Why did I keep putting off interacting with the Artist’s Way group in Zoom meetings? Perhaps it was hard to believe I was a ‘real’ artist.
The best things in life are scary – Why I joined an Artist’s Way work group but took my time showing up
The Artist’s Way and 3 Reasons to Read it
A springboard for spirituality, a tool for transition: open the pages of The Artist’s Way for your life to improve. Here are 3 things they’ve taught me.
Reconnect with your inner child to have more fun… but who is she (or he)?
Fancy a bit more fun? Then find your inner child. Remember what you used to like doing as a kid and do it again. But I found out that it’s not that simple.
An unlikely Warrior Woman – Stepping towards Homecoming
Lessons from Nicky Clinch’s Seven Day Warrior Woman Challenge and her Homecoming programme: strength in vulnerability, everything you need is already within and more.
Add the ‘Extra’ to your ‘Ordinary’ – Four activities to build connection, get creative, cultivate gratitude and unleash your silly side
Four little projects which are free and easy, each with big results: add meaning to your life and open up your mindset, inviting you to see the world just a little bit differently.
I’m going slightly ‘woo woo’ – My introduction to Reiki
A partner with chronic illness My partner is a member of a group which offers many forms of support to people living with chronic illness. This includes an annual shindig in a beautiful chateau near to where we live in Belgium. For the past three years, he has been the token male at the five-day […]
Food choices and a plant-based buttered slice of analysis paralysis
Food choices can be overwhelming. I aim to feed my family (and myself) a delicious, healthy, plant-based diet but I sometimes have analysis paralysis.
Help! I’ve got playdate anxiety… and I’m the parent!
Whenever one of my kids asks to invite one of their friends round, I get a bit nervous. You could call it playdate anxiety. My knee-jerk reaction is to say ‘no’. But I’m working on it. Playdate disaster I think I was traumatised in early parenthood when the first playdate I arranged turned to disaster. […]
Trauma, depression, burnout, anxiety or… skiving off work? How mental illness messed with my head
There was a dark time when I had trouble finishing my sentences. Whether it was burnout, depression, anxiety… here are some diary extracts. This is how it felt for me.
I Got Dem Ol’ Kozmic (Winter) Blues Again Mama!
It’s the end of the first month of the year – already the first day of February. A time to take stock. Has anything changed? Or is it same old, same old. There’s such a buzz at the start of a year. New beginnings hold promise. Parties and celebrations, time spent with people you care […]