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Many of us have struggled with insomnia at various times in our lives. Annabel Abbs' journey through insomnia led her to discoveries that completely changed her life. Support Nocturne by donating at www.patreon.com/nocturnepodcast The Night Self Credits Nocturne is produced by Vanessa Lowe Music Nocturne theme music by Kent Sparling Additional music by Kent Sparling. Find Annabel Abbs at www.annabelabbs.com Episode art by Magdalena Metrycka Support Nocturne by donating at www.Patreon.com/nocturnepodcast Nocturne is a proud member of Hub and Spoke audio collective.      

Annabel Abbs-Streets shares about her new book Sleepless: Unleashing the Subversive Power of the Night Self. Our conversation will give you a new way of thinking about the night and what it means to be in it under the stars. Over and over, Annabel invites us to find our place in the night in brand new ways. Visit NightSkyTourist.com/104 for more information about this episode. CHECK OUT THESE LINKS FROM EPISODE 104: Annabel Abbs-Streets: https://www.annabelabbs.com/  Annabel Abbs-Streets on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/annabelabbs/  Episode 26- Emotional Grounding and the Night Sky with Toni Kouts: https://nightskytourist.com/26/  The Circadian Code by Satchin Panda: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/592260/the-circadian-code-by-satchin-panda-phd/  Night Sky Tourist events: https://nightskytourist.com/events/  Rate Night Sky Tourist with 5 stars on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. THANK YOU! FOLLOW NIGHT SKY TOURIST ON SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NightSkyTourist  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nightskytourist/  SPREAD THE WORD Help us reach more people by subscribing to the podcast, leaving a review, and sharing it with others. GET TO KNOW US MORE Visit NightSkyTourist.com to read our great blog articles, check out our resource page, and sign up for our newsletters. Our monthly newsletter has content that is exclusive for subscribers. SHARE YOUR QUESTION We want to hear your questions. They could even become part of a future Q&A. Record your question in a voice memo on your smartphone and email it to us at Hello@NightSkyTourist.com. COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS Email us at Hello@NightSkyTourist.com.

Chronic insomnia can be very stressful – not only are you feeling tired and worried about how you'll cope the next day, but you're probably also worrying about all those stories you've heard about the potential long-term health impact of not sleeping. And that means that you're even less likely to get to sleep! Women are generally much more prone to sleep disorders than men, and when we reach the perfect storm of midlife, things can get very tricky. In this episode we focus on the potential benefits of sleep loss. I chat to author and researcher Annabel Abbs about the findings from her latest book Sleepless: Discovering the Power of the Night Self. Following a series of bereavements, Annabel charts her experience of sleep loss and her research into the way women have dealt with it over the centuries. It's a fascinating insight into wakefulness that turns the issue of insomnia on its head and looks at the benefits of sleep loss instead. Annabel explains how the female night self is a quite unique and extraordinary being, with increased creativity, freedom and boldness. If you're feeling stressed about the quality of your sleep, this episode is for you, because you'll start to see the issue in a whole new way and Annabel has some great tips about dealing with insomnia.If you're a fan of The Happy Menopause, please tell your friends and family about it, and do give it a 5-star rating and a short review on Apple podcasts, or whichever platform you listen on. It makes a huge difference to the algorithms which influence the visibility of the podcast, so that more women can find the show. Because every woman deserves to have a happy menopause. Check out the full Show Notes for this episode on my website www.well-well-well.co.uk/podcast, where you'll find all the relevant links and references for my guest. Learn how to build your own menopause diet to manage your symptoms with my latest book The Happy Menopause: Smart Nutrition to Help You Flourish.

In the tradition of books like "Breath" and "Wintering," "Sleepless" combines science, historical research, and personal experience to explore the complicated relationship women have with darkness.

In the tradition of books like "Breath" and "Wintering," "Sleepless" combines science, historical research, and personal experience to explore the complicated relationship women have with darkness.

Annabel Abbs (English novelist; author of Sleepless) was crippled with insomnia. Rather than fight it she looked for its productive plus side and discovered that many incredible creatives have needed to stay awake to access their best selves – their Night Selves. Particularly women, as it turns out. Annabel chats to me about how famous writers, painters and Hollywood stars have used their sleeplessness to create their best work, and the science that explains why this happens - the role hormones play, how the nocturnal quietening of the prefrontal cortex affects women's ability to access their creative courage and how we can access our body's hallucinogens! We also cover why it's good to stay awake in a full moon, why women need to invest in blackout curtains (to cut their cancer risk!) and the role of feminist rage in all this!SHOW NOTESGet hold of Annabel's Sleepless: Discovering the Power of the Night SelfYou can connect with Annabel on IG here and read more about her work here I write a lot about different philosophical salves for insomnia in First, We Make the Beast Beautiful---If you need to know a bit more about me… head to my "about" pageFor more such conversations subscribe to my Substack newsletter, it's where I interact the most!Get your copy of my book, This One Wild and Precious LifeLet's connect on Instagram and WeAre8 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join host Ginny Yurich and returning guest Annabel Abbs-Streets as they delve into the enchanting world of the night. In this captivating episode of The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast, they explore the profound connection between women and the nocturnal hours, drawing from history, biology, and personal experiences. From confronting grief and insomnia to rediscovering the magic of the night, Annabel unravels the secrets of our biological rhythms and challenge conventional notions of sleep. She uncovers the forgotten art of nocturnal creativity and the fascinating behaviors of nighttime creatures, inviting listeners to embrace the nocturnal symphony of life. Tune in as Annabel illuminates the night's wonders, from the poetry of starlit skies to the gentle lullabies of nocturnal insects. Discover why the night holds endless possibilities for reflection, inspiration, and connection, and why, amidst the darkness, we find the brightest moments of discovery and wonder. ** Purchase your copy of Sleepless here >> https://amzn.to/4d79XWe Learn more about Annabel Abbs-Streets here >> https://www.annabelabbs.com/ ** Download your free 1000 Hours Outside tracker here >> https://www.1000hoursoutside.com/trackers Find everything you need to kick off your 1000 Hours Outside Journey here >> https://www.1000hoursoutside.com/blog/allthethings Order of copy of Ginny's newest book, Until the Streetlights Come On here >> https://amzn.to/3RXjBlN Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When author Annabel Abbs suffered a series of bereavements she found herself unable to sleep. Eventually she began getting up and walking around her garden and neighbouring fields around 3am. But when she heard about Caroline Whiteman who runs guided walks at night without head torches, she just had to go along on one. Caroline began the walks as an experiment in overcoming her fear of the dark. She has found other people keen to get out at night and experience the dark in a totally different way under her care and supervision. Although Clare is walking on a winter's night with barely any moon visible it's amazing how quickly the landscape lights up and the chalk cliffs stand out against the sea. They walked in a loop starting and ending at South Hill Barn Car Park BN25 4JQ near SeafordProducer: Maggie Ayre

