


Making a case for happiness: by barrister, resilience trainer & positive psychology coach Bev Cripps
In many ways my younger brother and I had an idyllic and stable childhood growing up by the sea in Barry, South Wales. There was a strong community - families in our local area were always in and out of each other's homes and I still have friends there to this day. We both knew [...]
Coming Alive by landscape gardener, Dan Walter
I was the youngest of three children, with two much older sisters. We grew up in a home of polar opposites. Our mother was open and communicative, encouraging me to be talkative and share my feelings, whereas my father was restrained, with a tendency to bottle things up and then suddenly explode. It meant the [...]
Beyond the Illusion by Alex Roseman, co-creator of The New Earth Movement & Foundation
Growing up as the third in a line of four children in West Sussex, our early years were turbulent. Our mother, the family's lighthouse, battled breast cancer, her illness casting a shadow over our family. Her strength in fighting her sickness was a testament to her unyielding spirit. However, her eventual passing shortly after my [...]