Bursting the Bubble
It has been just over 5 months since the schools closed, just over 5 months since the world as we have known it changed in a way that we have all struggled to grapple with. While the restrictions have loosened […]
Our Decision
When I started writing this blog I did it with the intention of being completely transparent and honest about my life. I didn’t want to hide behind a veneer of perfect imperfections – I wanted to tell the whole truth, […]
A failed trip
There are many emotional and mental challenges that I contend with that cause me to often feel ashamed but I have never felt as pathetic as I did earlier this week. We’re all going through a challenging times. We’re separated […]
Eating in Quarantine
Food has become a massive part of the global conversation as people panic buy, shame people for panic buying and the vulnerable rely on volunteers to deliver them any essentials they may need. This is, of course, an ongoing problem […]
Anxiety in the time of Cholera
Ok, so cholera isn’t sweeping the nation or the world but it made a good title for this blog so…just go with it. I have always struggled with my mental health. I have swayed from depression, to high anxiety, to […]
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 […]
Accepting the things we cannot change
So we’ve made it. We’ve made it to the end of week two of the Summer holidays. The kids have had swimming lessons, we’ve been to the park, gone riding on our bikes, had a new boiler installed (on the […]
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 […]
The Glad Game
Earlier this week Nick and I were sitting down to dinner when he asked me this question: ‘What do you look forward to?’ He wasn’t asking me about the big things like holidays, house extensions or our future life plans. […]