This week Nicola and Di chat with award-winning author Annabel Abbs about her incredible new book Sleepless. Annabel has written both novels and non-fiction books, which have been published internationally in 30 languages. Her latest book Sleepless gives a refreshing and positive new take on sleepless nights and how we can all discover the power of our night self. In this conversation, Annabel shares how it was an inexplicable period of grief during 2020 that led to her writing this book. As someone who had experienced insomnia for years, the sleeplessness she experienced during this time felt different and Annabel became curious to learn more about how other women throughout history had dealt with sleepless nights, why it didn't seem to match up with the sleep studies we hear about these days and what gifts we could learn from their experiences.  We hear all about what Annabel calls the night self. The ways that our physiology and brain changes during the night, and how that can lead to extraordinary creativity and a feeling of connectedness. Annabel tells us some great stories about the amazing women over the centuries - artists, writers, astronomers and scientists - who had wonderful discoveries and bursts of inspiration during the night.  This is such a different take on what we usually hear about sleep. We're so used to being told that if we don't get enough sleep, all sorts of health issues will ensue, but Annabel offers a unique perspective and shares why she believes that sleep scientists and the sleep industry may be benefiting from selling us one central message about sleep.  We absolutely loved talking to Annabel. We learnt so much from her and were reassured by everything she shared - we hope you will be too. A quick heads up - this conversation was recorded online, with Nicola and Di in their Sydney homes and Annabel in Bath. It was a stormy night with some technical issues, so we hope you'll understand that the audio quality is echoey at times. Thanks for listening.  Follow Annabel on IG here Buy Annabel's book Sleepless here Find out more about Annabel's work here  Follow Nicola and Di on IG hereSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“The day is about certainty, answers, lists, data,” says author Annabel Abbs-Streets. But at night, she says, “I felt I could put my arm through to another world” — a world of creativity, inspiration, open-mindedness and insight. In this episode, we discuss her new book, Sleepless: Unleashing the Subversive Power of the Night Self, which weaves science, memoir, and history into a powerful, intimate conversation about creativity and the night and why we (especially women) might find our empathy, creativity, and connection to the divine might be heightened after the sun goes down.Annabel Abbs-Streets is an award-winning writer of highly researched fiction, non-fiction and memoir.  Sleepless is her seventh book, and her work has been published in over 30 languages.  She writes regularly for a wide range of newspapers and magazines, and has spoken at literary festivals across the world. She has a degree in English Literature, an MA in Marketing, Research and Statistics, and is a Fellow of the Brown Foundation. She lives with her family  in London and Sussex.Annabel Abbs-StreetsSleepless: Unleashing the Subversive Power of the Night Self Rosemerry's album on endarkenment, Dark Praise This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit emergingform.substack.com/subscribe

Nachts verwandelt sich der Mensch. Sorgen erscheinen nachts größer als tagsüber, Gefühle intensiver, Fantasien fantastischer. Es gibt berühmte Nachteulen wie Madonna und Schiller, die nachts besonders kreativ waren oder sind. Die Wissenschaft hat einen Verdacht, welche Mechanismen dafür verantwortlich sind – und wie man sie beeinflussen kann. Im ZEIT-WISSEN-Podcast erklären Forschende, Reporterinnen und Künstlerinnen die Nachtseite des Menschen.     Außerdem geht Christoph Drösser der Frage nach, warum die Mehrzahl der Erwachsenen beim Einschlafen zuckt. Eine kostenlose Probeausgabe des ZEIT-WISSEN-Magazins erhalten Sie unter zeit.de/wissen-podcast. Wir freuen uns über Feedback und Ideen an podcast@zeit-wissen.de (00:00) Intro (02:23) Die Künstlerin der Nacht (05:01) Das Gehirn nach Mitternacht (07:17) Berühmte Nachteulen (09:12) Nächtliche Grübelschleifen (12:23) Das Melatonin-Rätsel (14:42) Sich die Nacht zunutze machen (18:03) Schlafstörungen (20:42) Einschlafzuckungen (24:44) Ausblick Shownotes: Über die "Mind-after-Midnight-"Hypothese schreibt Max Rauner in diesem ZEIT-WISSEN-Artikel. Der Fachartikel von Andrew Tubbs über die "Mind-after-Midnight"-Hypothese ist hier zu finden. Der erste Teil der ZEIT-WISSEN-Serie über die Nacht ist hier nachzulesen. Der Schlafforscher Jürgen Zulley schreibt über seine Experimente und Forschung auf seiner privaten Website. Das Buch "Sleepless" von Annabel Abbs ist unter anderem bei Thalia erhältlich. Auszüge aus dem Gespräch des "Rolling Stone"-Magazins mit Madonna und Maluma sind auf YouTube zu sehen. Die Website der Künstlerin Silke Silkeborg: silke-silkeborg.de [ANZEIGE] Mehr über die Angebote unserer Werbepartnerinnen und -partner finden Sie HIER. [ANZEIGE] Falls Sie uns nicht nur hören, sondern auch lesen möchten, testen Sie jetzt 4 Wochen kostenlos DIE ZEIT. Hier geht's zum Angebot.

Today we welcome best-selling author Annabel Abbs-Streets to discuss her new book SLEEPLESS: Unleashing the Subversive Power of the Night Self, a remarkable blend of memoir, science and history that traces women's relationship with the darkness, grief, insomnia and the productive, creative opportunities waiting in wakefulness. In this episode we discuss the latest science of how circadian rhythms—especially in women—change the awake-at-night brain, discuss the idea of a Night Self,  and listen as Annabel presents a new way of seeing one's wakeful nights—not as doom and gloom, but as an opportunity for reflection and creativity. She truly shares a gentle and comprehensive blueprint for disconnecting from the anxiety of insomnia to recapture strength, imagination and, finally, the ability to sleep. To learn more visit: https://www.annabelabbs.com  This episode is brought to you by MindHappy. For 15% off your first month subscription go to MindHappy.com,  use code COURAGE15 at checkout.  This episode is brought to you by Sprout Living. Save 20% using code "courageous" at checkout on all products -- including our favorite probiotic almonds and plant based protein powders when you visit www.sproutliving.com    This Episode is brought to you by BTR Nation. Save 20% on BTR Plant-Powered & Adaptogenic Protein Bars & Chocolate Truffle Cups -- with the cleanest label on the market -- with code: courageouswellness at checkout when you visit: https://www.btrnation.com    Shop Vintners Daughter + Get 2-Day Free Shipping   Save 20% on Sakara clean boutique and meal delivery with code: xocourageous at checkout! 

Annabel Abbs-Streets, SLEEPLESS, Unleashing the Subversive Power of the Night Self Annabel Abbs-Streets is a writer of highly researched, award-winning fiction as well as both narrative and practical non-fiction. Her non-fiction includes Windswept: Walking the Paths of Trailblazing Women, 52 Ways to Walk, and The Age Well Project. Abbs-Streets also wrote the novels The Joyce Girl, the story of James Joyce's daughter Lucia, and Miss Eliza's English Kitchen, an international bestseller optioned by CBS Studios. Her work has been translated into more than thirty languages. She lives in London and Sussex with her family. Links mentioned in the program: Remembering Steve Wise. Steve Wise was Founder and President of the Nonhuman Rights Project, NhRP. The NhRP is the only civil rights organization in the United States dedicated solely to securing rights for nonhuman animals. He passed away on February 15th after a long illness. The NhRP posted about this sad loss. Here are three interviews with Steve Wise on IT'S ALL ABOUT FOOD. Steven M. Wise, An American Trilogy Steven M. Wise, Nonhuman Rights Project Steven M. Wise, Nonhuman Rights Project, Expanding Mission and Work Beyond the Courtroom

In the tradition of books like Breath and Wintering, Sleepless combines science, historical research, and personal experience to explore the complicated relationship women have with darkness.

Joy is...one foot in front of the other.Annabel Abbs is an award-winning writer of fiction and non-fiction whose most recent offering, 52 Ways to Walk, is full of clearly presented science; snippets of fascinating history, and an enthusiasm for how walking and being out in the world can help us tackle many of life's challenges. Another recent offering, and Annabel's first foray into memoir, Windswept: Walking in the Footsteps of Remarkable Women, tells the extraordinary stories of eight women who walked long distances in wild and often remote places as they sought their own voices, including Simone de Beauvoir, Nan Shepherd, Georgia O'Keeffe, Gwen John and Daphne du Maurier. Annabel's short stories and journalism have appeared in various places including The Guardian, The Paris Review, Tatler and The Daily Telegraph.There are so many take-aways form this conversation, whether you are approaching movement from a. literary, medical, mindful or theoretical perspective. Annabel and I certainly spoke about walking but walking as both a metaphor and a method: how we find and become ourselves through walking; how we walk away, walk through, walk back and walk towards; how walking allows us to leave and how it shapes our arrival; how we walk for expression, for freedom, for joy; how we walk to stay alive. Follow: @annabelabbsRead: www.annabelabbs.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I LOOOOOVED THIS BOOK!! LOVED IT! LOVED IT!! Walking may seem ordinary, but you'll be amazed at the extraordinary wonders it can do for our bodies and minds. From the very start, Annabel shares her unique perspective of growing up in the middle of nowhere without access to transportation, laying the foundation for her exploration of the art of walking. She unveils the undeniable connection between our bodies and movement, showcasing how walking is deeply ingrained in our nature. Discover the wonders of our nose, an unsung hero that produces nitric oxide, impacting everything from our stress levels to our immune system. And did you know that walking with a dog not only boosts our mood but also enhances our microbiome? Intriguingly, Annabel delves into the mysteries of brown fat, the magical fat that can help us live longer and healthier. You'll be inspired to embrace the cold and unlock the power of this unique fat. Morning walks take on new meaning as Annabel explains the profound effects of early light exposure on our body clock and appetite suppression. The soothing sounds of birdsong and water, and even walking backward, reveal hidden benefits for our memory and mental well-being. Get ready to explore the art of rucking, a simple yet effective way to enhance your walk and engage your body and mind. Annabel's insights will leave you eager to embark on your walking journey, with 52 Ways to Walk as your trusted guide. Tune in to this episode filled with remarkable revelations about walking, the activity that was once as natural as breathing, and rediscover the joy of moving outside and experiencing the world around us. Purchase your copy of 52 Ways to Walk here >>  https://amzn.to/43QfwCm Learn more about Annabel here >> AnnabelAbbs.com AgeWellProject.com And on Instagram @annabelabbs and @abbsannabel on Facebook. *** This episode is brought to you by Generous Family. Use the code GIVE30 to get $30 off their 26-week homeschool generosity Bible curriculum today! Learn more here >> https://generousfamily.com/

