Naima Fatema

I did mention this on my Instagram stories the other day when someone asked me, how do you switch off when your job is so intense and so present online?

Yeah.

I read, guys, and I block out time to read and really, really, really try and avoid my phone.

Not to flex, but I have gotten quite good at it.

Phone in the other room, do not disturb.

I'm permanently on D&D, so, like, sorry if you've ever tried to call me in an emergency and not cut through.

But Body of Light, very dark themes.

One of those books, though, that really takes you out of the world and gives you perspective, though.

It's a really, really good book.

So if you're looking for something that's a bit deep, a bit heavy, set in Melbourne originally and then it bounces around a few other places.

I don't want to spoil it, but it's on the must-read list for me.

So Annabelle Lee, who is the deputy head of podcast at Shameless Media and co-host of Everybody Has a Secret and on-air producer of Shameless,

Annabelle actually asked me this today and I told her, she's like, I get really sleepy when I start reading at night.

So I actually read when I get home from work.

So I get into my comfies, have like a shower and then I spend half an hour reading before dinner.

That's usually my weekday roster of reading.

And then on Sunday, I always, always block out time on Sunday to read for like an extensive amount of time.

So it might be either a couple hours or like an hour minimum.

Yeah.

But I've really got to carve it out.