Louise O'Neill: Frame your exercise in terms of mental health, not weight

'When I was struggling with an eating disorder, I viewed exercise in terms of weight control - in recovery, I don’t go to the gym for anything to do with weight'

Louise O'Neill: Kindness is a core value I try and live my life by, even under the most difficult of circumstances. Pic: Anna Groniecka

It’s a rainy day when Louise O’Neill takes my call from her native West Cork but inside, the author is busy working on something exciting.

Following the success of Idol, O’Neill is preparing a new novel for next year.