How did it happen?
When I was 20 years old I met a man. He was seven years older than me and he changed me forever. For years after I questioned how I let it happen, how I got to that place, and what […]
Recapturing Youth
This week I got a whole year older – I’m now 33! I know, I know – it’s not that old but it feels old. I’m solidly in my 30s, I own my own home (with a mortgage), I am […]
The Overwhelming Truth
I think if you are someone who is even slightly self aware or self critical you will have events that stand out in your life, events that mark certain behaviours or traits that you aren’t particularly proud of. What counselling […]
Obsessions
I have this thing I do, when I’m stressed or my mind is working on something that I can’t quite access. I begin to obsess. I obsess about all sorts of benign things and they take up so much mental […]
Living in me
Over the last couple of months I have been going to counselling. It started out as a way to help me cope with the feelings I was having post birth but has now become a real deep dive into how […]
Happy New Year
It’s been a while since I’ve written. This is mainly because the presence of my newest family addition, beautiful Martha, has taken up a lot of the last two months but also because I have struggled to find a distinct […]
The fear sets in
**Quick disclaimer – if you are in anyway squeamish this blog post will contain information about the things that happen towards the end of pregnancy. It will be descriptive and honest so if you don’t like that kind of thing […]
Self-Preservation
In most aspects of my life I take great pride in being well informed, curious and generally open to learning about politics, issues and the wider world. I think it’s important that if I want a world to exist that […]
Homework?
Rufus started back at school a couple of weeks ago and now he’s all grown up and in year one with a proper assigned seat, workbooks and no settling in time on the carpet. Needless to say the adjustment has […]
A change in attitude
I am now one month from my due date (23/10/2018) and it would be foolish to think that I would be able to get through this month without feeling nervous, scared, upset and panicky. There are also other emotions that […]