British journalist and bestselling author

Helen Russell is a bestselling author, journalist and speaker. Formerly editor of marieclaire.co.uk turned Scandinavia correspondent for the Guardian, her first book, The Year of Living Danishly, became an international bestseller, optioned for television. She's the author of six critically acclaimed books, translated into 21 languages.

Helen now writes for magazines and newspapers globally, including The Times and The Sunday Times, the Telegraph, the Independent, National Geographic, Wall Street Journal, the Observer, Metro, Grazia, Stylist and Stella. She’s spent the last 12 years studying cultural approaches to emotions and speaks about her work internationally for organisations including Google, Novo Nordisk, LEGO and Bupa.

Helen has a weekly newsletter on Substack.