Claire writes: ‘In the UK and other parts of the northern hemisphere, where we have long nights and short days, January feels like it is 300 days long. Some people are bouncing into conversations with renewed energy. While others are struggling and have entered the new year slowly.

It turns out that wintering is a word?  There are a number of books about it. I’ve just finished the one by Katherine May.  When I shared that on Linked In I received a flood of mostly me too messages. It’s been a licence to go slowly, and sleep early.’