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...
The end of my tether
A year ago, I was at the end of my tether, completely burnt out and unable to find anything in my life that I could change to make things better. Following Covid, work was busier than ever, my Mum’s birthday was coming up which I knew was going to be difficult, and my...
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...
Happy Half Term!
We are now halfway through the first term of this school year. My oldest son, Oscar, is home educated and has been for almost a year now. It’s taken a year for both of us to “deschool,” but it’s been worth every second and has been the best decision I’ve ever made for...
Body Positivity
I’ve heard a few friends comment recently about the weight they’ve put on over the summer, the diets and exercise regimes they are planning for autumn. I know many people stay fit all through winter with the specific goal of feeling beach body ready for summer....
…and relax!
Last week was a busy one getting the final touches done on my website, on my coaching course, doing several practice sessions, and rearranging my workspace. So, on Saturday I took the opportunity to slow right back down with a yoga for relaxation morning with Beth...
Let’s Get Festive
This summer I bumped into a friend on the beach. She’d just come back from her first festival and was gushing about what an amazing, freeing time she’d had. I’d never seen her smile so wide! She told me later, “Camp Bestival was an absolute joy. Men with fluffy tails...
Come on in, the water’s… freezing
On one of my recent sunrise walks, the sky was perfectly clear and the sea perfectly flat and inviting. I kicked myself for not having thought to bring swimming stuff with me. Before I could lose my nerve, I got in touch with a friend who I hadn’t seen in a while,...
