I gained 3kg travelling. And the weight was never the problem. I have a running joke with my husband that I’m my own little ecosystem, tough on the outside but really fragile on the inside, so my entire job is to disturb it as little as possible. And for the past few years it was soooo easy. I lived in Singapore, a 3-minute walk from literally the best gym, with trainers who built my programme so I never had to think, just show up. Same bed, same breakfast, same daily habits, my whole little...

The Burnout Diagnosis Most Industries Refuse to Make Imagine being in a ballroom, listening to Singapore’s Chief Justice deliver an opening address, and somewhere around the middle of it, having to physically restrain yourself from jumping up and down. That is basically what happened to me last July at the Legal Profession Symposium. Not because anything shocking was said. But because the quiet part was FINALLY being said. Out loud, in public. By one of the most respected voices in...

Walking Has the Worst PR in Wellness The wellness industry needs exercise to be hard. If walking counted (and it ABSOLUTELY does), the entire model falls apart. There’s no programme to sell. No app to subscribe to. No 30-day challenge to restart every January because the last one lasted 11 days. You cannot build a content empire around “go outside for 20 minutes.” There is no charismatic founder standing next to a freezing cold plunge explaining that walking is the future of human...