Izzie Jani-Friend

Izzie Jani-Friend

Freelance journalist specialising in health, mental health, climate and culture

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Image of a women in a santa hat with her head face down on a desk

Dreading Christmas? These expert tips may help you cope

Health December 18, 2022

a women with her head in her hands surrounded by christmas decorations and presents

How to manage festive anxiety

Health December 13, 2022

Ryan Riley is standing in a kitchen. He is wearing a shirt with a countryside landscape design and has brown hair.

Chef releases free cookbook for cancer patients struggling with rising costs

Health November 28, 2022

High angle view of confident young man walking with arms outstretched on cracked colored background

How to deal with a constant sense of dread

Health November 28, 2022

Tiny Characters Collecting red Hearts in Donation Jar. The background is pink

Relationship coach reveals how to get over an ex in 30 days

Lifestyle November 25, 2022

Three images showing Montessori bedrooms. Image in the middle shows a small child.

Give your child’s bedroom a Montessori makeover to encourage independence

Families November 19, 2022

Image shows a selection of Christmas jumpers on a green background. A dog is wearing an Olaf costume and a woman is in an alpine print top.

Show off your festive spirit with these cute, funny, and topical Christmas jumpers

Shopping November 18, 2022

Small image on top middle shows the 1822 windmill, the outhouses and the garden. In the background fields can be seen with sporadic trees. Left image shows a close up view of the 1822 windmill. It is surrounded by a neat lawn with a path leading up to the home with flowers lining it. There are bushes and trees on either side. The right image shows one of the bedrooms in the windmill. With stone walls the room is curved and has wooden beams on the ceiling. The carpeted floor is blue and there is white bedding on the web. There is a wooden framed mirror on a wooden dresser, a wooden wardrobe and a wooden framed floor length mirror. There is a computer on a white desk and blue and white curtains over the small window.

A windmill with circular rooms is on the market for £799,999

Property November 18, 2022

Image shows a small child from the neck down playing with wooden building blocks on the floor.

The parenting method that can make your child more independent

Families November 15, 2022

Image shows four-year-old Alice wearing a pink raincoat. Her black teddy bear Toby is sitting on the head of a wooden animal sculpture in the woods.

Mum channels inner detective to track down four-year-old's lost teddy bear

Families November 14, 2022

Image shows a tub of Cetaphil Moisturising Cream on a green background.

This £16 moisturising cream was spotted in Kim Kardashian's bathroom

Beauty November 14, 2022

In illustration of two people in bed with white covers and pillows. The person on the right has long brown hair and is wearing a yellow long sleeved top. The person to the left has short brown hair and is wearing a purple long sleeved top. They are looking away from each other. The background is purple, pink and blue.

How to look after your libido when taking antidepressants

Sex November 12, 2022

Experts reveal why we should all be sleeping naked

Health November 11, 2022

Image shows Lidl’s black Silvercrest Air Fryer. Is it on top of a brown counter in front of a white brick kitchen wall. Inside the fryer are crisps. Next to the fryer some crisps are wrapped in a newspaper and there is a white and green dip in a clear bowl in the middle. To the left of the picture there is a salt dispenser and a green plant in a grey pot.

Lidl is bringing back its sell-out £49.99 air fryer

Food November 11, 2022

Image shows a person sitting at their desk, they are completely covered in yellow post it notes, so is their desk and laptop. The background is colored in the Metro better living colors, turquoise, pink and purple.

How to manage panic-related procrastination when anxiety stops you in your tracks

Health November 8, 2022

Image shows a woman with turquoise hair wearing a white top with black spots and purple leggings. She is sitting on a red ledge, holding a steaming mug, with a black cat by her feet. She is looking at the moon and stars in the night sky through a circle. The circle is bordered in light purple.

How to recharge after work in the dark and gloomy winter evenings

Health November 8, 2022

Image on the left shows Kirsty, a plus-size white woman with ginger hair in a blue and white floral dress standing infront of the sea with a golden sunset behind her. She has a tattoo on her left shoulder and wrist. Image on the right shows Kirsty with her hair tied up wearing a black top, a pink, green, orange and black floral print skirt and black trainers. She is standing in a tunneled area with marble pillars to the left. Image in the middle shows Kirsty sitting on a white sofa in a restaurant looking away from the camera. Her hair is tied back in a pony tail and she is wearing an orange dress with pink and white flowers on it. Her right hand is on her lap and her left hand is up by her hair. She has got white sandals on.

Woman who thought she was ‘too fat to travel’ plans holidays for plus-size women

Travel November 8, 2022

Image shows a group of people surrounding a dinner table covered in food and candles. Outside the window it is dark.

Eating habits change in winter - here's what and when to eat during the colder months

Food November 5, 2022

Image shows a woman sitting at a desk by a window. She has ginger hair and is wearing a black and white striped top and blue jeans. She is typing on a laptop next to a blue desk lamp. There is a red wall clock behind her. To the right is a hanging plant and a blue bike.

How to maximise time in the daylight while working in the winter

Health November 4, 2022

Image on right shows Tiana-Rose, who has mid-length blond/brown wavy hair, in a white shirt holding a mason jar mug filled with a red smoothie and a mental straw inside. Image on left shows Tiana-Rose who has mid-length blond/brown wavy hair wearing a brown top, she has her septum pierced and has a ring on show. Her daughter Arnhem-Sol is on her chest in a body wrap. She has brown hair in two upright pigtails and is wearing a white top with pink flowers. Five year old Theodore stands to the right with brown hair, wearing a white fluffy teddy bear fleece.

Mum of two makes smoothies using her placenta to help postpartum recovery

Health November 4, 2022