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Peeking into people’s homes is something many of you share a love of! It is such fun to get ideas and admire what other people are doing – even if it is not totally your style. The thing is we all have our own personal style, and in particular when you use unique items. Emma’s…

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Reasons why your brain is the biggest part of going green: 1. Changing your habits requires changing your thinking, behaviour & attitudes. ? 2. This takes time and it isn't easy. For example, going to an #opshop for an item you need instead of a mall, taking your own bags, refusing to shop. ? 3. It takes strength of mind and resilience to keep on the path and not go backwards. ? 4. It takes acceptance and commitment, understanding your values and allowing yourself to feel uncomfortable feelings, to deal with #ecoanxiety and #climategrief.

Reasons why your brain is the biggest part of going green: 1. Changing your habits requires changing your thinking, behaviour and attitudes. 🐝 2. This takes time and it isn’t easy. For example, going to an op shop for an item you need instead of a mall, taking your own bags, refusing to shop. 🐸 3. It…

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Do you collect things? I have been collecting since I was a little girl and I fell in love with green glass. Mum and Dad would take me to secondhand shops and let me have a small amount of money to spend. I could not resist the way the light fell across old green glass…

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Plastic Free July is a campaign led by the Plastic Free Foundation. Each year, millions of people around the globe take the challenge and choose to refuse single-use plastics. Their vision is for us to live in a world without plastic waste. This is such an important movement. The idea of Plastic Free July is…

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climate anxiety, climate grief, eco anxiety, climate emergency

How do you hold onto hope when everything seems hopeless? How do you enjoy daily life when it all feels pointless? These kinds of feelings are things I have experienced before, as someone who has had depression a number of times. And I am feeling them now, but not due to depression. We are now…

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why we are in a climate emergency and what you can do about it

Have you noticed that more and more people are becoming climate aware? More and more of us are talking about climate change and what we have to do to stop, or at least slow down, this impending doom. But this is not the time to be talking about ‘climate change’ anymore, it is the time…

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Hi there and welcome! My name is Dr Helen Edwards. I am a children’s author represented by Debbie Golvan, of Golvan Arts Management.

I have a PhD in Psychology and am an award-winning wellbeing, vintage and eco blogger. I am Mama to 3 beautiful sons and live in Adelaide with my family, 2 snuggly cats and a very energetic young Kelpie.

I have wanted to be a writer for as long as I can remember. So, I went off and became a social worker! Seriously not writerly. But in fact it was, because most of my work over the decades has been about people’s stories.

I have lived with type 1 diabetes since 1979 and have quite a few other chronic conditions that make life tricky, including stomach paralysis (gastroparesis), anxiety and ADHD.

In 2001 I founded an award-winning online counselling service to support people living with diabetes. It was the first in the world and it was a hit. I ran this for more than 16 years and won many awards for this work. You can see more here.

In 2013 I started a blog called Recycled Interiors, which later became the Sustainable Home Hub, and finally, merged here at my writing site. I am passionate about our beautiful Mother Earth and about inspiring action. In particular, I focus on living a gentle life, for our children’s future.

I am currently working with my agent on getting my middle-grade story, The Heart of Scorpius, out into the world. Works in progress include middle-grade stories, The Forest Keepers, and Sailing The Spaces In-Between. I am also working on a picture book and my type 1 diabetes memoir.

I look forward to sharing stories with you. You can sign up here for my occasional news, shop for books and eco-products here and head here to collaborate on blog features and social media campaigns.

Helen x

Sustainability

House Tour: Emma’s Upcycled Cottage

Reasons Why Your Brain is the Biggest Part of Going Green

Three of the Best Collectibles For Children

Plastic Free July: There’s No Such Thing as Perfect

Flourishing in the Face of Climate-Grief and Eco-Anxiety

Why We Are in a Climate Emergency and What You Can Do About it