Helen Russell is a bestselling author, journalist, speaker, and host. Formerly editor of marieclaire.co.uk turned Scandinavia correspondent for the Guardian, her first book, The Year of Living Danishly, became an international bestseller and was optioned for television.

She's the author of five critically acclaimed books, translated into 21 languages. Helen 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 has spent the last ten years studying cultural approaches to emotions and now speaks about her work internationally.