52 Your Life

EMMA COOK is a part-time commissioning editor for Guardian Weekend and a freelance journalist, specialising in parenting, psychology and relationships. As a recent convert to the 5:2 diet, she decided to adapt its principles to other areas of her life and saw fantastic benefits. She is also the author of the parenting advice book, Ask Your Father -- How to Answer Awkward Questions Children Ask, and the editor of a life coaching book for Psychologies magazine.