“I don’t do everything alone – but the life is still mine”

By Massimo Lorusso The dramatic part of my story can be told in one sentence: at seventeen, a dive into the sea in Rimini changed my body permanently. The harder part to explain is everything that came after. For nearly four decades, I have needed help with ordinary physical tasks.

With love from Wolverhampton

Text and artwork by Kate Pritchard Over the past three or four years, balancing work, health, caring, and life has often felt impossible. Most of the time, I’ve felt like a failure, not fully present, waving from behind a steamed-up window. But I have learnt. A lot. About dementia, about

Working-Class Wardrobe Essentials

By Erica Crompton Shapermint launching in the UK feels like a win for anyone who needs clothes that keep up with real life. Their leggings, already a hit globally, have quickly become the kind of piece you reach for without thinking. Comfortable, reliable, and genuinely flattering. What makes them stand

Level-up with Sealevel Australia

By Erica Crompton I absolutely love the regal blues for the current season for Sealevel Australia. I wore my jumpsuit plenty of times in our 10 day trip in Brazil. We only had a rucksack each, so my wardrobe for this holiday needed to work hard. And it did. I

Diamonds in the sky

By Erica Crompton Are you a diamond in the rough? Or a diamond geezer? You may simply sparkle. But one things for sure, in the advent of factory-made diamonds, the wee gem stones are more accessible than ever to all budgets. I’ have 16 diminutive sparklers on my engagement necklace.

A Visit to Sacred Tones for Angelic Reiki

By Lisa Collins In a culture that prizes speed, productivity, and constant connection, stillness has become something of a luxury. Increasingly, it’s sought not on distant retreats but in carefully curated pockets of calm woven into the fabric of city life. Sacred Tones is one such place, a sanctuary that