Welcome to Winter 2025-2026 Hopezine!

  • Park Hyatt Marrakech
  • ChaLuMu’s jewellery
  • Stories of beating addictions
  • Expert advice
  • Craigatin House & Courtyard
  • The Enchanted Forest

Editor’s letter

In this special winter edition, we’re focussing on beating addictions with tips from people who have stayed sober for good, to myself knocking a 40-a-day smoking habit on the head. Experts also share their tips on beating all kinds of addictions, and we’ve even discovered beautiful necklaces to help you quit smoking or vaping.

Every year our accessibility consultant, Paul Nicholls, and I, travel to Scotland for a scenic winter break. This year we went to The Enchanted Forest, and fell under its spell – all soothing sounds, panoramic waters, and calming colour lights. We stayed at the Craigatin House & Courtyard, which offset the forest’s charms and was a super cosy find that served us a hearty full Scottish breakfast before our trips out and about beneath the Cairngorm mountains of the highlands.

I hope this edition inspires a few visits and also helps people breakdown bad habits and begin some new, healthier ones for the new year.

With warm hugs on this wintry day,

Erica X

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Founding editor:

Erica Crompton

cromptonerica@hotmail.com

Accessibility consultant:

Paul Nicholls

Cover: Park Hyatt Marrakech

Contents image and backcover: The Enchanted Forest

Contributors: Megan and Natasha Makara at ChaLuMu, Derek Slayter, Omorogieva Sylvester Ihonwa, Lee Hawker, Nigel Grimes

Special thanks: Matt Timmins, Laura Edwards and Jordon Horn at SimplyBiz, Emma Davies, Derek at Craigatin House & Courtyard, staff at the Park Hyatt Marrakesh, Olivia Ricketts at FTI Consulting