There are certain moments when the world feels bigger than our thoughts. A recent walk up The Lawley in the Shropshire Hills created one of those moments; the kind where you pause, look out across the landscape, and feel your perspective quietly shift. In my latest video, which you can watch here , I explore that feeling more deeply and look at what psychology tells us about awe. Awe is the emotion we experience when we encounter something vast or beyond our usual frame of re

If you’ve watched my latest video, which you can find here , you’ll have seen me spending time outdoors, at beautiful Purple Island, and allowing myself to slow down. There’s often a small moment of hesitation before doing that; the part of us that wonders whether it’s worth the effort, or whether staying where we are would be easier. And yet, without fail, choosing to step outside and be present leaves me feeling more grounded afterwards. It’s a reminder of how much we gain

Many years ago, when I read Deepak Chopra’s Seven Spiritual Laws of Success, of all his wise insights, something in particular stuck with me. When outlining The Law of Pure Potentiality, Chopra describes how our essential nature is pure consciousness, and he encourages connecting with this inner self through silence, meditation, non judgment and immersion in nature. It was this last part, about nature, that really struck a chord. Our affinity towards nature is deeply rooted i