

How I Regained My Confidence After A Decade’s Dating Drought
I clearly recall when Tinder launched, a little over a decade ago. It coincided with the breakup of a relationship I thought would go the...


Granny's Old Baggage: How your family's secrets are still hurting you (or your children)
'What you don't know can't hurt you' is, as it turns out, utter tripe. The new big thing in the self-help world, Systemic and Family...


How to get Fit for a Real Relationship (and we're not talking about abs)
Dating can be one long recruitment process. Do they meet the salary requirements, are they prepared to relocate and that illegal...


Taking the Plunge: Secret Sud Charente wild swimming
Wild Swimming Spots in South Charente


There's nothing Selfish about Self-Care
Taking time out to look after your emotional, physical and mental needs could be the most important thing you do all day by Emma and...


A new (backbreaking) Life in the Sun?
Have you been tempted by the fantastic house prices in Sud Charente or have fallen for gorgeous French home? You might be wondering how...


Bric Vide La Difference
Whether you live in France or are on holiday, if there's a brocante going on in the village it's worth a visit. You'll either find you a...


Secret Sud Charente: How to get a body like Gisele Bundchen
With the wonderful hot days we’ve enjoyed this April many of us pulled on our shorts for the first time this year, took one look at our...


Secret Sud Charente Wine
Sud Charente is surrounded by so many world-class wine producers that for years Charentais wine has felt like not just the poor relation...


Which Really is the Best Yoga Mat?
With regular weekly classes in Sud Charente plus an Easter Yoga weekend at The French Retreat at we took a look at the best yoga mats on t