Nature Bantz welcomes Annabel Abbs, aka Annabel Streets for episode six. Annabel is a writer and journalist who believes that walking is like breathing and is essential to living. Tune in for tips on walking meditation and how to stay present during a walk. We chat barefoot walking, breathing techniques and embodied walking. Plus find out about the women walkers who have inspired Annabel's own walking journeys. These walking heroes include Nan Shepherd, Simone De Beauvoir and Clara Vivian. Links for S4E6 - Annabel AbbsAnnabel Abbs InstagramAnnabel Abbs Twitter52 Ways to Walk More InfoFollow us on all the socials @gojauntlyFollow Hana Sutch over at @sutchfun on TwitterEmail us with guest suggestions hi@gojauntly.com To find the links from the episode please go to www.gojauntly.com/podcast Don't forget to subscribe and leave us a 5 star rating and a review if you like what you hear.

Welcome to series 5, episode 7 of the Prompted by Nature podcast. I hope you're doing well and keeping warm if it's as cold where you are as it is here. Well, it's the final episode of 2022 and I'm very excited that this week's guest is the one who will help us draw it to a close. i'll be taking a short break but will be back to continue series 5 in the new year. This week, I'm speaking with Dr Rebecca Beattie. Rebecca is a Wiccan Priestess with a PhD in Creative Writing, whose childhood growing up on Dartmoor gave her an early appreciation of the power and joys of nature. She has been practising solitary witchcraft for twenty years and an initiate of the Gardnerian Wiccan tradition for fifteen. She is acclaimed for her highly informed teaching of witchcraft subjects at Treadwell's Books in Bloomsbury. By day she is a professional in a major charity, with advanced degrees in Literature and Creative Writing. In this conversation we discuss: Rebecca's creative journey How Rebecca found modern Paganism and how this led her to find her path as a Wiccan Priestess ‘Life as a Training Ground' How Rebecca approaches creative blocks How her ‘Wheel of the Year' book came about and what makes it different The connection between creativity and spirituality Walking as an opportunity for stillness What the wheel of the year is and how it can be used The interfaith nature of the wheel Storytelling as a learning tool Rebecca's early life living on Dartmoor and what drew her back there Connecting to nature in an urban setting Hiraeth is the word Rebecca uses to describe her feeling of homesickness Rebecca's tips for connecting with each festival You can find Rebecca's book, ‘Wheel of the Year: A Nurturing Guide to Rediscovering Nature's Seasons and Cycles' is available at all good booksellers and in the Prompted by Nature bookshop over on bookshop.org (link in show notes). Remember to support your favourite indie bookshop by buying through them and then post a review on Amazon. Rebecca's website is www.rebeccabeattie.co.uk and she's on Instagram @rebeccambeattie Some episodes that would go well with this one are: 1.10a Jini Reddy, Finding Magic in the Landscape 3.2a Stella Tomlinson, Priestesshood and Earth-Based Spirituality 4.11a Annabel Abbs, Walking into Creativity 4.12a Soraya Abdel-Hadi, ‘Finding my Creative Voice through Nature As always, I'm on www.promptedbynature.co.uk and on the socials @prompted.by.nature on Insta and Facebook. The writing prompt for this episode is available straight after this one if you want to use it to inspire your Winter Solstice celebrations. Have a wonderful festive season, whatever you're celebrating. Happy listening and I'll speak to you in 2023! Helen x

Bonjour, bonsoir et bienvenue dans cette deuxième chronique des lectures du mois passé. Aujourd'hui, comme prévu un jeudi par mois, je vais vous parler rapidement de quelques lectures qui m'ont marquées pendant le mois de novembre 2022. Au menu : - de la non-fiction qui donne envie de mettre ses chaussures de rando : Méfiez-vous des femmes qui marchent, de Annabel Abbs, Editions Arthaud, 202 - un journal d'un nouveau genre : Journal de nage, Chantal Thomas, Editions du Seuil, 2022 - un roman YA de super-héros : Le gang des prodiges, T1 (titre original : Renegades), Marissa Meyer, Pocket Jeunesse, 2018 - Deux coups de coeur : Un roman jeunesse de non-amour : Lettre à toi qui m'aimes, de Julia Thévenot, Editions Sarbacane, 2021 Un roman sur la vie d'un trappeur au Svalbard au début du XXe siècle : L'Odyssée de Sve, de Nathaniel Ian Miller, Editions Buchet Chastel, 2022. (un gros gros coup de coeur 2022!) Bref, vous l'aurez compris, le programme est chargé ! Merci à Anna de la Librairie Mazette, à Adèle pour la nage, à Manon pour la recommandation des Services compétents de Iegor Gran, qui va faire l'objet d'un épisode très vite !***Et vous, vous lisez quoi en ce début du mois de décembre ? Vous aimez ce que vous lisez ? Qu'avez vous pensé de cette chronique ? Et vous, comment étaient vos lectures du mois de novembre ? Vous voulez me recommander quelque chose ? Pour me contacter, n'hésitez pas à m'envoyer un mail à lacroqueusedelivres@gresille.orgVos retours me sont précieux.***Je vous retrouve lundi comme d'habitude pour partager une nouvelle chronique : ce sera sur Les facétieuses, un roman jeunesse de Clémentine Beauvais, et j'en profiterai pour vous partager mes livres préférés de cette autrices. 
A très vite, et merci pour votre écoute. Eléonore***Musique du générique – Credits:Not The King - Ice Tea - Royalty Free Vlog Music — Music By Not The King

Book Tuber Russell Gray of Ink and Paper Blog joins us to talk about his reading of this year's Booker Prize nominees. He's read all thirteen books on the long list, talks about the novels on the shortlist, and shares some ideas about which book he thinks will win and why. For two women who claim to have been busy lately, we sure did manage to read a lot since our last episode! Emily even snuck in one more #BigBookSummer novel, THE DISPLACEMENTS by Bruce Holsinger, and two cooking-related books: BLACK, WHITE, AND THE GREY: THE STORY OF AN UNEXPECTED FRIENDSHIP AND A BELOVED RESTAURANT by John O. Morisano and Mashama Bailey, and MISS ELIZA'S ENGLISH KITCHEN: A NOVEL OF VICTORIAN COOKERY AND FRIENDSHIP by Annabel Abbs (audio narrated by Ell Potter and Bianca Amato). She also read a novel that's first coming out in January 2023 — she couldn't wait! — SMALL WORLD by Laura Zigman. Chris whipped through the next entry in the Alex Carter series, A GHOST OF CARIBOU by Alice Henderson which comes out November 6th. Then she decided to dig back into the early 20th century and read the first English translation of one of the first lesbian novels, ARE THEY WOMEN?: A NOVEL CONCERNING THE THIRD SEX (1901) by Aimée Duc, translated from German by Margaret Sönser Breen and Nisha Kommattam, and also MISS NOBODY FROM NOWHERE (1927) by Elizabeth Jordan. We're excited to talk with listeners who are reading our fourth quarter readalong, THE SEED KEEPER by Diane Wilson. Join us for a zoom discussion on 9/18 at 7 pm ET (email us at bookcougars@gmail.com) or over on our Goodreads page.

