I read the message. My heart started pounding, I felt slightly sweaty, a knot was building in my stomach. Nauseous. I felt like a child again, caught doing something I shouldn’t be. Except I wasn’t (I never had, I was far too good). My crime? I had made a choice that someone else disapproved of. … Read more
I have an inner critic. We all do. My inner critic can be really harsh (and disapproving like the cat in the picture!!) and if I listen to her, can give me a really hard time and pile on the guilt. However, she is also really helpful for helping me see where there might be … Read more
I am rubbish at asking for help. You are more likely to find me stacking the dishwasher by crashing the cutlery or forcing the plates in or spending hours researching how to do a task than to ask for help. I am also bad at receiving help! If offered help by my partner I am … Read more
My daughter is going through a tough time. She’s being bullied at school by a ‘friend’. Over the last few months, we’ve had talks about how people treat one another, what it means to be yourself and how we build trust in a relationship (and what happens when that trust gets broken). The most recent … Read more
“Are you going to let this story run your life or are you going to rewrite it?” The words barely registered before the answer came into my mind. “I’m going to rewrite my story” I said. Humans are natural storytellers, we have been since we first started communicating with each other. Stories are how … Read more