When you need to get out of town/ out of routine, where do you goor what do you doto escape?

Either for a loud escape out in the world,  I love going to gigs, listening to live music, or going to have a dance and stomping it out. Or for a quiet escape, I love going to the cinema and having that completely immersive experience in another world. Or the old faithful, head out to the country for a walk or a forage. There’s nothing like a treasure hunt in the woods, to get out of my head and escape.

How do you like to spend your nights and or/weekends?

I really enjoy being around people who make me laugh, and I’m a pretty social person, so I love spending it with my loved ones, and going to lovely pubs, country walks. But equally I do have a quota and need to balance that out. I can’t just keep socialising, otherwise I get utterly exhausted! I’ve learnt this the hard way, but I’m finally starting to learn to build in chill time to fill my cup back up.

How do you unwind, re-centre and find balance?

I absolutely LOVE a bath as a form of reset. If I need to completely switch my mood, I have a triple combo which is; bath, candles, trash TV, and the secret ingredient… Pizza in the bath. It almost feels so wrong to do, but it feels so right for me!

What is your favourite form of movement?

I really love Yin in the chapter of life I’m in now. Yin is a slow, and conscious way of dropping into my body and every time I do it, I always thank myself and promise myself to do it more!

Your favourite meal to cook?

I love making pies! Especially in the winter, nothing beats a delicious hearty pie.

Your favourite place to get dinner?

Perhaps Bincho on Preston Street… I love any Japanese food, so as long as it’s good, I am happy!

Your guilty pleasure? :)

I do really like watching bad romcoms. I know they are terrible, and the plot is so simple, but I love it and it’s pure escapism.

Do you experience any challenges in your work/life balance? If so, how do you navigate this?

I work four days a week for an Events company, as well as juggling my business and illustrating my new book which will be out this year. So yes, life is a juggle to say the least! I don’t know how I do it, but I make it work, because all the elements are needed to make it all work.

What/where/who do you turn to when you need inspiration?

I can find inspiration in music, or films, or art galleries, podcasts or something I read in a story. I never used to read fiction, but that’s been a really lovely exploration in the last five years. Inspiration can come from anywhere really. I’ve thought long and hard about something a complete stranger has said to me, and that’s influenced how I think. It’s nice to know it can come from so many varied places.