Brooke McAlary

Simplify your life - from the inside out Brooke McAlary knows first-hand the power of simplifying and living with less. After being diagnosed with postnatal depression, she embraced a slower, more intentional life. Then, when the Covid-19 pandemic hit, she had to review her everyday routines - and expectations. She looked for ways to adapt them to fit a life...

Dear Mr & Mrs Jones, I am writing to inform you of my withdrawal from the race to keep up with you . . . Once upon a time, Brooke McAlary thought she was close to having it all. Married to a wonderful man, mother to a lively young daughter, and pregnant for a second time, she'd acquired all the...

Tiny acts of care are everywhere. A smile passed between strangers. A moment spent noticing the light through the leaves. A homemade meal shared with friends. A parent chasing their child around the park, smiles spread on their faces. But when the world we live in is overwhelmingly a world of disconnection, pain, and division, it makes sense to ask...