If I could speak to a younger version of me, the one that left university with less confidence in her creative ability than when she started. I’d tell her, ‘It’ll be ok. Your passion for art will come back, you just need a little time, the right set of circumstances and a few inspiring ‘mentors’ …
What’s your ‘reason for being?’ The Japanese word “ikigai” means a “life purpose” or “raison d’être.” Ikigai refers to defining your personal meaning of life in relation to your talents, passions, and profession, as well as what you can give to the wider world. I’ve previously talked about the struggle I had in finding my …
Photoshoot I don’t know anyone that doesn’t have some insecurities with the way you look. With age, we can gain more acceptance, but in moments of sabotage it can be easy to look at the negatives rather than the positives. This week, as I prepared for a photo shoot for my new business, self-sabotage raised …
This year’s Brighton Artists Open House has exceeded my expectations on so many levels. So for those slightly curious as to why I would want to devote so much of my time to this community event, I wanted to share some of the experiences and takeaways. Which has been a much longer, but much needed …
Today it’s World Mental Health Day, and so I thought I’d talk about the positive effects of journaling on our mental health! A few years ago when my life coach asked me what my thoughts were about journaling, I could only visualise writing a diary, like some of us may have done as a child. …