Fallen Angel

I have a recurring dream. It's a nightmare really. I am always in the same house. It is a house I know but unlike any I have ever actually lived in. The house is huge and navigation between rooms is difficult. Staircases have been positioned…

Communication & Understanding

I am about to publish my book. It is called The Superhero I was Born to Be and it is a raw account of my self-development journey with a publisher's polish. It has taken a lot of courage to get to this point. I am frightened what the world…

Living the Rainbow

What a summer it has been! A rollercoaster of highs and lows all useful for learning when I manage to grasp what life is teaching me. Now here we are at the start of September and I am reviewing where I am for 2017. 2016 was the year I took…

The OK Cafe

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"You ok?" A stock phrase we often use as a greeting. See also "How's things?" or "What's up?" But in using them as a greeting I believe we risk forgetting what it is we are actually asking. And vice versa, when asked, we may lose the…

The Purpose of Anxiety

Yesterday was a difficult day for me. I learnt that I cannot save my daughter from anxiety. And when anxiety has crippled you throughout your life that is a very hard lesson to learn. She told me on the walk to school she had a pain like…

More Than Words

I'm an English Literature graduate. I'm soon to be a published author. I am a woman who loves words. But I have been on a journey of re-education recently. It began probably a year ago when I came to the realisation that it was not the words…
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Reflections on 2017

I know I want to write this blog but it's a tough soul-baring one. Even more so than the entries here that have gone before! I plan to share this more publicly too because it's important. For me and for others. My life coach asked recently…
Sofa in open lounge

Finding Safety

This week I have moved house. It is apparently the third most stressful thing you can do (along with getting divorced which is why I am moving house!) but coupled with that over the last 14 years I have fallen in love with my house.…

The Future is Human

This was written before the sad news of Caroline Flack's death at the weekend. Such a tragic loss reinforces my belief that we must do everything we can to ensure no one feels it necessary to take permanent action from the desperate need to…

Learning Resilience

My 7-year-old daughter struggles from time to time with anxiety. Just like me she is outwardly sociable, funny, warm, and charming, so when anxiety hits the difference is instantly noticeable. Unlike me, she has not yet learnt to mask it.…