn in the kitchen, every Wednesday at 4pm, charity Chefs in Schools is running a free live cookery class on its YouTube page.

Will schools really open in March? Shattered parents have had their hopes dashed too many times

For most families, life is now about surviving one day at a time, and few of us expect the Government to stick to its latest schools plan

Virtual tech can never replace the sheer joy of a school outing for kids

It's precisely this wonder of seeing something up close that is hard to replicate as highlighted by Kate Fellows, Head of Learning and Access at Leeds Museums and Galleries. "Magic happens when you put an ancient Egyptian shabti into the hands of a child. They light up with awe and wonder.

Lockdown Long Haul: Tips for surviving the never-ending home-school slog

You would think by now we would all be lockdown homeschooling pros. After all, we've been here before and we know what to expect. How hard can it be? Very, it would appear. Parents (and children) have seen their energy levels and enthusiasm depleted from the relentless hamster wheel of school and work, all taking place under one roof.

Is my child eligible for a key worker place at school during lockdown?

This includes those needed for essential financial services provision such as banks, building societies and financial markets infrastructure, the oil, gas, electricity and water sectors and IT and data infrastructure sectors. Also included are key staff in the civil nuclear, chemicals and telecommunications sectors, postal services and delivery, payment providers and waste disposal sectors.

Lockdown means our children's minds are shutting down, along with their schools

And yet. As the announcement raised the possibility of formal exams again not taking place, across the room, I could feel all the motivation from my eldest ebbing away. He has worked hard over Christmas, even writing an essay on Boxing Day.

Meet the young poets thriving in lockdown

"It's a very visual way of expressing yourself," Thomas says and finds it exciting that his poem reaches hearing audiences too. "I just want to show that deaf people can also be involved with poetry. Hopefully it will open up people's ideas of BSL. It's such a visual beautiful language."

Prosecco is a drink, not a personality trait

I'm not one for conspiracy theories but, towards the end of last year, I felt there were dark and sinister forces at work. It happened in a supermarket. I was jolted out of my usual autopilot, slammed my basket on the floor and exhaled a stream of expletives at a higher volume than intended.

The new Common Entrance exam is fiendishly designed to weed out over-tutored children

"Mum, what's a copular verb?" My mind is not on the finer points of English grammar. It's that frenzied time of the evening familiar to many parents. Multiple children drop earthy-smelling kit bags in the middle of the hall and prowl around the kitchen opening any cupboard containing the promise of food, ranting about the injustices of their day.

I'm refusing to see my parents over Christmas - for their own safety

'Have you spoken to your parents yet about Christmas?' came the question again from a concerned husband. My response each time was to mumble, shrug and attempt to dodge the issue. I didn't want to tell them our plans, as if staying silent on the issue would prevent it from becoming concrete.

If there's one good thing to emerge from lockdown, it's the virtual parents' evening

It's early evening and our kitchen is throwing out 'The Apprentice' vibes. Three of us are lined up on one side of the table. Anyone else entering the kitchen is met with a glare and a warning shake of the head.

The great student evacuation: what it means for students, parents, and universities

English students at universities in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland must adhere to the guidelines for where they are living before returning home and on arrival follow the rules for their local area.

How bibliotherapy stopped me from losing the plot over lockdown

I am trying to focus on the ­welcoming face on the screen in front of me, but my eyes are hungrily scanning the book-lined room behind it; rows upon rows from floor to ceiling. In our Zoom-saturated lives, this is bookshelf nirvana. A large egg-shaped chair hangs invitingly in the corner ready to cocoon the reader.

Graduate trainees start their first jobs this month. So is it goodbye pizza and hello virtual...

While September marks the start of the new school year, it is also the time when professional organisations such as legal and accountancy firms welcome their new intake of graduate trainees, often in substantial numbers. Ordinarily, this involves numerous training days at the office and a host of social activities to ease integration into this new world.

Back to school? Not for my daughter's Year Six class, victims of Covid closure on the first day...

It's then that it hits you; a small ripple turns into a big wave. My eldest enters upper sixth this week to an A level year full of uncertainties, looking over his shoulder at what this year's cohort have suffered.

'A peacock amongst the pigeons': My time at university with the hypnotic Derren Brown

In an interview for The Times in 2009, Derren said, "University is where I became unbearable." Enigmatic, yes. Unbearable, no. He certainly cut a dandyish figure. His slight form could often be seen striding purposefully across the quad, a short cape billowing out behind him as if he had stepped out of a nineteenth century novel.

How to choose the right university when lockdown prevents you from visiting

It's an anxious time for parents too, but if we have learned anything from living in the midst of a pandemic, it is how to adapt. The issue is how we best make use of the time now to make those initial university choices.

Emma Reed

An Imposter In My Own Life

Articles - New Travel Writer of the Year 2020 - longlist | Bradt Travel Guides

Here they are - the 20 talented writers who've made it on to our New Travel Writer of the Year longlist. Once again, the standard has been very high (we say this every year, but every year it's true!) and it has been a tough job whittling down the large number of entries to just 20.

Emma Reed: Lost Connection - FUNNY PEARLS

Your internet connection is unstable. The message sat there in the middle of the screen, mocking. 'Quelle surprise,' Hope jeered (for she had taken to intense interactions with inanimate objects of late).

Why clean eating makes people feel dirty

Have you downed your green juice this morning, chugged back your turmeric soy latte, artfully smashed your avocado on gluten free toast, massaged your kale (it's a thing apparently), channelled your chi with your chia seeds and executed your sun salutations clad in excruciatingly expensive 'activewear' on Insta?

Fifty shades of beige

Ask a child what their favourite colour is and they'll usually answer with a bright or primary one! Children love to inhabit a world of vibrant primary colours from which they draw and give energy. They won't say "beige". So why do we give them fifty shades of beige on their plates?

Binge eating disorder unwrapped

Rachel and her binge eating disorder secret Rachel is a highly intelligent, confident and sociable woman in her forties, with a successful career and a loving family. She stands in the queue of the local petrol station with her basket.

My anti-diet move to healthy happy eating

Something in the Reed household this weekend has been the source of fascination, delight, wonder and raptures. The latest Xbox download? No. A small box of raw honeycomb! My kids have marvelled at it, plunged teaspoons into it and begged to have some with Greek yogurt.