Unveiling My Secret Project...

🌿 For a long time, this lived in the quiet.

It was written in the early mornings when the house was still, in the in-between hours when the day hadn’t quite decided what it wanted to be, and in the pauses that appear between busy and still. I held it close because I didn’t want to speak too soon. Some things need time to grow. Some stories need silence before they can become sound.

And this story — more than most — asked me to wait.

But today, I’m ready. I’ve been carrying this with me long enough.

I’ve written a book.

It’s called Friluftsliv: How to Love the Outdoors Like You're Nordic,

and it’s coming into the world on 23 September.

This book has lived in my life for years. It began as a seed — a way of living I grew up with, a rhythm so natural I hardly noticed it. Childhood afternoons outside, no matter the weather. Long walks that weren’t about exercise but about presence. A family culture where the outdoors wasn’t an escape, but simply where life happened.

Later, as the world grew faster and noisier, I found myself returning to that seed. Again and again, I leaned on it as a way to steady and ground myself. When life felt too much, when my mind was restless, when I longed for grounding — it was always there: step outside, breathe, look up.

Eventually, it asked for words. What began as scattered reflections turned into pages. Pages became chapters. And slowly, quietly, it became a book.

Friluftsliv — literally, “open-air life” — is a Nordic tradition, but it’s also something universal. It’s not about hiking the tallest mountain or chasing the most dramatic views. It’s the practice of being in nature as you are, without agenda. A walk at dusk. A cup of tea on the doorstep. Watching the light shift through the trees. It’s a way of remembering that you belong here, under this sky, with your feet on this ground.

This book is an invitation.

An invitation to step outside, gently. To remember that you are not separate from nature, but part of it. To see that you don’t need to uproot your life or move to a cabin in the woods to reconnect. A step, a pause, a breath of fresh air — that’s enough to begin.

Who is it for?

I wrote this for anyone who:

• Feels overwhelmed by the pace of modern life

• Longs to slow down, without guilt

• Misses the feeling of real connection — to the seasons, to stillness, to self

• Wonders how something as simple as a walk could change everything

  
  

Inside, you’ll find reflections, seasonal rituals, and gentle guidance on weaving the outdoors back into your everyday life.

There are chapters on learning to notice the subtleties of the seasons — the first frost, the return of birdsong, the way the light softens in autumn. There are rituals as simple as bringing a branch indoors, lighting a candle, or leaving your phone behind on a walk. There are invitations to rest, to linger, to allow nature to be a companion rather than a backdrop.

There are no gear lists. No instructions for how long or how far. No finish lines to cross. Instead, there are stories, practices, and questions meant to bring you back to presence. It’s about paying attention. It’s about finding beauty in what is near and ordinary, and letting it reshape how you move through your days.

Why now?

Because so many of us are more disconnected than we realise. Disconnected from nature, from each other, and often from ourselves.

We live in a world that constantly pushes us to do more, move faster, and prove our worth. Rest feels indulgent. Slowness feels like failure. And yet, beneath all of that striving, there’s a quieter longing — for a life that feels rooted, spacious, and real.

That’s what friluftsliv offers. Not a solution or a quick fix, but a remembering. A reminder that stepping outside and breathing deeply can shift everything, if only for a moment. That being present with a season, with a place, with yourself, is enough.

I believe this matters now more than ever. Not because we need another lifestyle trend, but because we need a way back. A way to soften. A way to belong.

Friluftsliv is not a productivity hack. It’s not about adding more to your to-do list. It’s a return. A homecoming. A way of living that has always been available to us — we just forgot how to listen.

And I would love for you to come with me.

Thank you for being here. This book exists because I needed it. But I wrote it for you.

With calm and curiosity,

Fiona x