Personal Essays
Hello and welcome! Here you’ll find my ‘Personal Essays’ - Ordered with the most recent at the top. You can save this page if you wish, for easy access next time. Thanks and enjoy! ☺️
What You Will Find Here
Reflections, observations and insights as I write my way through re-discovering and accepting who I am. Join me on my journey towards cultivating a calm, more connected and authentic way of being.♥️
The Rise & Fall of Hope
I was there, I was right there! On the edge of something brilliant, something possible and I genuinely believed in it. I still do. What happened next shouldn’t really surprise me and I guess in a way…
Maybe I'm Just a Bit of a Dick!
A question I sometimes ponder (probably a bit more often than I should) is this, “What if I’m actually just a bit of dick?” What if the reason all of this self-help …
Broken Record Brain
Dear Readers, It’s no secret that I find letting go of the things that are holding me back difficult, and recent times have been no exception.
Wintering & Wondering
I’ve been having a somewhat glorious January this year, after I promised myself I’d take things slowly this winter. My promise came after I received Katherine May’s wonderful book “Wintering”, sent t…
Can Everyone Just CALM The F*ck Down PLEASE!
What the actual fuck is going on? Can everyone just calm the fuck down… Please!! It’s only been ONE WEEK since we tumbled into 2026 and I’m exhausted already!!
A Smorgasbord of Emotions
How’s everyone holding up? I’m struggling a little, I’m not going to lie. I don’t know if I want to laugh or cry… or both… perhaps at the same time. Which would definitely result in some strange look…
A Holiday "Check In" of Sorts
Dear Readers, We’ve just arrived back (after a looooong 24 hours of travel and precisely NO sleep) from our two-week holiday in Krabi, Thailand and what an AMAZING time we had!
Making Space for Noticing & Being
As I sit on the train pulling out of Carmarthen Station, heading back to Reading, I notice an old man standing in the rain, waving off his loved ones. A strange feeling flows through me… one of sadne…
The Power of Pause
It’s been a little while, as I’ve been easing my way back into the world of Substack slowly, since Taking a Break from mid-June for nearly 3 months! Wow, was it really that long… that went FAST! How …
Ooops, I Did it Again - Part Two
Hey Readers! I know, I know… It’s been a ridiculously long time since ‘Part One’ of what I thought would be a two-part post sent out in quick succession of each other. However, true to form, the pres…
Phew! My House Isn't Burning Down!
Dear Readers, I just had to sit down immediately to tell you all about an AMAZING ‘EFT Tapping’ session with Jo Fiddy of Rise & Vibe. The impact of just a few minutes of tapping my face and repeating some (v…
Ooops, I did it again! Part One
I honestly can’t tell you how much I’ve gone back and forth with what to deliver directly to my paid “members”. The pressure I put on myself once I “announced” this little extra offering was insane!!…
Why My Life Sucks!
Dear Readers, Can I PLEASE just be pissed off for a bit?! Why do I feel such a “duty” to be grateful and thankful all the fucking time? Sometimes my life really SUCKS and I want to be miserable about…
You Could Change The World...
The following piece was inspired by one of my favourite people on Substack Sophie Ingleby when she published a great post called “Do you have a purpose in life?”. 🥰
Failure to Launch!
Dear Lovely Readers, This is a pretty personal one and I’m not even sure what I want to say, so I’m just going to start and see what happens.
You Don't Know Pain
Well today was fun… NOT! As I sit here writing this I am still reeling with anger, frustration and despair as I hover in the aftermath of what should have been a quick visit to the nurse’s clinic, fo…
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