Hannah Booth

Jan 20, 2025 | theguardian.com | Hannah Booth

What do the words “self-care” mean to you? A long scented soak in the bath? A winter run with a podcast as the sun sets? Box-fresh bed linen? It could even be all of the above, in one evening. The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. Learn more. Whatever your poison, there’s no denying a little self-care is needed at this time of year.

Jan 8, 2025 | theguardian.com | Jamie Demetriou |Rebecca Q. Liu |Hannah Booth |Charlotte Northedge |Tim Jonze |Eleanor Thomas | +1 more

Do you want a relationship, or a baby? Hannah BoothAs I sat down with my therapist that day, making small talk as we felt our way into the session, there was nothing to suggest anything extraordinary was going to happen. But that’s the thing with therapy: things emerge when you least expect them. We had been dancing around the same subject for a few weeks: I was 38, single, and my clock was ticking. That, we’d worked out, was the root of my current unhappiness.

Jan 8, 2025 | businessandamerica.com | Jamie Demetriou |Rebecca Liu |Hannah Booth |Charlotte Northedge

Do you want a relationship, or a baby? Hannah BoothAs I sat down with my therapist that day, making small talk as we felt our way into the session, there was nothing to suggest anything extraordinary was going to happen. But that’s the thing with therapy: things emerge when you least expect them. We had been dancing around the same subject for a few weeks: I was 38, single, and my clock was ticking. That, we’d worked out, was the root of my current unhappiness.

Jan 5, 2025 | theguardian.com | Hannah Booth

The start of a new year is the perfect time to take stock of our lives – our health, relationships, professional growth, finances. And the latter includes our shopping habits. If you put yours under the microscope, how do they shape up? Do you visit certain supermarkets out of habit, maybe because they’re on the way home from work, when you could shop more wisely, and affordably, elsewhere? What do you comfort-buy? What could be cheaper on subscription?

Dec 3, 2024 | theguardian.com | Hannah Booth

It’s 1 December and, absolutely without doubt, the festive season. So if you’ve been holding back on the mulled wine, ice-skating, Christmas tree and sparkly earrings, now’s the time to let rip. Choosing the right tree can be confusing. Is it best for our fragile planet to buy a real one and recycle it, a potted one you can keep, or even an artificial tree that you can store away and reuse for many years, saving you money in the long run too?