Holiday 2023

Thank you very much Stella for inviting me to do this little recording of just what traditionally Christmas means to me and I’d like to share that and I find it a really exciting time. I really look forward to it. The build up is really important to me. And then of course the big Christmas Day, and Boxing Day and Christmas Eve. We used to go to church as a family for midnight mass— always enjoyed that, come back from there and have a meat pie and a glass of sherry. Christmas morning now, I still like to be around family that’s really important to me, and I like to see as many people— children, godchildren, nieces, nephews, friends and loved ones who maybe I’ve not been able to catch up with because we’re all so busy now in life. So, I love to see as many people as I can, to go to the grave...

Christmas it’s a special time of the year, full of celebrations and food. Delicatesses from different parts of the world find space in our houses and often take us back to our childhood bringing us special flavors and smells. We fill our houses with friends and family and then connect with unique cultures through the food. And you can’t say that you love a country if you don’t love their cuisine! Today I want to teach you how to make a unique Sicilian party food which is becoming increasingly famous everywhere also in UK as street food. A food loved by everybody, children and adults: the ‘arancine’.  For those who love the origin of the food, they go back to the Arab domination in Sicily, from the IX to t...

Celebration is an ancient ritual. It gives us a way to feel good about ourselves, and our accomplishments. When we celebrate, we are reinforcing something important to us. Without it we simply maintain the status quo and candidly have a lot less fun. Celebrating is good for people. It is an opportunity for activity, conversation, laughter, and excitement. Parties can mean games and singing, and even dancing. Celebrations create a circle of life. When we rejoice in the presence and accomplishments of others, they feel uplifted. Research has shown that acts of gratitude encourage those around us, creating a circle of reciprocal love. We celebrate because it reminds us of milestones in our lives or traditions in our culture. One way of di...

Well, this year is very exciting because I got married on the 1st of September this year. So, basically this Christmas will be the very first Christmas that my husband and I will have together. I say together but we’ve actually been together for six years, but it will be our first Christmas being together as husband and wife which is very exciting. I do have a Christmas tradition. There's something I like to do every year, which means a lot to me. I have a real passion for running, so this year, as is the case every Christmas, I’m planning to go out and run around the field opposite our house. I really enjoy running but I don’t get to do it as much as I’d like these days because life is busy and this year I’ve just bought myself a new pair of trainers. They are fantastic, very well cushion...

I want to wish you a Merry Christmas, Happy New Year. I am Theresa Russell and I’m a premenopause menopause coach and I just wanted to come on and say, this time of year is very special and what Christmas means to me. It means a time to reflect on everything that has happened in my life this year. And of course, towards the end of the year reflecting on the things I need to do for the next year. Christmas is sometimes a hard time for a lot of families. I lost my dad right before Christmas, and so the days leading up to Christmas there’s a couple of days in there that are a little bit more somber than most. Make sure that you are being aware that this is a fun time of year especially if you’ve got little kids. Oh my gosh I just love watching little kids. It’s also a sad time of year for a l...