What’s going around in my head!
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 …
I really hope that if the past 12 months has just taught us anything, is that mental health is not something that a small proportion of the population experience, but a vital part of our overall well-being that everyone has. So often forgotten, not prioritised, or perhaps not taken seriously by many, I believe there …
What is self sabotage? The writer, broadcaster and podcaster Emma Gannon sums it up really well in her best selling book Sabotage, ‘As an over protective parent that keeps their kids inside & suffocates their choices in order to keep them away from danger, when really the best thing to do it to let them …
Fear is felt by everyone, even the bravest of us. It could be the fear of being judged, saying something stupid, not being as good at something as others, being caught out, not living up to others expectations, or even the expectations that we put on ourselves. I for one am scared of heaps of …
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 …