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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Travel
Milo Boyd

'Work was taking over my life - but a solo holiday changed everything'

A self-confessed workaholic who was grinding herself towards a burnout has found a fresh perspective on life after ditching her phone on holiday.

Ellie Twigger has managed to snap out of a phone and work email addiction after she was pushing herself to save up enough to buy a house.

The 29-year-old eventually decided to go on holiday having been urged to do so by her boss, and swapped working deep into the evening and emailing from the poolside on previous breaks for an immersive 11-day trip to Cuba.

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