Welcome to series 4, episode 13 of the Prompted by Nature podcast. So today is the final episode of the pod before I take a little break for the summer. Today's action point: Stop Jackdaw campaign are organising a week of action to push back against the approval of the Jackdaw gas field. All information about the week can be found on their website www.stopcambo.org. Today, I'm speaking with the incredible Jackee Holder. A well seasoned walker of London streets, parks and green spaces with over 10,000 walking and writing hours under her belt, Jackee is a custodian of trees gathering stories and narratives on paper and through the spoken word to keep memories of our urban woods and forests alive. Jackee is an author, leadership and wellness coach and coach supervisor working in leadership and organisational development. Jackee is the author of four non-fiction titles including 49 Ways To Write Yourself Well (which you can find in the PbN bookshop on bookshop.org) and Be Your Own Best Life Coach. Her published works includes the illustrated Writing With Fabulous Trees Writing Map and ReWilding The Page: Urban Forest writing maps, portable illustrated guides offer writing and journaling activities tips for connecting with nature and the environment. Jackee is currently a columnist for Psychologies magazine where she pens the Write To Flourish monthly column. Jackee's connection to the nature of London The wisdom of tree and what trees and forests mean to her How her love of nature influences her work as a coach Her relationship with Sanctuary Jackee poses a question from her deck How the writing maps came about The beauty of the elder years What she's learnt that she wants to pass on Her hope for the future You can find out more about Jackee and her work plus buy her maps and card deck on her website www.jackeeholder.com and on her instagram @jackeeholderinspires Conversation that would go well with this one are: 1.7 Nana Tomova, The Story Apothecary 1.8 Ian Solomon-Kawall (KMT), Biodiversity, Creativity and Safe Space in Urban Settings 4.5 Cheryl Duerden: Empathetic Forestry 4.11 Annabel Abbs, Walking into Creativity As always, I'm over on my website www.promptedbynature.co.uk I'm on instagram @prompted.by.nature and twitter @promptedxnature Happy listening and I'll speak to you soon. Bye!

Hello and welcome to episode 1/season 2 of Something to Eat and Something to Read - a podcast all about food and reading and reading about food. Our book for this episode is Annabel Abbs’s ‘The Language of Food’, and it sparks a big chat about how good food writing can be its own form of poetry, how reading and cooking can give us a sense of order and calm, historical ‘faction’ and how it gives centre stage to those that history has ignored, small happinesses in difficult seasons and loads more. Please know you don’t have to have read the book to enjoy this episode. We’ll be sending out a newsletter to our subscribers tomorrow, Friday the 29th July with all the recipes, links and recommendations from this episode. If you’d like to become a supporter of the pod and receive this and our fortnightly letters, please consider signing up below.Thank you so much!Sophie and GermaineThis episode was produced by the wonderful Kristy Reading, and we are very grateful to Smith and Jones for allowing us to use their beautiful music. at the beginning and end of the ep. Please go and have a listen of their most recent album, Something Worth Learning. It’s a cracker.Show notes Get full access to Something to Eat and Something to Read at somethingtoeatandsomethingtoread.substack.com/subscribe

In this prompt I invite you to go on a walk in your local area and do what I'm calling a ‘prompt per minute' activity. In the conversation, Annabel talked about ‘walking deep' and this prompt encourages you to have a go at this whilst using it as a source of creative inspiration. Instructions: Go on a *slow* walk in your local area, for around 20 minutes if you can - remember to take a notebook and pen! You can also do this in your garden if you have one and would prefer to stay closer to home Find yourself a sit spot in which you feel comfortable Set an alarm on your phone or watch to go off every minute for ten minutes Every time it goes off, write one sentence about your surroundings. Could be a metaphor, an observation, a sight, smell…whatever comes out when the alarm goes off but it can only be one sentence Then sit and just be there until the next alarm goes off Once you have done this, continue on your slow walk paying careful attention to your surroundings When you get home, set your timer for around 15 minutes - more if you have time! - and write a piece that incorporates the sentences you've come up with Variations: Do the same timings but write as you walk. Depends on how comfortable you feel in the space. Just do the prompt per minute activity for 5 minutes, or extend it to however much time you have When writing at home afterward, don't incorporate the sentences, just use them as inspiration Make it a longer session and extend the timings to writing a sentence every two, five, ten, 30 minutes or more! Remember to reach out if you try this one. www.promptedbynature.co.uk Instagram @prompted.by.nature Twitter: @promptedxnature Facebook@promptedbynature Happy writing! Helen x

Action point: www.accessiblecountryside.org.uk A fantastic resource for those with mobility considerations in the UK. Gives a comprehensive range of maps to accessible routes around the UK countryside. Definitely pop over there and have an explore and pass it on to anyone you think might find it useful. On to the episode! Annabel Abbs is a writer of fiction and nonfiction and in this episode we discuss her book 52 Ways to Walk. We had this conversation a few weeks ago and with everything that's going on in the world right now, it's been so lovely editing it and just listening to a chat about walking! In this episode we discuss: Her journey in walking (pardon the pun!) Her no-car promise to herself How an accident that left her immobile caused her to recognise her privilege in being able to walk and inspired her to write about women walking Why she prefers walking to running The value of walking in creative thinking The part that walking plays in Annabel's creative process Endocannabinoids and walking Walking as rebellion The concept of ‘walking deep' The joy of graveyards! Lessons from her journey and her hope for the future Great episodes to accompany this one are: Anna Neubert-Wood, WanderWomen Scotland 1.2a Lucy Jones, Losing Eden 1.9a Jini Reddy, ‘Wanderland' 1.10a Dr Sheree Mack, Representation in Nature as a Path to Oneness 1.12a Lorraine Tindale, Nature-based EMDR 2.3a You can find Annabel on her website www.annabelabbs.com or on Insta, Twitter and Facebook all @annabelabbs I've added 52 Ways to Walk as well as Windswept, one of the books we discuss in the episode to my bookshop on bookshop.org so please feel free to have a look over there. I'll get a little kick back if you order through my shop, which helps me to keep the podcast going. Thank you! You can also pop to your local library if you're a library user and ask them to order it in. As always I'm www.promptedbynature.co.uk or on the socials @prompted.by.nature Remember to listen in to the writing prompt that follows this episode. Happy listening! Helen x

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Annabel Abbs talks to Cheryl Akle about their shared love of cookbooks and why there needs to be more food in fiction. Her latest novel, The Language of Food, is out now. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This is Tell Me What To Read, the podcast of Booktopia, Australia's Local Bookstore. This week, we sit down with for a special podcast. With us now being less than a week out from the start of the Brisbane Writers Festival,  Nick sits down with authors Christine Leunens and Annabel Abbs to discuss their latest books, involvement in the festival, what they are most excited to see, and more.  Events & Tickets: https://bwf.org.au/ Author/Illustrator Series & Author/Editor Series (use the discount code BOOKTOPIA to get access to $10 tickets): https://bwf.org.au/whats-on/online-events Christine Leunens Events: https://bit.ly/3kqV7zv Annabel Abbs Events: https://bit.ly/3kqV5HT Books mentioned in this podcast: Christine Leunens - In Ambers Wake: https://bit.ly/3LohnWB Christine Leunens - Caging Skies: https://bit.ly/3LsXfCM Annabel Abbs - Windswept: https://bit.ly/3EWnJKD Annabel Abbs - The Joyce Girl: https://bit.ly/3LrsXQO Charlotte Wood - The Luminous Solution: https://bit.ly/3kgCuhX Katherine Mansfield - Full Collection: https://bit.ly/3vo4lD4 Miro Bilborough - In the Time of the Manaroans: https://bit.ly/3rTeOEo Nick Wasiliev - When Men Cry: https://bit.ly/2VxhoiO *Producer's Note: Due to our team being in social isolation, the sound quality is more variable. Host: Nick Wasiliev Guest/s: Christine Leunens & Annabel Abbs Producer: Nick Wasiliev Season: 2 Episode: 29 Join us for our bi-weekly show with episodes going out every Wednesday and Friday! Join us on Wednesdays as we speak to authors from Australia and around the world about their latest books, and hit us up on Fridays for the books that we are reading and recommending! Originally Published: 28th April 2022See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cookbook fans, I wonder how much you know about how the beloved cookbook came to be? Did you know it was in 1845? Have you ever heard of its creator Eliza Acton? Or what about the fact that the only reason poet Eliza ever wrote and revolutionised the modern cookbook was because she was told poetry wasn't the business of a lady? It's a great yarn and it's the subject of a new novel – The Language of Food. The book is written by historical novelist Annabel Abbs. Annabel joined Francesca Rudkin from the UK. LISTEN ABOVE 

