Let go, Of holding on so tightly. Of thinking the world will collapse around you if you don’t do everything perfectly. It won’t. Know that is safe to let go. To just be. To allow mistakes to come, as they naturally will. Let go, Of holding on to... View Article
As a society, we like things that are perfectly packaged – even healing/recovery stories or various stories of real life trials and tribulations. When you read these stories, you’ll often find that they (or us as a reader!) skip through the painful parts fairly swiftly, focusing on the neatly packaged... View Article
What do you do when you find yourself in the midst of some really tough days? Perhaps even feeling like you have no strength left? Maybe you feel stuck? Fearful? Perhaps it feels like life has knocked you down one too many times? My advice, from my own personal experience of this... View Article
This weekend was one I had been looking forward to for such a long time. My brother and I had booked to go and see Billy Connolly at the Apollo in London, along with my brothers girlfriend and a friend of mine. As I type these words, I should be... View Article
One of the nicest things I did for myself during this last year, had been starting a Gratitude Jar. On the 1st of January, I got a jar, and tied a pretty pink bow around it and placed the jar on my desk where I would see it each day. From... View Article
I wanted to write a post to reflect a bit on 2015 as we come towards the end of this year and approach a new one beginning. This year has been a time of incredible transformation on so many levels in my own life, that as I sit and reflect quietly this... View Article
When you are living with an illness such as ME/CFS, Christmas can be a really difficult time. Seemingly simple things that others take for granted, such as sitting at the dinner table, may well be impossible for you right now. There will also, be a temptation to push yourself through symptoms... View Article
I’m going to let you in on a secret. Despite the external version that many people portray to the world, behind closed doors, I think each and every one of us have periods of our life where we find things really bloody tough. It took me a long time to learn... View Article