Small Ways To Live Well from The Simple Things
Small Ways to Live Well is a podcast from The Simple Things, a monthly magazine about slowing down, remembering what’s important and making the most of where you live.
Hosted by the Editor, Lisa Sykes, in this season, DAWN: spring mornings and new life, she’ll be seeking out glimpses of spring, shrugging off winter and embracing some self-care, alongside co-hosts wellbeing editor Rebecca Frank and regular contributor and slow traveller Jo Tinsley.
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This can be one of the hardest months in which to thrive, when the dog end of winter seems to go on forever, but there are glimpses of spring to see us through. It’s this glimmer our DAWN podcast season will explore. We’ll find ways to make our own sunshine, borrow from celebrations, carnivals and festivals to help us see off winter and find time to start acting on those new year hopes, plans and dreams.
The first days of spring bring new life, and with it the urge to grow, sort, clean and refresh. It’s a good time to take stock of you too; with it can come a dawning of understanding, a chance to try fresh approaches and new ways of looking at things. Spring mornings bring a daily clean slate and tempt us to larks and adventures as we come out of hibernation. And by the time the equinox holds light and dark in balance we’re ready to rise ‘n’ shine, step into spring proper and embrace the extra hour of daylight we’re offered.
Join us for the most uplifting time of the year in these six episodes, released weekly from Valentines Day to the Spring Equinox. Season 9: DAWN is supported by Friends of Glass
Small Ways To Live Well from The Simple Things
Dawn - Episode 6 - RISE 'N' SHINE
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Join editor of The Simple Things Lisa Sykes and wellbeing editor Rebecca Frank as they embark on a dawn walk, discuss what they like to cook and eat over Easter and ways to maintain balance at this pivotal point of the year.
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Thanks to our partner for Season 9, Friends of Glass, an organisation that celebrates and supports glass packaging for food, drink and cosmetics. Find out more about why glass is better for health, taste and the environment and follow them on instagram @friendsofglassuk
Editing & music by Arthur Cosslett.
On the blog
Easter feasting
Austrian easter cakes Gugelhuph
Italian Easter Pie Torta Pasqualina
What plants to plant in your garden for hens
In the March issue (165) available to buy here
Looking back: the history of the public clock
In the April issue (166) available to order here
Spring tartiflette
That’s all yolks! From pheasant egg Yorkshire puds to easter egg tiramisu
Left field farms – where to try willow weaving, goat yoga and llama trekking
Small treasures – mini plants for spring and summer colour
The Big Idea – Lucky People by Nobuko Nakano
The wonder of whimsy
Flourish (Volume four) our latest wellbeing bookazine available to buy here
Homebird – our new bookazine about making the most of where you live. Available to order here