This is Tell Me What To Read, the podcast of Booktopia, Australia's Local Bookstore. Join us for our bi-weekly show with episodes going out every Wednesday and Friday! Join us on Wednesdays as we speak to authors from Australia and around the world about their latest books, and hit us up on Fridays for the books that we are reading and recommending! This week, we sit down with for a special podcast. With us now being less than a week out from the start of the Brisbane Writers Festival, Nick sits down with authors Christine Leunens and Annabel Abbs to discuss their latest books, involvement in the festival, what they are most excited to see, and more. Events & Tickets: https://bwf.org.au/ Author/Illustrator Series & Author/Editor Series (use the discount code BOOKTOPIA to get access to $10 tickets): https://bwf.org.au/whats-on/online-events Christine Leunens Events: https://bit.ly/3kqV7zv Annabel Abbs Events: https://bit.ly/3kqV5HT Books mentioned in this podcast: Christine Leunens - In Ambers Wake: https://bit.ly/3LohnWB Christine Leunens - Caging Skies: https://bit.ly/3LsXfCM Annabel Abbs - Windswept: https://bit.ly/3EWnJKD Annabel Abbs - The Joyce Girl: https://bit.ly/3LrsXQO Charlotte Wood - The Luminous Solution: https://bit.ly/3kgCuhX Katherine Mansfield - Full Collection: https://bit.ly/3vo4lD4 Miro Bilborough - In the Time of the Manaroans: https://bit.ly/3rTeOEo Nick Wasiliev - When Men Cry: https://bit.ly/2VxhoiO *Producer's Note: Due to our team being in social isolation, the sound quality is more variable. Host: Nick Wasiliev Guest/s: Christine Leunens & Annabel Abbs Producer: Nick Wasiliev

Walking is something that's accessible to almost all of us and it can be a much less daunting prospect to the average harassed midlife woman than high impact work, running or intense training. What's wonderful about the research we discuss in this episode is that walking isn't a second-best option if you're not up to other forms of exercise. It's much, much more than that and we discuss the very many ways that different types of walking can benefit us – something I'd never really thought about before, even though I often recommend a daily walk to women in my nutrition clinic.  But walking in different weathers, at different speeds, in different terrain and with a different mindset can all bring different health benefits. My guest in this episode is the wonderful Annabel Streets, who's an award-winning writer of highly researched fiction and non-fiction. She's an absolute genius at translating complex research into simple and manageable habits that we can include in our everyday life. We discuss her latest book 52 Ways to Walk – The Surprising Science of Walking for Wellness and Joy, One Week at a Time. Her books (sometimes written under the name Annabel Abbs) have been translated into over 30 languages. Her most recent books include 52 Ways to Walk (Bloomsbury), Windswept: Why Women Walk (Two Roads) and The Language of Food (Simon and Schuster). She is also co-founder of the Age-Well Project blog and co-author of The Age-Well Project: Easy Ways to a Longer, Healthier, Happier Life (Piatkus).There are multiple health benefits associated with long, short, slow and brisk walks. A range of positive effects are associated with the weather and the environments you walk in, and we discuss the impact of a cold walk, walking in the sunshine and strolling by water or through trees. Annabel explains the impact that tuning up our wayfinding skills could have on our risk of dementia and she also describes how to walk as you work. It's a truly fascinating discussion and I've been excited about recording this podcast since I received the book. I'm confident you're going to enjoy hearing from Annabel, as much as I did, and I hope you enjoy discovering new and different ways to walk your way to health. 

Told in alternate voices by the award-winning author of The Joyce Girl, and with recipes that leap to life from the page, The Language of Food by Annabel Abbs is the most thought-provoking and page-turning historical novel you'll read this year, exploring the enduring struggle for female freedom, the power of female friendship, the creativity and quiet joy of cooking and the poetry of food, all while bringing Eliza Action out of the archives and back into the public eye. On this episode of Pagecast pioneering South African journalist, magazine editor, radio and television presenter, Jennifer Crwys-Williams chats with author Annabel Abbs about her latest novel. England 1835. Eliza Acton is a poet who dreams of seeing her words in print. But when she takes her new manuscript to a publisher, she's told that ‘poetry is not the business of a lady'. Instead, they want her to write a cookery book. That's what readers really want from women. England is awash with exciting new ingredients, from spices to exotic fruits. But no one knows how to use them Eliza leaves the offices appalled. But when her father is forced to flee the country for bankruptcy, she has no choice but to consider the proposal. Never having cooked before, she is determined to learn and to discover, if she can, the poetry in recipe writing. To assist her, she hires seventeen-year-old Ann Kirby, the impoverished daughter of a war-crippled father and a mother with dementia. Over the course of ten years, Eliza and Ann developed an unusual friendship that crossed social classes and divides – and, together, they broke the mould of traditional cookbooks and changed the course of cookery writing forever.

Told in alternate voices by the award-winning author of The Joyce Girl, and with recipes that leap to life from the page, The Language of Food by Annabel Abbs is the most thought-provoking and page-turning historical novel you'll read this year, exploring the enduring struggle for female freedom, the power of female friendship, the creativity and quiet joy of cooking and the poetry of food, all while bringing Eliza Action out of the archives and back into the public eye. On this episode of Pagecast pioneering South African journalist, magazine editor, radio and television presenter, Jennifer Crwys-Williams chats with author Annabel Abbs about her latest novel. England 1835. Eliza Acton is a poet who dreams of seeing her words in print. But when she takes her new manuscript to a publisher, she's told that ‘poetry is not the business of a lady'. Instead, they want her to write a cookery book. That's what readers really want from women. England is awash with exciting new ingredients, from spices to exotic fruits. But no one knows how to use them Eliza leaves the offices appalled. But when her father is forced to flee the country for bankruptcy, she has no choice but to consider the proposal. Never having cooked before, she is determined to learn and to discover, if she can, the poetry in recipe writing. To assist her, she hires seventeen-year-old Ann Kirby, the impoverished daughter of a war-crippled father and a mother with dementia. Over the course of ten years, Eliza and Ann developed an unusual friendship that crossed social classes and divides – and, together, they broke the mould of traditional cookbooks and changed the course of cookery writing forever.

The Language of Food – Annabel Abbs Eliza Acton, despite having never before boiled an egg, became one of the world's most successful cookery writers, revolutionizing cooking and cookbooks around the world. Her story is fascinating, uplifting and truly inspiring.  Told in alternate voices by the award-winning author of The Joyce Girl, and with recipes that leap to life from the page, The Language of Food by Annabel Abbs is the most thought-provoking and page-turning historical novel you'll read this year, exploring the enduring struggle for female freedom, the power of female friendship, the creativity and quiet joy of cooking and the poetry of food, all while bringing Eliza Action out of the archives and back into the public eye. The Tricky Art of Forgiveness – Meredith Jaffe After thirty years of marriage, can there be any secrets left? The charming new novel from the author of The Dressmakers of Yarrandarrah Prison Diana Forsyth is in the midst of planning the Big Party, a combined celebration of her husband Will's 60th and their 30th wedding anniversary. The whole family is flying in and unbeknownst to Will, Diana is planning a Big Surprise. But then she finds a torn scrap of paper hidden inside the folds of one of his cashmere sweaters, with the words, I forgive you. And all of a sudden, Diana realises she's not the only one keeping Big Secrets. As empty nesters who have just downsized from the family home, she and Will are supposed to be embracing a new promise of glorious freedom - not revisiting a past that Diana has worked very hard to leave behind. A witty, poignant and insightful exploration of marriage: the choices we make - or don't make, the resentments we hold, the lies we tell and what forgiveness really means. LISTEN ABOVE

In 1845 Eliza Acton produced the first cookery book for domestic use, 'Modern Cookery In All Its Branches Reduced to System of Easy Practice for the Use of Private Families'. It revolutionised cookery in the home and introduced the concept of the recipe as we know it. But the details of Eliza Acton's life are a mystery. Her recipes, informed and styled by her poetry, are the narrative of her life. Annabel Abbs has reimagined this extraordinary life as a work of historical fiction bringing together not only the food but the facts and the fiction to create a story of great social change and female emancipation. In this episode Gregory Dobbs chats to Annabel Abbs about Eliza Acton's landmark contribution to the culinary arts and how new ingredients transformed British food, exactly why Eliza Acton's recipes read so beautifully and the grand story of imagination and invention Annabel Abbs weaves around them.

