Emily Ashman

Three Practices I Learnt from My Year with the Swedes Stockholm, where I learnt the power of nature, balance and coffee with cinnamon buns! I arrived in Sweden expecting the crystal-clear lakes, magical pine forests, and sweeping slabs of granite that create jaw-dropping scenery. As a journalist, I’d done my research and thought I knew what to expect. What I wasn’t prepared for was how profoundly the Swedish way of life would teach me about living well. Swedish people are so

Three Places I’m Already Counting Down to in 2026 I just got back to Hong Kong, and honestly, it feels like coming home in the best way. The city’s energy is electric, the food is ridiculous, and the airport is so efficient that a weekend escape feels almost too easy. Hong Kong is one of those rare places where you can disappear for 48 hours and still feel like you’ve been gone for a week. Here are three destinations I’ve loved deeply and will absolutely be returning to in 20

Sometimes you need to get lost in a strange place to find your inner warrior... When adventures go smoothly, they open our hearts in that safe, uplifting way. But the real transformations—the ones that force us to become the heroes of our own stories—happen when things go wrong. A flawless trip is just a holiday. A proper adventure brings challenges that ignite the warrior spark we all carry inside. I first met my inner warrior the summer I turned twelve, when my dad took a j

It’s International Women’s Day today and for me this marks an occasion to consider how we all judge women – both consciously and...

Should we always tell the truth? Most people would answer a resounding “Yes!” to that question but Sam Harris’ book “Lying” delves into...

There's a chimp and a wonder wizard within us all. The chimp blocks our creative flow and the wizard weaves the magic. So how do we...

Sometimes kids' books trump adults books for their imaginative scope and beautiful simplicity... “You have to write the book that wants...

A whirlwind tour of this ever-evolving genre... The definition of dystopia is “an imagined state or society where there is great...

A short story about how I found friendship in an unexpected place and what I learned from loss...

At it's root, every human story explores the battle between the light and dark within. My story is no different...

Prepare yourselves. The story of how I came up with The Mayflies are Gathering sounds far-fetched...