For anyone new to my Stretch Marks newsletter - this is my Sunday Stretch round-up.
Each month I release a list of my favourite books, links, podcasts, things I’ve bought, ate, enjoyed, and woiuld’t do again. It’s how this newletter started before I went into more of the deep and meaningful’s and sometimes when the world feels heavy, it’s exactly what I need to write.
A little celebration of the tiny moments of joy, the glimmers.
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Do I spend too much time on my phone? Yes I absolutely do.
Does it immerse me in daily existing dread? Also yes.
But has scrolling on Substack introduced me to sizzling, witty, interesting and at times incredibly informative points of view, ideas and takes - YES
Including these reads:
11 Skincare Tips That Will Change Your Skin by Simone Gannon and includes why I’ll always invest in a serum instead of a moisturiser for my face.
My Books Have Been Stolen by Daisy Buchanan an essay about AI and book piracy, and how it affects creatives.
The Anatomy of a Marriage “As long as we can keep becoming, I still do.” A piece on growth in a union by Annie McManus
Maria Shriver is a phenomenal woman who has lived a very big life. Born into the Kennedy’s almost 70 years ago she grew up in a mans world and had to learn that SHE WAS ENOUGH. She moves to California, becomes a journalist, marries Arnold Schwarzenegger, gets sucked BACK into politics and back into being the headline