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Helen Russell @MsHelenRussell
Joined February 2010
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Helen Russell retweeted
Headline Books@headlinepg
Jan 20
We are so excited to share the cover for LAURA CLARK IS AWAY FROM HER DESK by @MsHelenRussell publishing this Summer Readers are loving Laura Clark Is Away From Her Desk: 💚'One of the best books I’ve ever read’ 💚‘5 stars it not enough!’ 💚‘Witty’ 💚‘Inspiring'
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Talked to the @nytimes about rawdogging, boredom and THAT Substack post (c/o Living Danishly with Helen Russell) nytimes.com/2026/01/01/style…

They Want to Influence You to Do … Nothing

Boredom, or an approximation of it, is an online trend for young people trying to sharpen their attention spans.

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The listening pleasure you didn't know you needed... talking to the inimitable @Sarah_Montague about rawdogging and boredom on today's World At One @BBCRadio4 (and the Substack posted that spurred it: mshelenrussell.substack.com/…)
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Helen Russell retweeted
The Bookseller
@thebookseller
9 Sep 2025
.@Wildfirebks to publish author and journalist @MsHelenRussell's new novel, Laura Clark Is Away from Her Desk. Publication is set for late July 2026 👇 ebx.sh/jK105x

Wildfire to publish Helen Russell's new novel

Wildfire to publish author and journalist Helen Russell's new novel.

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Helen Russell retweeted
Independent Voices@IndyVoices
12 Aug 2025
Heatwave Britain could learn from Scandinavia about how to keep cool | Helen Russell (@MsHelenRussell) 👇This story is currently free to read 👇 independent.co.uk/voices/uk-…

Heatwave Britain could learn from Scandinavia about how to keep cool

Like the UK, Nordic countries have been hit by unusually high temperatures this summer – so how do they survive sweltering heat without air-conditioning? Here's how, explains Helen Russell, author of...

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How to Hold the Sun: A Danish Midsummer Survival Guide open.substack.com/pub/mshele…
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Helen Russell retweeted
The i Paper
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25 Dec 2024
Replying to @MsHelenRussell
@MsHelenRussell spent more than a decade living Danishly before returning home with her three children She's been pleasantly surprised trib.al/8MZbV5J

I moved back to the UK from Denmark - here's what Britons get right about parenting

Helen Russell spent more than a decade living Danishly before returning home with her three children. She's been pleasantly surprised 

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Helen Russell retweeted
4th Estate Books@4thEstateBooks
13 Feb 2025
🪨 What do Vikings know about raising children? Turns out, quite a lot… 🪨 Funny and unfailingly optimistic, HOW TO RAISE A VIKING is a deep dive into the parenting culture of Nordic nations and a love letter to @MsHelenRussell's adopted homeland. Out today in paperback!
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It's been a ride... now over at the other place @mshelenrussell.bsky.social
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Thanks @BusinessInsider for including The Danish Secret to Happy Kids in this piece: 'I raised my kids in Denmark. When we returned to the US, they were far more independent than their American peers' businessinsider.com/us-mom-l…
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Great piece @sweale @guardian on why children should be encouraged to play with mud theguardian.com/society/2024… - Nordic research on this for How To Raise a Viking 📖 fascinating #howtoraiseaviking #danishsecrettohappykids

‘He’s having fun!’: why children should be encouraged to play with mud

Experts say that as play spaces become more sanitised, children are deprived of a chance to connect with nature

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I have news… @Substack column out now on endings, beginnings, hope and home. Plus a brand new project/ride – I hope you’ll join me on it. No paywall for this post, so you can read it for free here: open.substack.com/pub/mshele…
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Great chatting with @zibbyowens all about the Nordic approach to childhood and the Danish secret to happy kids. Listen now, here podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas… #danishsecrettohappykids #howtoraiseaviking @Sourcebooks

International bestselling author! Helen Russell, THE DANISH SECRET TO HAPPY KIDS: How the Viking...

Podcast Episode · Totally Booked with Zibby · September 2, 2024 · 22m

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Thanks so much for having me on the show @WGNMorningNews to talk The Danish Secret to Happy Kids (plus what we can steal to use wherever we are) linktr.ee/DanishSecrettoHapp…
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Great to talk The Danish Secret to Happy Kids @WGNNews & the aspects of Viking parenting that can be applied wherever we are to make for happier, healthier children. Now, back outside, everyone... ;)
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This week's @substack column out now mshelenrussell.substack.com/… #livingdanishly
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Tears, Tantrums & Crabbing: A Delightfully Danish Ærø Adventure. Back from the break with a new post on island living and family holidays Danish style via @substack mshelenrussell.substack.com/…
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Thank you to @nypost for this great piece on The Danish Secret to Happy Kids. How to raise a Viking? Lesson 1: let them throw all the snowballs.... ;) nypost.com/2024/08/01/lifest… #livingdanishly #danishsecrettohappykids #howtoraiseaviking #nordicparenting

Exclusive | 'Danish Secret to Happy Kids' reveals tips to make children more independent — and it...

If you're a parent, skip the homework and send your kids outside to play. That's according to a journalist sharing helpful tidbits from Nordic countries' unique parenting styles.

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Big thanks to @Sourcebooks and @NickiGostin
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As readers of How to Raise a Viking/The Danish Secret to Happy Kids & #livingDanishly will know, there’s a no-nonsense approach to animals & the circle of life in Denmark (as evidenced by today’s trip to the children’s library) #danishsecrettohappykids #howtoraiseaviking
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