In 1845 Eliza Acton produced the first cookery book for domestic use, 'Modern Cookery In All Its Branches Reduced to System of Easy Practice for the Use of Private Families'. It revolutionised cookery in the home and introduced the concept of the recipe as we know it. But the details of Eliza Acton's life are a mystery. Her recipes, informed and styled by her poetry, are the narrative of her life. Annabel Abbs has reimagined this extraordinary life as a work of historical fiction bringing together not only the food but the facts and the fiction to create a story of great social change and female emancipation.In this episode Gregory Dobbs chats to Annabel Abbs about Eliza Acton's landmark contribution to the culinary arts and how new ingredients transformed British food, exactly why Eliza Acton's recipes read so beautifully and the grand story of imagination and invention Annabel Abbs weaves around them.

In the first episode of this third season of the Salmon Pink Kitchen podcast, Irene and Margaux welcome writer and cook Rebecca May Johnson. With Rebecca, we returned to the basics of tomato sauce, cooking together over Zoom as we talked about documenting home cooking, Rebecca's 10-year old dinner document blog, which has just been turned into a Substack, and her upcoming memoir Small Fires: An Epic in the Kitchen, which will be published by Pushkin Press in August 2022. You can pre-order your copy here or from your favourite indie. ‘Cooking is thinking,' as Rebecca says, and in this moving conversation we discussed the marks we leave and the revolutions that can start from the kitchen. We can't wait for you to join us at the hob. Some news! Our very own Margaux Vialleron has written a novel (!!!). The Yellow Kitchen will be published by Simon & Schuster on 7th July 2022 and you can pre-order your copy from your favourite bookshops and retailers! Recommendations from today's episode:Small Fires: An Epic in the Kitchen by Rebecca May JohnsonSubstack: dinner document by Rebecca May JohnsonThe Alice B. Toklas Cook Book by Alice B. Toklas Look Here by Ana KinsellaMarcella Hazan's cookbooksMcGee on Food and Cooking: an Encyclopedia of Kitchen Science, History and Culture by Harold McGeeOlia Hercules' salo recipe from Summer Kitchens400 Ricette della Cucina Piacentina cookbook edited by Carmen Artocchini‘My Life is not my own. I eat, breathe and sleep this': the single mother who has fed 100,000 neighbours as published in The Guardian Cookery classes at Bottega Caruso in MargateFranchi: seeds of ItalyThe Language of Food by Annabel Abbs

Annabel Streets is a writer of highly researched, award-winning author of both narrative and practical nonfiction. She occasionally writes under the name Annabel Abbs, a pen name she is using for her forthcoming nonfiction book Windswept: Women Who Walked. Under the name Annabel Streets, which she uses for her practical nonfiction, she is coauthor of The Age Well Project. She is also the author of the novels The Joyce Girl and Miss Eliza's English Kitchen. Her new book, 52 Ways to Walk: The Surprising Science of Walking for Wellness and Joy, One Week at a Time, is reviewed in the March/April 2022 issue of Spirituality & Health.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Annabel Streets is a writer of highly researched, award-winning author of both narrative and practical nonfiction. She occasionally writes under the name Annabel Abbs, a pen name she is using for her forthcoming nonfiction book Windswept: Women Who Walked. Under the name Annabel Streets, which she uses for her practical nonfiction, she is coauthor of The Age Well Project. She is also the author of the novels The Joyce Girl and Miss Eliza's English Kitchen. Her new book, 52 Ways to Walk: The Surprising Science of Walking for Wellness and Joy, One Week at a Time, is reviewed in the March/April 2022 issue of Spirituality & Health. 

Annabel Abbs is a writer of fiction and nonfiction. She grew up in Wales and Sussex, with stints in Dorset, Bristol and Hereford. Daughter of academic and poet, Peter Abbs, she has a degree in English Literature from the University of East Anglia and a Masters from the University of Kingston. She lives with her family in London and Sussex, and is a Fellow of the Brown Foundation.   Annabel's debut novel, The Joyce Girl, won the 2015 Impress Prize for New Writing and the 2015 Spotlight First Novel Award, and was longlisted for the 2015 Caledonia Novel Award, the 2015 Bath Novel Award and the 2016 Waverton Good Read Award. It was a Reader Pick in The Guardian 2016 and was one of ten books selected for presentation at the 2017 Berlin Film Festival. Published across the world, Annabel discussed The Joyce Girl on BBC Radio 4's Soul Music. It is currently being adapted for the stage.   Her second novel, Frieda: The Originial Lady Chatterley, was a Times Book of the Month, then a Times Book of the Year 2018 and one of five novels selected for presentation to film directors at the 2017 Frankfurt Book Fair. Frieda has been translated into six languages. Annabel spoke about Frieda on BBC Woman's Hour.   Annabel's third novel, the story of Eliza Acton, Britain's first domestic goddess, and a best-selling cookery book writer (and a poet) will be published in the US in October 2021, by William Morrow as Miss Eliza's English Kitchen. In the UK, the novel was acquired at auction by Simon & Schuster, and will be published in spring 2022 as The Language of Food. It is currently being translated into sixteen languages. In 2021 it was optioned by Stampede Ventures and CBS.   Annabel's first non-fiction book, The Age-Well Project, was published by Little, Brown in 2019, co-written with TV producer, Susan Saunders, and based on their acclaimed blog agewellproject.com, longlisted for the 2018 UK Blog Awards.   Annabel's first foray into memoir and her first solo-authored non-fiction book, Windswept: Walking in the Footsteps of Remarkable Women, was acquired at auction by Two Roads and was published in June 2021.    In the US, Windswept was acquired by Tin House and published in September 2021, with the subtitle Walking the Paths of Trailblazing Women. Windswept tells the extraordinary stories of eight women who walked long distances in wild and often remote places as they sought their own voices. They include Simone de Beauvoir, Nan Shepherd, Georgia O'Keeffe, Gwen John and Daphne du Maurier.   New episodes of the Tough Girl Podcast go live every Tuesday at 7am UK time - Hit the subscribe button so you don't miss out.    The Tough Girl Podcast is sponsorship and ad free thanks to the monthly financial support of patrons.    Support the mission to increase the amount of female role models in the media. Visit www.patreon.com/toughgirlpodcast and subscribe - super quick and easy to do and it makes a massive difference. Thank you.   Show notes Who is Annabel Her latest book Her interest in walking Being interested in women who do long distance walks in challenging environments Where are all the women walkers? Researching the women who walk Having a strange childhood How walking was a part of her education  the benefits for women walking in nature How wild places are not deemed safe for women  And why women are encouraged to stay at home and get their time in nature from being in the garden Why women DO long hikes Women from 100 years ago who went out walking Focusing on 6 women for the book Windswept  Recreating their walks  Feeling trapped at home Having family walking holidays  Planning the walks and incorporating her writing within the walks Using old maps to help plan Encouraging women to be able to navigate What Nan Shepherd said about walking in Scotland  Why river journeys and coastal journeys were quite popular Why women should learn to navigate Doing the walks solo and the challenge involved Thinking of all the things that could go wrong Why walking is so much more complication for a woman What is was like walking solo  Women and their relationships with the mountains  The struggle of mental preparation before heading out to walk solo The long history of women doing walking pilgrimages on their own Why we need to see more women out there walking The dark side of walking solo and spending time on your own Walking in Texas, USA - night hikes? The importance of legacy Final words of advice   Social Media   Website: www.annabelabbs.com    Instagram: @annabelabbs    Twitter: @annabelabbs    Book: Windswept   Windswept is a feminist exploration of walking in wild landscapes.    Annabel examines the role of walking on the lives, writings and art of several women including Gwen John, Frieda Lawrence, Nan Shepherd, Georgia O'Keeffe and Simone de Beauvoir.  As Annabel walks their paths – the empty plains of Texas, the mountains of Scotland, the rivers and forests of France – she looks back at her childhood in remote Wales and asks why women have been overlooked in the literature of wild-walking.  

