When did you last spend a weekend doing something just for you? With work, family and an ever-growing to-do list, it’s something many of us rarely make time for. But with her 45th birthday approaching, Kate decided it was time to start saying yes to experiences she’d long wanted to try.

Enter The Big Retreat Festival in Cambridgeshire, where a birthday bucket list led to a weekend of singing, flower crowns, laughter yoga and a few unexpected discoveries. For this busy mum of four, it was a chance to try something new, find a little breathing space and remember how lovely it feels to do something simply because you want to.