MEET THE PANDEMIC PIONEERS

Three-quarters of people in the UK say the pandemic has made them re-evaluate the most important aspects of their lives.

‘I’m earning less but I’ve never been happier’

Sarah Stannard, 49, is a health and wellness coach. She lives in Chertsey, Surrey, with husband John, 49, and seven-year-old son Henry.

Lying in bed staring at the ceiling, all I could think about was how many emails I had to answer, calls I needed to make and meetings I needed to attend. It was 2019 and for years I had worked in a well-paid corporate role. I was Head of Sales for a multimillion-pound international logistics company, but it