There’s something about the Japanese art of Kintsugi that has always fascinated me. Kintsugi is the traditional Japanese practice of repairing broken ceramics using lacquer, traditionally mixed with powdered precious metals such as gold. Rather than hiding the cracks, Kintsugi highlights them. The damage becomes part of the object’s story. And I think there is something rather beautiful about that idea when we think about scars and scar tissue. What is Kintsugi? Imagine a treasured ceramic...

My mum died a few days ago. She was 98 years old. She passed peacefully, surrounded by the love of her family, and although the loss is still very raw, there is also an enormous sense of gratitude. Ninety-eight years is a remarkable life. After I shared the news, I wrote something quite simple on Facebook: “I’m thankful for everything she taught me.” Since then, I’ve been thinking about that sentence. What exactly did she teach me? And the more I think about it, the more I realise that the...

Join Us for a Special Documentary Screening on September 20 After months of research, filming, editing, and bringing together ideas from some of the most exciting developments in fascia science, I am delighted to announce a special online screening of my new documentary: The New Biology of Fascia On September 20, we will open the virtual cinema doors and invite those involved in healthcare or anyone fascinated by the human body to experience this 45-minute documentary exploring one of the...