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Caitlin Moran: I think we’re about to reach and pass peak despair

The award-winning columnist and author on waving goodbye to a million followers, why anxiety is a state not an identity, and the Paul McCartney-endorsed

September 16, 2026

HEALTH·MORALITY

Eva zu Beck: I used to think success was a luxury penthouse in London

The travel and adventure filmmaker, author and presenter on how a life online and years of travel reshaped everything she thought she knew about

May 25, 2026

CREATIVITY·MORALITY

Shi Heng Yi: Shi Heng Yi: Don’t wait for the world to change – start with yourself

The Shaolin Master on ego, attention spans, and why real strength has as much to do with sensitivity as it does with discipline.

May 22, 2025

EDUCATION·MORALITY

Phoebe Smith: Nature has saved my life – more than once

The adventurer, author and outdoor advocate on growing up shut out of wild places, the night under the stars that changed everything, and why

May 3, 2025

EDUCATION·PLANET

Anna McNuff:: I would rather have deeper conversations with 100 people than get a fleeting like from 40,000

The adventurer, author, and self-confessed mischief maker on how social media narrows our world, how community opens it up, and why leaning into the

March 6, 2025

EDUCATION·MORALITY·PLANET

Jon Gower: You don’t have to live in a monastery to feel that gift of silence

The writer and lifelong birder on fifty years of change written into our birdlife, the discipline of really looking, and the moment of silence

February 5, 2025

PLANET

Charlotte Church:: Singing is humanity’s most powerful tool for healing and connection

The singer and activist on magic mushrooms, trauma, and building a retreat to help others reconnect with nature and themselves.

December 6, 2024

CREATIVITY·EDUCATION·PLANET

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Eva zu Beck: I used to think success was a luxury penthouse in London

Shi Heng Yi: Shi Heng Yi: Don’t wait for the world to change – start with yourself

Phoebe Smith: Nature has saved my life – more than once

Jon Gower: You don’t have to live in a monastery to feel that gift of silence

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