Some of us are better at dealing with uncertainty, some of us need a bit more control. This can manifest in the most mundane things like checking the menu of a restaurant online before going there to eat. (Guilty!) I mean the menu will not change until you get there...
Peanut isn’t well. She is recovering in many ways, but her injuries seem to be more permanent than we first expected. For those new to the blog, Peanut is my nephew’s/sister’s cat who suffered a hip injury after, we think, being hit by a car. Her hip is healing...
I wanted to scream and lash out. I felt angry. I felt unheard and neglected. I wanted to run away and hide and shut down all at the same time. Across from me sat my husband, completely unknown to the fury swirling around inside me. And why should he? On the...
Relationships can take many forms; our love languages are very different and how we show affection can also differ. However, when one is attracted to, dating or even married to someone that struggles with their emotions it can create a challenge. How do you know that...
Healing can be uncomfortable and, at times, challenging. During 2019 and 2020, I experienced a few “dark nights of the soul” myself, and it wasn’t where I wanted to go. Coming from a culture that looks down on therapy and coaching, combined with my inability to ask...
Do you find dating difficult? I do. I see a lot of my friends (at any age) struggle with something that I’m sure you’ll also recognise: the need to be seen as cool and laid back about things, while still getting your needs met. What do I mean by that? Let me...
When I decided to give up my London life and to start travelling at the beginning of last year, I didn’t know what to expect. I thought that just by being in wonderful locations I will have nothing to worry about and generally would be in a better mood. Partly,...
For the first time in my life, somebody blocked me on WhatsApp. I realised that I was blocked when his profile picture disappeared. The sensation was like being hit by a train. (Of course, I am exaggerating as I have never been hit by a train.) I felt a lot of shame...
All of us have something we wish we would have done differently. Regret, just like any other emotion, is part of the experience of being human, but it is an emotion that is often misunderstood. We tend to shy away from reflecting on our regrets with objectivity, as...
Recently, my team and I received negative feedback about one of our projects. In this blog, instead of talking about the content, circumstance, or validity of that feedback, I want to talk about how to receive feedback. That uncomfortable feeling when you hear...
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