I completely geek out on this stuff and my friends often ask for recommendations so I thought I'd leave some here.

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I'll be adding to this page as time goes by so feel free to bookmark 🤍

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-Listed in no particular order-

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reading recs

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Non-Fiction:

Bounce - Matthew Syed - the power of purposeful practice.

The Gifts of Imperfection - Brene Brown - a cure for toxic perfectionism.

The Art of Happiness - Dalai Lama - what it says on the tin

Disrupt-Her - Miki Agrawal (a must read for women!)

The Tipping Point - Malcom Gladwell - fascinating look at how things become epidemics & trends

The $12 Million Pound Stuffed Shark - the ridiculousness of the art world

Shake Hands With The Devil - Romeo Dallaire - the UN general on the ground during the Rwandan genocide.

Radical Acceptance - Tara Brach

Good Vibes Good Life - Vex King

Mother of God - conservationist Paul Rosolie - unchartered adventure in the Amazon Rainforest

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Fiction:

The Egg - a short story by Andy Weir (writer of The Martian) a beautiful 1 page perspective shifting concept, I wish everyone would read it 💞

Shantaram - Gregory David Roberts - stunning writing of an epic tale set in India, based on the authors true story.

Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden - Words that cloak you in fragile beauty until you're completely in that world- I felt bereft when it ended.

Life of Pi - Yann Martel - a magical adventure at sea

The Midnight Circus - Erin Morgenstern - literal magic

A Thousand Splendid Suns - Khaled Hosseini - heartbreakingly beautiful

Neverwhere (pretty much anything written by Neil Gaiman- so creative!) - fun, creative & set in London 👌

The Hunger Games trilogy - Suzanne Collins - thrilling

His Dark Materials trilogy - Philip Pullman - exciting, magical, very creative

Sarah J Maas series - ACOTAR, Crescent City - gripping fantasy plots, amazing character and world building

The White Tiger - Aravind Adiga - A dark gripping story centring around the caste system in India.

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Plays (read, watch or act✨):

Angels In America - Tony Kushner

The Effect - Lucy Prebble

Design For Living - Noel Coward (pretty much anything Noel Coward)

A Streetcar Named Desire - Tennessee Williams

Colder Than Here - Laura Wade

The Heretic - Richard Bean

Twelfth Night - William Shakespeare

A Skull in Connemara - Martin McDonagh

Travels With My Aunt by Graham Greene adapted for the stage - Giles Havergal

One Man Two Guvnors - Richard Bean

Black Watch - Gregory Burke

The Crucible - Arthur Miller

Dear Brutus - J. M. Barrie

Enron - Lucy Prebble

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Listen

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Podcasts:

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Some I regularly listen to:

Diary of a CEO - fascinating insights by industry leaders and top researchers

Joe Rogan - entertaining talks with interesting people

Happy Place with Fern Cotton - mental health & personal growth

On Purpose with Jay Shetty - personal growth

PostHoc Digital Salons with Susan MacTavish Best - interesting people discuss topical issues

The Darin Olien Show - on modern day toxic conveniences & all things health and sustainability

The Tim Ferris Show - personal growth

The Travel Diaries - for those obsessed with wanderlust

Milan Art Institute - inspo & motivation for artists

Travel Like A Boss - great for travel seekers & digital nomad entrepreneurs

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Stand out episodes:

Diary of a CEO - No. 1 Toxicologist: These products are harming you

On Purpose - Jay Shetty & Big Sean - overcoming obstacles to growth

The Darin Olien #36 Jeff Garner on Toxic Chemicals in Our Clothes & Sustainable Fashion

Joe Rogan & Elon Musk #1470

Joe Rogan & Elon Musk #1609 

(I have mixed feelings about Musk but these episodes are genuinely fascinating)

Joe Rogan & Neil deGrasse Tyson #919

Joe Rogan & Neil deGrasse Tyson #1159

Joe Rogan & Paul Stamets #1035

Joe Rogan & Russel Brand #1283

PostHoc Susan MacTavish Best & Trend Spotter Economist Pippa Malmgren

Happy Place - Fern Cotton & ex-monk Jay Shetty

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I've collated a playlist of some of my favourite episodes, you can listen or follow here:

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Audiobooks I think are fab:

Born a Crime - Trevor Noah (self narrated)

Disrupt-Her - Miki Agrawal (self narrated)

A funny Life - Michael McIntyre (self narrated)

Good Omens - Neil Gaiman - Martin Jarvis narrating this is a-mazing

Harry Potter books (Stephen Fry reading these = basically my childhood)

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Calm App bite sized masterclasses:

Stoicism for Modern Life by Ryan Holiday

Discovering Happiness by Shawn Achor

Radical Compassion by Tara Brach

Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert

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Audible free bite sized series:

Get Happy: Introduction to Happiness

Calm World: Introduction to Meditation

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Meditation:

Calm App

Headspace

Insight Timer

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Music Playlists:

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Meditative music helps get me into flow when I'm creating stuff, this is a playlist I listen to:

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Music that makes me think of dancing in a jungle or the desert at Burning Man- good for unblocking:

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Watch

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TED Talks:

The Power of Vulnerabiliy - Brene Brown

Nutrition: Find your athletic edge - Brendan Brazier

How Trees Talk To Each Other - Suzanne Simard

Your Body Language May Shape Who You Are - Amy Cuddy

Rewilding - How Introducing Wolves Changed the River - George Monbiot

The Secret to Better Work - Shawn Anchor

Why You Should Define Your Fears Instead of Your Goals - Tim Ferris

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Docus:

Seaspiracy

Cowspiracy

The Social Dilemma

A Life On Our Planet

13th

Banksy Exit Through The Gift Shop

Jamie Olivers Chicken Dinners

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TV Series:

The Last Kingdom

The Man In The High Castle

Vikings

Peaky Blinders

Indian Summers

Black Sails

Once

Outlander

GoT

The Handmaids Tale

It's A Sin

Shadow & Bone

The Witcher

The Wheel of Time

Orange Is The New Black

Lucifer

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Films:

....too many to list.

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If you want more musical inspo you can follow my playlists on spotify here.​​