TV presenter and model Lisa Snowdon has opened up about experiencing burnout at the end of last year, describing feeling 'out of control' and 'massively over-emotional'. The 53-year-old, a regular on ITV's This Morning, said: 'I had too many tabs open on my brain.'
Snowdon admitted that 'everything got on top of me' as she tried to do too much and said yes to too many things. She explained: 'I wasn't listening to my body. I felt over-emotional, burnt out.' The changing season, Christmas build-up, and year-end rush left her feeling she had to 'push, push, push – and I didn't have any push left.'
To break the cycle, Snowdon embarked on a 10-day digital detox retreat in Majorca last November, confronting her smartphone reliance. She described the experience as 'really quite tricky for a few days, then totally liberating.' She noted a 'constant battle' with her phone, calling it an addiction: 'Somebody will email me, I'll then check all my other apps... I needed to leave the country, I needed to give my phone to somebody or lock it in a safe.'
Snowdon said her mental health is 'really impacted when I'm just staring at the phone a lot', leading to a lack of clarity, snappiness, and physical stress. This year she has cut back significantly, especially at night: 'The hour or two before bed and in the morning, I don't reach for my phone for at least half an hour.' She keeps her phone on silent with no notifications, so she must physically open apps to check them.
Now on a 'journey of feeling calm, nurturing myself and knowing what I need', Snowdon carves out moments of reset through cooking, reading, and creating a calming home environment. She also advocates for phone-free dining with friends and family. Research by DFS found that 41% of adults say they look at their phones too much, with 35% trying to reduce screen time.
Snowdon meditates daily and enjoys nature, describing forest bathing as a walking meditation. She embraces quiet hobbies like board games, cooking, and gardening with her fiancé George Smart. An early riser, she is in bed by 8:30pm most evenings, prioritising sleep and reading before bed.
