In 2020 Rufus, who is autistic, struggled more than we could have predicted. This struggle with the lockdown, the structureless life and the uncertainty that we were all living with, took a major toll on his mental health. This culminated […]
Over the last few months I have been volunteering at a primary school. As I am looking to train as a children’s counsellor I decided that while I waited for the day Martha starts full time (giving me the time […]
It’s now the 3rd of December and I have not weighed myself at all this year. This may seem like a strange thing to state for many people but since the age of 14 I have weighed myself every week, […]
That’s right folks, we finally got a diagnosis of autism for Rufus. We have been fully aware of his neuro-divergent status since he was very young but our first attempt to get a diagnosis was back in 2019. At that […]
I am a problem solver. I see a problem and I work to fix it. I don’t mind failure because without failure we can’t learn and use that knowledge to improve, but at the end of the process I like […]
Over the last year I have suffered a few panic attacks. Some have been in supermarkets as I learned how to navigate one way systems, while social distancing, wearing a mask and trying not to offend others’ sensibilities. Some have […]
As anyone who has ever met me will know, I have never been a fan of the Tories. In fact a friend sent me a link to a website called ‘Fuck the Tories’ which sells jewellery bearing that slogan. However […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]