The Power of ‘connection’ has never been more prevalent, as World Childless Week reconnected our community around the globe this week. Through the amazing community that Jody Day of Gateway Women has created, I’ve been really fortunate to recently be introduced to Meriel Whale. Meriel is a counsellor for ‘Childless not by Choice Women’, who …
Here’s my top 10 tips and observations, as I pause to reflect on my own Covid-19 journey The Power of Positive News and Connections – Negative news sources, or energy from others can be powerful sources of poor mental health. With so much sad news over the past 18 months its been even more important …
For most of my life, this would have been a fairly straight forward question, but being childless has forced me to re-think so many aspects of my life. If I’m being completely honest, I’d probably not given legacy much thought until the last few years. Perhaps like many, until we get to mid life it …
On the many occasions I’ve sat down and wanted to write this, I’ve hesitated. But recently, I’ve began to question why? There are obviously many reasons why one might resist sharing experiences and feelings in such a public way. The biggest one being fear. Perhaps I have a fear of judgement, but this doesn’t make …
The longer the current restrictions remain in place the more the different pressures we are facing become evident, but none so obvious as those craving alone time, compared with those, like myself, that are missing company so desperately. I’ve recently been listening to ‘Alonement’, a fascinating pod cast by writer and podcaster Francesca Specter. In …
With so much media attention on the role of social media on your mental health, I’ve been thinking about how it’s influenced me, particularly how focusing on my own life rather than comparing to others has improved my happiness. Those closest to me would probably agree that I’ve always been quite headstrong and driven in …