The power of anger – a force for good

March 28, 2019.Reading time 5 minutes.

Let’s talk anger. Like many, I tend to keep my rage quiet. Why? Because from a young age you’re told anger isn’t cool, it’s NOT a good look. For a little girl growing into a woman society tells you anger is unseemly; it’s not something a female should show, so the practice of masking it […]

Female authors who changed my world: Honouring women for World Book Day and IWD 2019

March 7, 2019.Reading time 6 minutes.

Tonight my Facebook feed is peppered with pictures posted by proud parents of their poppets dressed up for World Book Day. In less than three hours, it will be International Women’s Day (IWD). I am hoping to see photos of kids skipping off to school as Suffragettes. Somehow I don’t think it’ll happen. Maybe it’s […]

My tips on being more resilient

February 27, 2019.Reading time 6 minutes.

I haven’t been well recently. I was floored by a virus for the best part of a week and it’s left me with a cough you’d expect from a 20-a-day B&H smoker. I had a few sobs here and there; rasping little pity parties for one, but really looked after myself. I slept, took tablets, […]

Love, vulnerability and being you

February 14, 2019.Reading time 6 minutes.

As I write this, my Twitter feed is filled with romance, love and hearts. It’s St Valentine’s Day and the world is soppy. My story today is about love, it’s about vulnerability and it’s about making today the day for you to pack in the relationships that leave you feeling shit. I’ve talked elsewhere about […]

Tips to overcome ‘FOMO’

January 13, 2019.Reading time 7 minutes.

Fear of missing out? Yep, got that. Now time to get rid.

Little ways to be kind each day

December 19, 2018.Reading time 6 minutes.

It’s December, it’s raining and the sun refuses to get out of bed before 8am and disappears beneath its black duvet shortly after 4pm. There is traffic everywhere and your diary is jam-packed with places to go and people to see. It’s definitely the season to be jolly – and jolly well stressed. I find […]

Find your tribe

November 15, 2018.Reading time 6 minutes.

Let’s talk today about finding your tribe. Finding your tribe is a powerful primitive force. In Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs (a motivational theory tool used in psychology to model human needs), love and belonging are one of the five tiers. Healthy human beings, Maslow theorised, have a certain number of needs. These are in a […]