Today is Time to Talk Day and World Cancer Day, which is slightly ironic considering my Dad’s death from Cancer is what unlocked a lot of mental health problems for me. My Dad was training for his first sprint triathlon, ran most days before work and was the fittest person I knew. He was diagnosed […]
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Today marks the beginning of a new chapter in feminism. Throughout history women have fought to shatter ceilings and demolish walls that separated them from rooms and positions of power. From this tireless work, women have risen to the positions they hold throughout the world today. Four years ago, an overqualified woman lost a presidential […]
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One of the hardest things to do in life is break a habit and create a new one. It happens to the best of us. We try to change our ways, slip up and do things that aren’t in our best interest because it’s easy and comfortable. Then before you know it you’ve eaten a […]
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I believe you learn more failure than success, and whilst (this year especially) it’s worth remembering the good, you should also remind yourself of what you’ve overcome and what you’ve learnt from your experiences. Recently I finished Elizabeth Day‘s Failosophy a handbook on how to process failures in your life, and it reminded me that […]
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There is nothing worse than empty chairs around the Christmas table; reminders of your grief and those you’ve loved and lost. This year, our christmases look very different than normal, as we abide by the COVID-19 restrictions which means that many of us can only be one household. This is only going to add to […]
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It’s a bloody tough time, there’s no dressing it up. Saving lives is always the priority, but it doesn’t make the new that ‘Christmas is cancelled’ is incredibly disappointing, after it was promised only a few days before. It shouldn’t have been promised in the first place, it’s all a shambles really. I don’t think any […]
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I feel as though I crept back home from London ahead of the second lockdown in the pandemic without really mentioning why or what happened. It wasn’t intentional to keep it quiet, I just focused on settling back in at home after the lockdown rules changed than explain any of those decisions – despite being […]
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Grief, unfortunately, is an inevitable part of life. It’s one of those processes that you don’t want to go through, but everyone will. A misconception about loss is that you go through grief and then move forward until grief touches your life again. The reality is that once grief touches your life it stays with […]
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I know what you’re thinking, she’s finally lost it as she’s writing a blog about the healing nature of coffee shops when you feel lonely. But a staggering realisation I’ve had in 2020 (one of many I assure you) is that cafes really help me diffuse my loneliness or get out of a creative funk. […]
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