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Quoted in a feature on solo retreating in the April 2024 issue of The Simple Things, which recommended my virtual writing retreat Breathe Write Repeat
I am so grateful to @lovereadinguk for saying that KOKORO is “a beautiful book (which) might just change the way you think about life, death and time.” and that it comes “hugely recommended for readers who are looking to lead more fulfilling lives through living with intentionality, gratitude and a mindful heart, free from societal pressure and expectations.”
My new book KOKORO: Japanese wisdom for a perfectly imperfect life was selected for Stylist Magazine’s pick of ‘Best New Health and Wellness Books (Feb 2024, ahead of publication in April 2024)
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My new book KOKORO: Japanese wisdom for a life well lived was listed by the Bookseller as a new April title to watch out for.
CLICK HERE for a special free gift when you pre-order KOKORO today.
My Calm Christmas Planner was recommended in an Ideal Home article on ‘expert tips for a calmer home this festive season’.
The Calm Christmas Podcast was recommended in the ‘What to do this month’ section of Ideal Home’s festive issue.
Quoted in a feature on wabi sabi on Dezeen, the world’s most popular and influential architecture, interiors and design magazine (July 2023)
The Way of the Fearless Writer was selected as a Book of the Week by US publishing industry magazine Publishers Weekly (w/c July 10 2023).
Review of The Way of the Fearless Writer
Starred Review of The Way of the Fearless Writer in US industry publication Publishers Weekly – see here
The River was broadcast on Iain Anderson’s singer-songwriter show on BBC Radio Scotland. I co-wrote The River with Danni Nicholls (who sings it) as a fearless writing challenge for my book The Way of the Fearless Writer. You can listen on iTunes, Spotify, Bandcamp or BBC Sounds.
Review of The Way of the Fearless Writer
Featured in a piece about Slow Living in Franca Magazine (Chile)
Quoted in piece on how the philosophy of wabi sabi is helping Generation X cope with post-pandemic blues
Quoted in Japanese wellbeing practices in Psychologies
Grazia Croatia featured an in depth interview with me about Wabi Sabi, and what we can learn from ancient Japanese wisdom to support us living in the modern world
Vanity Fair has selected The Calm Christmas Podcast as a favourite festive podcast, calling it ‘truly a balm during what can be an incredible stressful time of year.’ Listen on iTunes, Spotify or here.
Calm Christmas has been chosen for Joules’ Book Collection and featured in their Festive Catalogue
“Keeping the peace in ‘Peace on Earth'” – Calm Christmas is chosen as a November Lifestyle Book of the Month by BookPage (USA)
“I wasn’t ready to think about the holidays whe I first picked up Calm Christmas and a Happy New Year, but now that I’ve read it, bring on the mulled wine and evergreen boughs. In soothing prose, Beth Kempton helps readers locate the elements they love most about the before, during and after of the season, with an emphasis on a hygge-type appreciation of the winter months. Kempton, the author of an excellent book on wabi sabi, helps us dial down the noise of what doesn’t appeal. She doesn’t urge us to celebrate Christmas any one way but encourages us to “savor the hush” of the very end of the year – “the fleeting pause when time bends and magic hovers between the bookends of the season.” – Susanna Felts, BookPage
Read the review here
How the concept of wabi sabi can help us deal with the pandemic
Read the full article here
Essay on how COVID-19 offers us the chance to forge a new path.
Read the article here
Wabi Sabi recommended by Iris Law: “I’m reading Wabi Sabi – it’s about celebrating life’s imperfections and enjoying the simple things. I went to Tokyo recently, and the book helped me understand how I can bring those feelings home.”
Wabi Sabi selected as a ‘Book of the Week’ in India’s largest daily newspaper, The Hindustan Times.
An excerpt from Wabi Sabi was included in Tanoyaku, the magazine of the Toyoko Hotel Chain, which is placed in each of their 271 hotels (covering 55,000 rooms and over 1.4 million room nights during the month of this issue).
In an extended piece about how he turned his life around after some major challenges, TV and radio presenter Chris Evans named Wabi Sabi as one of the books he read to help him through.
Wabi Sabi named in the Top 20 on the Indie Healthy Living Bestseller List for sales in all independent bookshops across America for the eight weeks leading up to Christmas (Source: American Booksellers Association)
Personal story shared in the iPaper
Calm Christmas tips shared in Fabulous magazine
Advice on mindful gifting in Kindred Spirit Magazine (online)
How to have a calm Christmas and a Happy New Year… On the blog of the wonderful Foyles book chain here.
Calm Christmas article for Your Best Ever Christmas website.
Quoted in the Christmas issue of Tesco Magazine.
Lifestyle highlight in The Scotsman.
Calm Christmas featured as a festive book pick in Irish Tatler.
Calm Christmas chosen as a festive book recommendation by Gransnet, the UK’s largest online network for grandparents.
Essay in the festive edition of Good Housekeeping, which has the largest circulation of any Christmas magazine in the UK.
Insight into the concept of wabi sabi in Cross Stitch Crazy Magazine
Six page essay in specialist tea magazine, Eighty Degrees
Interview in Tokyo Weekender, Japan’s largest English language cultural publication
Artwork inspired by Wabi Sabi (by several artists) published in Uppercase Magazine
Wabi Sabi featured in a piece about the concept in Better Homes & Gardens magazine.
Quoted in the feature ‘The Japanese way to wellness’ in Top Sante.
One of six books selected for TIME Magazine’s ‘New takes on the new you’ book recommendations.
Referenced in a Time.com feature on imperfection.
Essay on embracing imperfection on Mind Body Green.
Quoted in ‘What does she know that we don’t?’ feature on ageing well in Stylist Magazine
Essay on Wabi Sabi in Kindred Spirit Magazine
Wabi Sabi recommended in the Editor’s Letter in Women’s Running.
Piece on Embracing Imperfection in Psychologies Magazine
Feature on Wabi Sabi in Natural Health magazine
Extract from Wabi Sabi in the Irish Independent
Piece on the concept of wabi sabi in Woman’s Way Ireland.
Five minute life coach hack in Fabulous Magazine
Piece on using the concept of wabi sabi in the home.
Essay in independent magazine Soul Hub.
Quoted expert in piece about Japan as a new leader in the world of wellness
Piece by Lisa Kjellson exploring the concept of being a ‘kindrovert’, a term I coined in my book Freedom Seeker.
My podcast was recommended as one of ‘Seven uplifting podcasts’
Featured in Sainsbury’s Magazine wellbeing section
Featured in Now Magazine wellbeing section
5 page feature in print: ‘Why self care isn’t selfish’
Special feature on ‘How to be lucky’ in print
Special adventure piece featuring ocean advocate Emily Penn, taken from Freedom Seeker
Front cover title/5 page feature: Finding your inner freedom – The Tao of flight
Regular column for Where Women Create (the largest creative magazine in the USA) covering topics such as:
Regular column on running a creative business
Essay on parenting in print: ‘Treasuring the Chaos’
Multi-page feature in print on a retreat I hosted in the UK
Online features including:
When getting what you want doesn’t make you happy
12 wellness experts share their daily self-love rituals
Featured as Mind Body Spirit Blogger of the Year award runner up
Co-foudner of MOYO Magazine, the world’s first online magazine dedicated to surface pattern design. Now in its fourth year, the magazine has been viewed over 2.5 million times and featured design royalty such as Lotta Jansdotter, Sophie Robinson and Ella Doran.
I was selected by Marie Claire as one of the 16 most exciting young female entrepreneurs in the UK a few years back, and featured in the magazine
