The Weekly Well List

Monday Musings: What’s Trending in Health, Wellness, Beauty & Culture This Week (May 19th, 2025)

On Stillness, Slowness & Skipping the Hype

Lately, I’ve been feeling a shift. Maybe it’s the sunshine, maybe it’s the constant pressure to do more, or maybe it’s just age—but I’m finding joy in stillness, and permission in slowing down. There’s a strange guilt that comes with living in the modern world. Like if you’re not at the buzziest new spot in Soho or trying the latest wellness trend, are you falling behind?

But the truth is, I’m more drawn to real connection, local living, and small daily rituals that actually make me feel good—without the pressure to post about it.

This week’s musings are a little love letter to focus, softness, and tuning out the noise.

🧘‍♀️ Community IRL: The Return of Real Connection

As much as I love sharing thoughts online and feeling part of the wellness conversation, lately I’ve felt the need for something deeper: real-life connection. That feeling of moving, breathing, and laughing together in the same room—not just through a screen.

That’s why I’m launching a season of Pilates-related events across London, and the first one kicks off June 8th at Goji in Clapham. These events are about more than just fitness—they're a chance to connect, slow down, and feel part of something local, honest, and grounded. If you’ve been craving real community, come join me. Let’s build something beautiful together.

🧠 Modern Mindfulness: The New Attention Span

Is it just me, or does it now feel like a miracle to make it through a podcast episode or a 3-minute YouTube video without checking your phone? Lately, I’ve found myself toggling between apps mid-sentence, abandoning a thought before it finishes, and half-watching three things at once.

It’s not just distraction—it’s outsourcing attention. And honestly? It’s exhausting.

So I’ve started testing little ways to reclaim focus. Putting my phone in another room when I cook. Reading the books I already own before adding more to my “must read” pile. Finishing tasks all the way through before starting another (my ADHD struggles with this one). I’m not perfect at it—my brain still craves the buzz—but I can feel a shift. More calm. More clarity. More actual presence.

Modern mindfulness isn’t just meditating with an app—it’s resisting the urge to refresh a feed mid-thought. It’s a new kind of self-discipline. And I think our brains are desperate for it.

🍽️ Romanticising Home Life vs. Hustle Culture

There was a time I thought I had to be out to feel alive. Dressing up, booking the new restaurant, always chasing the next vibe. But lately, I’ve been craving something else—quiet nights in with leftovers, a face mask, and my favourite pjs. It’s not glamorous. It’s not “content-worthy.” But it’s mine.

We’re starting to realise that main character energy doesn’t have to mean constant motion. It can look like resting. Repeating. Recharging.

There’s a quiet power in turning down plans without guilt. In lighting a candle for no reason. In making your home feel like your sanctuary rather than just a place to crash.

Romanticising your home life isn’t lazy. It’s radical. It’s choosing comfort over comparison and peace over performative perfection.

🔄 Wellness Fatigue Is Real

I’ve tried it all: the supplements, the saunas, the skincare, the superfoods. And while some of it helps, a lot of it just adds noise—and pressure. There’s always one more thing you should be doing, one more product to buy, one more habit to build before 7am.

But lately? I’m scaling it back.

I’ve found more joy in doing fewer things well. A morning walk instead of an elaborate routine. A consistent bedtime over a “biohacked” night. No more £10 smoothies—just balanced meals and sleep that makes me feel human.

The truth is: wellness isn’t a checklist. You don’t have to optimise every part of your day to be healthy. Sometimes, the best thing you can do for your body is rest and not obsess over it.

🌙 Evenings Are Underrated

Everyone glorifies the 5am club—but what about the 8pm routine? The slower hours. The gentle rituals. The way your nervous system exhales the minute you switch off.

For me, evenings have become sacred. I dim the lights. I sip my options hot chocolate. I wash my face slowly, taking time with my moisturiser, why does it feel that good? I stretch. I journal. Not always, but often enough to feel the shift in my body. It’s like my whole system knows it’s safe to relax.

Wellness isn’t only about how you start the day—it’s about how you end it, too. The wind-down is just as important as the wake-up. It’s where you reset, reflect, and return to yourself.

🌿 Final Thoughts: What If Slowness Is the Real Flex?

We’re so conditioned to chase. To optimise. To upgrade. But what if the real power is in pausing? In committing to a few good things instead of dabbling in everything? In being present with what we already have?

This week I’m choosing softness over speed. Stillness over stimulation. And maybe, most radical of all—contentment over consumption.

Here’s to romanticising the life we’re actually living.

Until next Monday,

Stay well, stay you,

The Well Woman Project