What’s going around in my head!
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 …
This Mother’s Day I thought I’d talk about what where my head is regarding my own childless journey 6 years on from freezing my eggs and how society could help with some of the pain experienced by the childless not by choice community. Saying Goodbye For those of you that have followed my journey since …
In many parts of the world, this time of year tends to be extremely hectic with all the preparations that can go into Christmas. This can bring with it a bag load of stress, added to because of the extra pressures we all put on ourselves to seemingly be having the best time. With the …
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. …
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 …
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 …