Annabel Abbs's Windswept: Walking the Paths of Trailblazing Women (Tin House Books, 2021) is a beautifully written meditation on connecting with the outdoors through the simple act of walking. In captivating and elegant prose, Abbs follows in the footsteps of women who boldly reclaimed wild landscapes for themselves, including Georgia O'Keeffe in the empty plains of Texas and New Mexico, Nan Shepherd in the mountains of Scotland, Gwen John following the French River Garonne, Daphne du Maurier along the River Rhône, and Simone de Beauvoir―who walked as much as twenty-five miles a day in a dress and espadrilles―through the mountains and forests of France. Part historical inquiry and part memoir, the stories of these writers and artists are laced together by moments in Abb's own life, beginning with her poet father who raised her in the Welsh countryside as an “experiment,” according to the principles of Rousseau. Abbs explores a forgotten legacy of moving on foot and discovers how it has helped women throughout history to find their voices, to reimagine their lives, and to break free from convention. As Abbs traces the paths of exceptional women, she realizes that she, too, is walking away from her past and into a radically different future. Windswept crosses continents and centuries in a provocative and poignant account of the power of walking in nature. Thalia Laughlin is a PhD Candidate at the University of Melbourne, researching Louise Hanson-Dyer's (1884-1962) patronage and artistic support of women in the first half of the twentieth century. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Annabel Abbs's Windswept: Walking the Paths of Trailblazing Women (Tin House Books, 2021) is a beautifully written meditation on connecting with the outdoors through the simple act of walking. In captivating and elegant prose, Abbs follows in the footsteps of women who boldly reclaimed wild landscapes for themselves, including Georgia O'Keeffe in the empty plains of Texas and New Mexico, Nan Shepherd in the mountains of Scotland, Gwen John following the French River Garonne, Daphne du Maurier along the River Rhône, and Simone de Beauvoir―who walked as much as twenty-five miles a day in a dress and espadrilles―through the mountains and forests of France. Part historical inquiry and part memoir, the stories of these writers and artists are laced together by moments in Abb's own life, beginning with her poet father who raised her in the Welsh countryside as an “experiment,” according to the principles of Rousseau. Abbs explores a forgotten legacy of moving on foot and discovers how it has helped women throughout history to find their voices, to reimagine their lives, and to break free from convention. As Abbs traces the paths of exceptional women, she realizes that she, too, is walking away from her past and into a radically different future. Windswept crosses continents and centuries in a provocative and poignant account of the power of walking in nature. Thalia Laughlin is a PhD Candidate at the University of Melbourne, researching Louise Hanson-Dyer's (1884-1962) patronage and artistic support of women in the first half of the twentieth century. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literature

Annabel Abbs's Windswept: Walking the Paths of Trailblazing Women (Tin House Books, 2021) is a beautifully written meditation on connecting with the outdoors through the simple act of walking. In captivating and elegant prose, Abbs follows in the footsteps of women who boldly reclaimed wild landscapes for themselves, including Georgia O'Keeffe in the empty plains of Texas and New Mexico, Nan Shepherd in the mountains of Scotland, Gwen John following the French River Garonne, Daphne du Maurier along the River Rhône, and Simone de Beauvoir―who walked as much as twenty-five miles a day in a dress and espadrilles―through the mountains and forests of France. Part historical inquiry and part memoir, the stories of these writers and artists are laced together by moments in Abb's own life, beginning with her poet father who raised her in the Welsh countryside as an “experiment,” according to the principles of Rousseau. Abbs explores a forgotten legacy of moving on foot and discovers how it has helped women throughout history to find their voices, to reimagine their lives, and to break free from convention. As Abbs traces the paths of exceptional women, she realizes that she, too, is walking away from her past and into a radically different future. Windswept crosses continents and centuries in a provocative and poignant account of the power of walking in nature. Thalia Laughlin is a PhD Candidate at the University of Melbourne, researching Louise Hanson-Dyer's (1884-1962) patronage and artistic support of women in the first half of the twentieth century. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Annabel Abbs is an award winning author whose fiction and non-fiction has been translated into over 15 languages. Her recent book "Windswept - Walking in the Footsteps of Remarkable Women" is a part wild walk, part memoir that follows Annabel's own walking experiences, interwoven with the stories of six incredible women whose lives were partly defined by their love of walking too.  Annabel decided to write the book when searching for stories of other women who walked and finding that they were missing from a predominantly male genre of writing. She set out on a mission to raise the visibility of these women and the role that walking has played for women throughout history as well as the many visible and invisible barriers they have encountered. In this episode, Annabel shares more about her motivation for writing the book and her own relationship with walking and the outdoors. We talk about the challenges that these women - and women in general - face when seeking to undertake an activity outside of that which is considered acceptable and explore the very relevant issues around safety when walking alone. We also discuss the very many benefits that walking can bring and the difference that this has made to Annabel's own story as well. To find out more about Annabel, visit: https://www.annabelabbs.comInstagram: @annabelabbsTo contact Nicki about The Everyday Adventure Podcast, 1-1 Coaching or "Resilience & Adventure" Workshops:Email: nicki@resiliencework.co.ukWebsite: https://www.resiliencework.co.ukInstagram: @resilienceatwork ,  @everydayadventurepodFacebook: The Everyday Adventure ClubTwitter: @resilience_worx

A feminist exploration of the power of walking in nature, following in the footsteps of Gwen John, Georgia O'Keeffe, Frieda Lawrence, Clara Vyvyan, Simone de Beauvoir and Nan Shepherd. The story of extraordinary women who lost their way - their sense of self, their identity, their freedom - and found it again through walking in the wild. A feminist exploration of the power of walking in nature, following in the footsteps of Gwen John, Georgia O'Keeffe, Frieda Lawrence, Clara Vyvyan, Simone de Beauvoir, Daphne Du Maurier and Nan Shepherd. For centuries, the wilds have been male territory, while women sat safely confined at home. But not all women did as they were told, despite the dangers; history is littered with women for whom rural walking became inspiration, consolation and liberation. In this powerful and deeply inspiring book, Annabel Abbs uncovers women who refused to conform, who recognised a biological, emotional and artistic need for wilderness, water and desert - and who took the courageous step of walking unpeopled and often forbidding landscapes. Part wild-walk, part memoir, Windswept follows an exhilarating journey from Abbs' isolated car-less childhood to her walking the remote paths trodden by extraordinary women including Georgia O'Keeffe in the empty plains of Texas and New Mexico, Nan Shepherd in the mountains of Scotland, Gwen John following the Garonne, Simone de Beauvoir in the mountains and forests of France and Daphne du Maurier following the River Rhone. A single question pulses through their walks: how does a woman change once she becomes windswept?

