Happy New Year! I’m writing this from Florianópolis, Brazil! I’m about 3 weeks into our year-long adventure through Latin America with my husband. We left Singapore (home for 18 years), bounced through Miami, Buenos Aires, and Uruguay, and are now settling into a month of beach, Brazilian BBQ, samba, and figuring out what “slow travel” actually means. So the past few weeks, I’ve been practising what I preach: doing less. Self-hibernating. Giving myself space while everything changes. It’s...
12 days ago • 1 min read
Cocooning Season Is Here Note: this is my last newsletter & podcast of the year! I'm flying to Miami tomorrow and the next 3 weeks are going to be wild with traveling. I'll still hang out daily on Substack if you want a daily dose of BS-free wellbeing tips. Wishing you & your loved ones a very Happy Christmas! x A friend told me something last week that's been rattling around in my head. She was sharing that when she lived in the UK, January was absolutely dreadful. The weather, the darkness,...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
My Christmas List: 5 Wellness & Productivity Trends That Need to Die in 2026 Before we begin: if you’re already nodding along to the title, I’m launching something for people who are done with New Year resolutions but want to start the year with energy, clarity and momentum! The Anti-Resolution Reset drops January 1st and pre-orders are open now at 50% off, only $48 bucks. Grab your spot here or keep reading and I’ll tell you more at the end :) Most people write Christmas lists full of things...
about 2 months ago • 6 min read
Gratitude Without the Cringe Gratitude has a branding problem. Somewhere between the daily journaling rituals, the toxic positivity of the “good vibes only” Instagram posts, and being told to count your blessings when you’re drowning… it became insufferable. For those in the US, this week brings the annual peak gratitude season. But whether or not you’re carving turkey, it’s worth asking: does any of this actually work? And if it does, how can it not be annoying? I used to do daily gratitude...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
How to Survive the Holiday Season Without Losing Your Fucking Mind It’s tiiiiiiiiime! (It’s not me, Mariah basically summoned us..) Now, I’m not one of those people who put up the Christmas tree right after Halloween (6th of December. Every year. Like a normal human). But even if the holidays are still a few weeks away, your nervous system is probably already bracing for impact. Because for many people, the holiday season is…A LOT Joy, nostalgia, stress, anxiety, disappointment, booze,...
2 months ago • 5 min read
Before we start, in my excitement of releasing the podcast episode yesterday, I published it early and sent an email to everyone. That's what I get for doing work at the back of a Beijing bus... 😬 Anyway, for my Substack gang, I apologise for the double emails! We'll return to our standard, 1 weekly email from next week :) Every Thursday morning at 6:45am SIngapore time, I publish a newsletter and podcast episode. 🎉 And this week, I’m celebrating doing that for 26 weeks straight! 🎉 Through...
2 months ago • 4 min read
Is Self-Improvement Actually Ruining Your Life? Hey Friend, Last year, I did something that would make every 'wellness' influencer gasp: I stopped therapy. Not because I was “healed.” Not because I’d unlocked some magical breakthrough. Not because I’d finally cracked the code to inner peace. But because after 2 years of productive sessions, I realised I’d become addicted to looking inward. Every moment became something to analyse. Every feeling needed processing. Every interaction required a...
2 months ago • 4 min read
By Noemie Mooney Productivity Culture Sold You a GPS. You Need a Compass. I’m a pretty organised person. Not because I’m naturally organised. Quite the opposite, actually. I’m organised because without structure, my life gets chaotic quickly. So I’ve built ways to stay on track. My morning routine is pretty solid (I’m not a morning person either, but that’s for another newsletter). Every task I need to do is in my calendar, scheduled, colour-coded. And it works for me. Most of the time. But...
3 months ago • 2 min read
By Noemie Mooney Dry January? Try this NOW Three years ago, I was the Queen of Bad Habits, and red wine was my biggest weakness. LegalTech Programme Manager by day.Party girl by night. But when COVID hit and my already heavy drinking went through the roof, “fun” became something else entirely. Something really dark. Sunday mornings became my personal hell. I’d sit on the edge of my bed, head pounding, replaying fragments of the night before. What did I say? How did I embarrass myself this...
3 months ago • 5 min read