The opposite of Loneliness

…is connection. As a very sociable person with many friends and an often exhaustingly jam packed diary, I have still experienced awful loneliness. I remember one time in particular when I was struggling and didn’t feel anyone understood or cared. I knew deep down that...

Congratulations on your… break up

“Congratulations,” everyone says when you tell them you’ve got a new job. You get cards and presents, a leaving party to say well done and thank you for the work you’ve done, and good luck in your new role. You might have loved the previous job, been good at it and...

Have you got a death plan?

Last week would have been my mum’s 62nd birthday. Sadly, both my mum and my grandma died during the coronavirus pandemic. Both deaths were expected. My grandma was almost 94 and had been in hospital with covid-19, but did recover enough to come home for her last week...