The EMMA LOVELL Show

Perseverance: the quality of continuing to try and achieve a goal despite facing difficulties, delays, or failures

After nearly two weeks of influenza A and a secondary infection, I’m slowly finding my way back to myself.

Being this unwell affected far more than my body. Without the connection, movement, food, scents and everyday pleasures that usually lift me, I found myself in some incredibly difficult mental spirals. It gave me an even deeper appreciation for anyone living with chronic or life-altering illness and searching for the tiniest glimmers of light.

The word that keeps meeting me through all of this...

What happens when you give a big idea the space to be spoken out loud?

In this episode of The Emma Lovell Show, I’m joined by my brilliant client, friend and colleague Annie Reid, an author, design journalist, copywriter and founder of Atrium Media and House Music.

Annie has written and collaborated on 12 published books, with a career spanning architecture, interiors, property, sustainability and business.

We talk about her creative career, the evolution of Atrium Media, and how conversations on our retreat in India helped Annie find the confidence to bring an ambitious idea she’d been carrying to life....

What have you done, experienced, changed or overcome in the past year that deserves to be celebrated?

In this special birthday episode, I’m sharing 39 things I’m celebrating at 39. Some are big, tangible milestones, including publishing A Life of Magic, buying Retreat Me Happy, reaching 80 countries and preparing to move my family to India. Others are quieter achievements, like holding my boundaries, letting go of relationships that no longer serve me, returning to morning walks and becoming more comfortable with who I am.

I also reflect on the passing of the incomparable Dolly Parton and the lessons she...

I bought a business.

Actually, I bought it almost a year ago …and today I can finally tell you about it.

Meet Retreat Me Happy, a global retreat discovery and industry platform bringing together retreat guests, hosts, venues and suppliers.

In this very spontaneous (and very fast!) episode, I'm sharing the story of how Retreat Me Happy came into my world, why I knew almost immediately that I wanted to buy it, and why I then spent nearly a year quietly holding the business before I was ready to bring it properly to life.

I talk about becoming the custodian...