Why all bums are equal - yes, even yours!

As a personal stylist and advocate of body and self confidence this is sometimes a conundrum....

Being hard on ourselves might be one way of striving towards our best selves. But there are other, gentler ways to encourage ourselves. We can choose how to be in relation to our screw ups. So go ahead, make some misteaks....

International Random Acts of Kindness Week is February 9-15, 2015. Take this week to step out of your normal routine or comfort zone and attempt a new random act of kindness each day of the celebratory week.

Bored stupid with the 'wear red' cliche for Valentine's Day? While there IS something to it, there's a whole rainbow out there.

This quote appeared on social media recently and maybe familiar to many of you. It is new to me although its message is not. The words are so profoundly relevant to the world we live in today that I will repeat them, and then reflect on them from a personal perspective.

Which face do you choose to present to the world?

How do writing rituals help you show up to write and 5 writing rituals you should know about

Research shows the difference in outcomes when you write your goals down versus keeping them in your head.

This rhetorical question gets to the heart of a choice which most of us face in life, very often . Do we chose to see the positive good in situations and people, or otherwise? Do we view change as threatening and undesirable or welcome it as an opportunity for improvement and growth? Put simply, do we view the glass as half empty, or half full?

I have an interview coming up with photographer and teller of women's tales, Laura Dodsworth, to coincide with the launch of her book. Meanwhile, read on for a sneak preview. I've spent many a happy half hour trying to match my chest to one here!

In a society where hairlessness is the norm, is it time to think about why women are removing all our body hair? Hairy fannies are becoming a rare breed and this is why I am bringing back the lesser known 70's pant bush...

January 23rd was National Handwriting Day and it made me want to share some of the reasons why I believe writing by hands matters despite the advances in digital technology.

How should we understand this devastating illness and how can we best try and treat it?

On the day when The Sun newspaper does not print bare bosoms on page three it seemed appropriate to share this with you. I first wrote it in 2012; Stella Creasy MP just retweeted so you may have seen on Twitter. (@JaneCWoods) It contains a very horrendous, yet telling, account from Clare Short who first raised the issue of offending pictures in a daily newspaper. She was vilified, as you will see. Hope she feels vindicated today.