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Columnist, script editor, executive producer Comic Relief, rabbit owner, Mary Berry once came to my house.

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The joy of… ageing

August 18, 2026August 19, 20262 Comments

Emma Freud on the pleasures of maturity, including chatting to birds and the perfect cheese toastie.

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The joy of…a uniform.

August 11, 2026August 19, 20261 Comment

Banish the daily existential crisis of choosing what to wear by finding the benefits of a capsule uniform, says Emma Freud.

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Family history was a forbidden subject – until the gift of a plant led me to dig up my past.

August 5, 2026August 4, 20262 Comments

How a begonia cutting helped Emma Freud finally get to know her great-grandfather Sigmund.

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The joy of… a death café.

June 13, 2024June 12, 20241 Comment

Emma investigates life’s unlikely pleasures.

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Emma Freud: The joy of grown up learning.

April 10, 2024April 9, 20242 Comments

Emma celebrates reaching 60 by going back to college for a year.  

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EMMA FREUD LEGAL HIGHS: Emma on the joy of horror fiction.

January 11, 2024July 25, 2024Leave a comment

Why we read ourselves into fear for the joy of being scared.

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EMMA FREUD LEGAL HIGHS: Emma on foraging.

January 4, 2024December 19, 20232 Comments

The ancient thrill of raiding nature’s pantry and first-aid kit.

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EMMA FREUD LEGAL HIGHS: Why anticipation is often better than reality.

December 20, 2023December 19, 2023Leave a comment

The joy of expectation… when nothing’s yet gone wrong.

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EMMA FREUD LEGAL HIGHS: Swimming with horses.

September 27, 2023July 26, 20231 Comment

You can lead Emma to water, but can you make her swim with a horse?

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EMMA FREUD LEGAL HIGHS: Take a trip to Dopamine Land.

September 20, 2023July 26, 2023Leave a comment

Emma boosts her mood inside a popcorn machine

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