On guilt and shame

On guilt and shame

Guilt and shame are two words that make me die a little inside every time I hear them. I pride myself on my honesty, my integrity, and my loving intention. I do my very best to be objective, kind and loving. It doesn’t always work and sometimes I ‘see my...
Taking responsibility for someone else’s happiness

Taking responsibility for someone else’s happiness

We’ve all been there – frustrated and resentful about having to constantly push someone we love to become a better version of themselves. I realised over the last few weeks that the journey I went on with my own family was something that’s repeated...

What we can learn from inspiration

Last weekend I spent the weekend in Wales with my Nana and my parents to celebrate her 90th Birthday.90. Can you imagine? She was born in the twenties. That’s us all in the photo. Today I wanted to talk about inspiration and in particular, who inspires you....

A change is as good as a rest.

I think there are two types of people – those who love technology, and those who loathe it / don’t get it / don’t understand it.   I am one of the former (but bear with me if you’re a hater – I’m not going to get all geeky on...

The thing about family…

This weekend I’ve gone back to my childhood home in North Wales to spend the weekend with my parents. My nana has also made the journey from Liverpool at 89 and my brother came up from London on a rare weekend off.   As I sat on the train on a Friday evening,...