Return of the Light Episode 1 - TENDER

If you’re not yet ready to come out of hibernation then this episode is for you. Editor, Lisa Sykes, and wellbeing editor, Rebecca Frank are being kind to themselves, enjoying animal love stories, hugs and other tender gestures, learning how to seek out glimmers, make amends and discovering the importance of saying sorry.Editing and music by Arthur Cosslett. Season 5: Return of the light is supported by Blackdown Shepherd HutsSmall Ways to Live Well is a podcast from The Simple Things, a monthly magazine about slowing down, remembering what’s important and making the most of where you live.You can try an immediate start subscription at www.thesimplethings.com/subscribe and receive the current issue straight away, or buy current and back issues at https://picsandink.com/collections/the-simple-things. If you can’t find the issue you’re looking for send us an email [email protected] & music by Arthur CosslettTo read:Self-Care For Winter: Seven Steps To Thriving In The Colder Months by Suzy Reading (Aster)Talk: The Science of Conversation and The Art of Being Ourselves by Alison Wood Brooks (Penguin Life)How To Have Extraordinary Relationships by Lucy Cavendish (Hardie Grant)Why Buy Roses in February? Campaign from SSAW Collective about ethical ways of working with seasonal produce. To listen:Vardrypp – from a Norwegian reader, it's about the moment when the snow starts to melt / drip and you know winter is ending and spring is coming (March in Norway)Sunshine and Moonbeams by reader Louise AshcroftTeam TST’s mixtape playlist – all about the songs we remembered from mix tapes pastTo buy:Valentine’s Day alternative ideas:Scented narcissi www.scillyflowers.co.ukDevil’s ivy (Golden Pothos)String of hearts (Ceropegia Woodii) From The Simple Things:In the February GLIMMER issue: Kitchen therapy: feeding your senses Glimmers: small moments of joy Animal love matches  Coming up in the March MEND issue (order via picsandink.com from 20 February)Making amends: how to say sorry Clementine Curd recipe Flourish – volume 3 of our wellbeing bookazineYou can try an immediate start subscription at www.thesimplethings.com/subscribe and receive the current issue straight away, or buy current and back issues at https://picsandink.com/collections/the-simple-things. If you can’t find the issue you’re looking for send us an email hello@picsandink.