Moya Sarner starts new column in Guardian

Journalist and therapist Moya Sarner's first 'How to build a better life'column in the Guardian ran on Monday— on the subject of listening to others.

"Why not try to open your ears and your minds to the people around you, people on the radio, people in books; to drink in the beautiful, devastating humanity that surrounds us, and try to understand? Notice when you find yourself assessing, or judging, or picking a side, and wonder: why? See if you can listen instead."

Moya is the author of When I Grow Up - Conversations With Adults in Search of Adulthood published in paperbackby Scribe UK in 2024.

Not all authors can boast of getting a quote like this from Tom Hiddleston:

‘Moya Sarner has written a book about growing up which also happens to be a book about being alive: about managing pain and loss, about uncertainty and change, about humility and courage, about finding meaning and acceptance. She is asking all the right questions, in our uncertain times, and her search for answers is inspiring.

Writing that is full of insight and depth, and always feels refreshing. This book is invigorating and thought-provoking, rigorous, elegant, and compassionate. It is about thinking, healing, and connecting. We need more like it.’

Future columns will run bi-weekly on a Monday.