I gave it all up
Each month people share stories of how they changed their lives.
I gave it all up ... to build a mud house
Charlotte Eve and her partner Kate gambled everything they had on an ancient cob cottage by a lake. Would they find happiness messing about in mud?
I gave it all up … to make wedding cakes
As an HR manager Edwina McNulty was a “mouthpiece for bad news”. But could she sacrifice her security to follow her dream of baking cakes?
I gave it all up … to live off the land
Yasmine Phillips had a steady job in the city and a cosy flat – but something was missing. Could she find happiness on a small plot of land by the sea?
I gave it all up … to dive in the Seychelles
I used to joke about quitting my job in Leeds and moving to the Seychelles. Then one day I thought, why not?
I gave it all up … to cycle the world with my dog
Joshua Sivarajah sold all his possessions and set out to bike around the UK with his dog – a year later, he has found no reason to stop
What is it like to quit your life and start again?
From the lawyer who became a human cannonball, to the pharmacy manager who went to live on a desert island, five risk-takers share their stories
