Welcome to Well, Actually…

A feel-good newsletter featuring non-BS health chat, with a nourishing serving of what I’ve learnt will really get you glowing inside and out.

Who am I?

My name is Lauren Clark and I’m a health and wellness journalist of eight-plus years, based in Lisbon (so I should also say: olá!). I’ve penned thousands of words on the likes of nutrition, fitness, skincare, mental wellbeing and—my personal favourite—women’s health issues. My work has been published in places like Women’s Health, Cosmopolitan, Elle, Stylist, The Times, Glamour, Dazed, Grazia, Marie Claire and The Telegraph (my website is the best place to head if you want to find out more about my journalism). All of which means that—as well as being well-acquainted with a deadline—I’ve been lucky enough to get immersed in the weird and wonderful world of health, discovering the aspects that live up to their glowing claims and others with false promises. Which brings me on to…

Why subscribe?

Well, I’d actually love to share with you all the good stuff I’ve absorbed, during my years separating health-related fact from fiction, about what really benefits body and mind. We’re living in an age when access to misinformation is as smooth as the marketing that sells us the dream of looking and feeling like the best possible version of ourselves. At a time when finances are tighter, I believe it’s more important than ever to know the truth about what products, treatments, habits and so forth will really help. Oh, and you’ll be signing up—along with over a thousand others—to a Substack Featured Publication…

How it works:

• Subscribe and you’ll receive newsletters straight into your inbox, where I’ll share my thoughts about a current wellness topic that has cut through into the zeitgeist in recent weeks.

• Two posts per month are free, while another two or three posts (depending on how long the month) will be available only to paid subscribers for the price of an oat flat white (just £3.50 a month or £35 a year—to gain access to all the best content).

• Behind the paywall, I’ll be serving up some healthy home truths about what—as an experienced health and wellness journalist—I’d actually spend my own time and money on. This includes both the Buy This, Not That and Monthly Medicine series, as well as the entire library of previous newsletters.

Any questions? Drop me an email at lauren@laurenelizabethclark.com