Annabel Abbs is a writer and hiker, whose latest book, WIndswept: Walking in the Footsteps of Remarkable Women, looks at how distance walking in wild places changed women of the past and asks why we know so little about them. In this entertaining and fascinating chat, we cover her wild and unconventional childhood in the wilds of Wales and her parents' interest in schooling her and her sister based on the principles of the French author (and serial child abandoner) Jean-Jacques Rousseau. We talk about the motivation for the book, to discover the women walking and to make public their extraordinary feats and why what they did was so different from male walkers and adventurers. Hint: it's less about conquering and more about resetting and finding freedom. We talk about the fear (to a greater or lesser extent) that all women carry when partaking in in such activities alone and her absolute belief that we can harness this sensation and make it work for us. The discussion also covers motherhood, its all-encompassing role in the life of women with children and how walking, moving, being outside near water, trees and open spaces can help everyone. If you're wondering where I got my information about acknowledging fear, thanking it and asking it to get behind you, it's neither Glennon Doyle or Brené Brown that I heard it from (as I muse in the interview) but a woman named Andrea Callanan. It may not be hers originally but it was from her that I heard it. www.annabelabbs.com@annabelabbs (Inst and Twitter)@abbsannabel (FB)

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Annabel Abbs, winner of the Impress Prize for New Writing and the Spotlight First Novel Award.  Annabel discusses her novel The Joyce Girl, which was published in the UK in 2015, and is being published in the USA for the first time in 2020 by our friends at William Morrow.  Topics of discussion include Lucia Joyce, what it is like putting words in James Joyce's mouth, trends in the first lines of novels, Carl Jung, Ulysses as a work of pornography, D.H. Lawrence and Lady Chatterley's Lover, and much more. Copies of The Joyce Girl can be ordered here with FREE SHIPPING.

Ravel's beautiful Pavane For A Dead Princess touches many people. While it is not actually about a dead princess it does evoke a sense loss. For Carla van Raay it symbolises the loss of innocence she experienced after sexual abuse as a child which led her to make some difficult life choices. Deal Hudson played it to prisoners in Atlanta and was moved by their reaction. At an academy for troubled teenagers in California the Pavane had a similar effect. Genevieve Monneris comes from the town where Ravel was born on the border with Spain. Her film Henri and Pat tells the story of three French airman who were stationed in York during World War Two. Just days before Henri's plane was shot down the three young men went to a concert of Ravel's music in York. So the piece has a strong emotional meaning for Genevieve whose own father was also stationed with the RAF in York. Professor Barbara Kelly of the Royal Northern College of Music explains the background to the Pavane's composition and why it appeals to the emotions in such a powerful way. Although it was written at the end of the 19th century it became more widely known in the 1920s. That was when a young woman called Lucia Joyce daughter of James Joyce danced to it with her avant garde dance group. The writer Annabel Abbs tells Lucia's tragic story of how her life ended in a mental asylum and how she almost became the imaginary 'dead princess'. Versions used: Pavane Pour Une Infante Défunte William Orbit Julian Bream James Rhodes Maurice Ravel Ravel Pavane arrangement for harp and cello Producer: Maggie Ayre

Today on Alternate Histories, I am joined by UK writer and novelist Annabel Abbs. "Annabel has a degree in English Literature from the University of East Anglia and a Masters in Marketing from the University of Kingston After fifteen years running a consultancy, she took a career break to bring up her four children, before returning to her first love, literature. Her debut novel, The Joyce Girl, won the 2015 Impress Prize for New Writing and the 2015 Spotlight First Novel Award, and was longlisted for the 2015 Caledonia Novel Award and the 2015 Bath Novel Award." She joins my from her home in London via Zoom to discuss The Joyce Girl: A Novel of Jazz Age Paris. "The review in the Paris Times in November 1928 is rapturous in its praise of Lucia Joyce's skill and artistry as a dancer. The family has made their home in Paris—where the latest ideas in art, music, and literature converge. Acolytes regularly visit the Joyce apartment to pay homage to Ireland's exiled literary genius. Among them is a tall, thin young man named Samuel Beckett—a fellow Irish expat who idolizes Joyce and with whom Lucia becomes romantically involved. Lucia is both gifted and motivated, training tirelessly with some of the finest teachers in the world. Though her father delights in his daughter's talent, she clashes with her mother, Nora. And as her relationship with Beckett sours, Lucia's dreams unravel, as does her hope of a life beyond her father's shadow. With Lucia's behavior growing increasingly erratic, James Joyce sends her to pioneering psychoanalyst Carl Jung. Here, at last, she will tell her own story—a fascinating, heartbreaking account of thwarted ambition, passionate creativity, and the power of love to both inspire and destroy. The Joyce Girl creates a compelling and moving account of the real-life Joyce Girl, of unrealized dreams and rejection, and of the destructive love of a father." Learn more about Annabel Abbs at www.annabelabbs.com This podcast is part of Straight Up Strange Productions. Check out www.straightupstrange.com for more shows like this one. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

With her ability to re-imagine the lives of women almost lost to us, Annabel Abbs is one of the UK’s most exciting new historical novelists. Her first book, The Joyce Girl, tells the tragic story of James Joyce’s only daughter and was called ‘a hugely impressive debut’ by the Observer and ‘the best twentieth century fiction of the year’ by the Historical Novel Society. Her forthcoming novel, about Frieda Lawrence (wife of D.H. and the model for Lady Chatterley), is generating pre-publication buzz. Both books deftly weave fragments of fact into fully realised lives – and it might surprise you to learn how little we know about such prominent women. In this hour, Annabel explains how she develops fiction from tiny facts.

How did ingredients change from the mid sixteenth century to the swinging sixties? Why did Eliza Acton and Mrs Beeton strike such a chord with the nation? Who were the earliest writers of the form? Novelist and food writer Annabel Abbs answers these questions and more, via an exploration of some of her inherited cookery book collection.

Ser hijo de un genio puede convertirse en una pesada losa. Es lo que le sucedió a Lucia, la hija de James Joyce, cuya trayectoria vital y profesional estuvo marcada por el carácter egoísta y caótico de su padre. Su historia, marcada por la insatisfacción, la dificultad de encontrarse a sí misma y los problemas psiquiátricos la cuenta Annabel Abbs en su primera novela, “La hija de Joyce” (Galaxia Gutenberg), narrada a partir de las sesiones de terapia a la que le sometió el psicoanalista Carl Jung .En esta nueva edición de los Búfalos Nocturnos pasearemos a través de la tormentosa biografía de Lucia Joyce; hablaremos con Rubén Hernández, editor de Errata Naturae sobre el libro “Geopolítica de las series o el triunfo global del miedo”, de Dominique Möisi ; conoceremos las costumbres lectoras del escritor Luisgé Martín; descubriremos la figura del pianista canadiense Glenn Gould gracias al musicólogo Pablo L. Rodríguez y visitaremos la exposición “El infierno según Rodin” en el CaixaForum de Barcelona.

Annabel Abbs grew up in Wales and Sussex, with stints in Dorset, Bristol and Hereford. She has a degree in English Literature from the University of East Anglia and a Masters in Marketing from the University of Kingston. After fifteen years running a marketing consultancy company she sold it and took a career break to bring up her four children, before returning to her first love, literature. Her debut novel, The Joyce Girl, won the 2015 Impress Prize for New Writing and the 2015 Spotlight First Novel Award, and was longlisted for the 2015 Caledonia Novel Award and the 2015 Bath Novel Award. Her short stories and journalism have appeared in various places including Mslexia,  The Guardian, The Irish Times, Weekend Australian Review, Elle, The Author, The Daily Telegraph, Psychologies and the Huffington Post. She has been profiled in Writing Magazine, Sussex Life, Next NZ, Litro and Female First, Her blog, www.kaleandcocoa.com, featured in the Daily Telegraph in August 2015 and May 2016. She lives in London and Sussex with her family and an old labrador. You will hear how she went from having a near death experience, to spreading gratitude in her whole family, what she was thinking and feeling while she was in the hospital, not being able to walk and what she did to keep her gratitude practice even after getting out of the hospital and many other surprising tips. DIRECT LINK TO THE MAIN IDEAS AND MENTIONED RESOURCES  Please feel free to SUBSCRIBE RATE AND REVIEW ON ITUNES Looking for an easy way to be more grateful and happy during workdays?  Get the Daily Checklist with the Best 5 Ways To Easily Supercharge Your Gratitude During Workdays! Thank you so much for listening and feel free to contact me at hello@georgianbenta.com, I’m reading every email! :) Become a supporter of this podcast:https://anchor.fm/the-gratitude-podcast/support

We were joined by Annabel Abbs, author of the critically acclaimed debut The Joyce Girl, to discuss the reasons why Lucia Joyce has been erased from history.