TV, radio presenter and podcast host Lisa Snowdon tells us why she’s determined to be brave and live in the moment this year
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Lisa Snowdon radiates calm. She’s fresh from a holistic treatment when we talk on the phone for our interview and relaxation oozes from her voice. “I’ve just come to see my friend Sarah Bradden, she’s the most amazing acupuncturist,” she tells me. “I had a treatment using ear seeds; it’s been beautiful, I’m so chilled out.” Ear seeding crystals work by stimulating acupressure points in the ear, which is a key location on the body for acupuncture, to help restore calm and balance energy, according to sarahbradden.com. Well, it certainly seems to have worked on Lisa; I want what she’s having!
But it’s not holistic treatments alone that keep the star feeling (not to mention looking) great, this is a woman who knows what’s good for her and how to prioritise self-care. And the results are clear to see. At 51, the former model defies her years, and has the glowing skin, glossy locks, enviable figure, and more importantly, genuine radiance and energy about her that no amount of products or therapies can offer.
Lisa understands the importance of looking after her mental as well as physical wellbeing. For her, a key priority this year is to focus on gratitude and enjoying the here and now. “I wanted to go into this year being more present, more mindful, and that involves me staying off my phone more which keeps me in the moment rather than losing time scrolling and being on emails too much. Obviously checking in throughout the day but not having it glued to my hand,” she reveals.
“I find it makes me appreciate everything that’s going on around me, makes me calmer, happier. And so far, so good. I’ve been so much more productive – I have a notebook with me so I can write stuff down – and it means when I see my friends and family, I’m enjoying spending time with them. Having phones on the dining table is such a bad habit we’ve all got into.”
It’s a simple, yet effective change that most of us could benefit from, to help us stop and smell the roses more often. “I’m finding that life is going really quickly,” Lisa shares. “Now I’m 51, and that year of being 50 just flew by! So I’m like OK, I need to slow everything down and just live in the moment more and appreciate everything that’s going on around me.”
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Indeed, there’s lots to appreciate. Last autumn, Lisa was crowned BBC Celebrity MasterChef champion – an achievement she’s understandably proud of, not least
