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Learning from my children 1: building trust and learning to be myself

Early December marks birthday season in our house (two kids’ birthdays in three days!) and with the excitement of Christmas … More

care, celebration, challenges, embarassment, family, friendship, parenting, trust

Reasons to be thankful

New Year’s Eve is a strange day – I guess it takes on however much meaning each individual chooses to … More

2022, 2023, challenges, children, diabetes, family, health, home, sleep, technology, thankfulness

On ‘making memories’, or letting them make us

‘Making memories’ has become a popular phrase in the past few years. I get why people use it – it’s … More

challenges, chronic illness, family, health, holiday, making memories, memories, mindfulness, pressure, thankfulness

Everything changes but you

Wow, it’s been a while since I posted anything! The last few months have been full of change for me … More

anxiety, challenges, change, chronic illness, coeliac disease, employment, health, job, pain, rheumatoid arthritis, type 1 diabetes

Today has enough worries (and joys) of its own

For the first few weeks of lockdown I found my mind didn’t really stray beyond the madness of the current … More

anxiety, challenges, chronic illness, covid-19, future, joy, plans, self-control, thankfulness

Growing a generation in lockdown: dreaming dreams for our children

I want to talk a bit about my small people today. Tiny is now four and Small is seven and … More

challenges, corona virus, covid-19, mistakes, opportunities, parenting, relationship

Losing self-doubt and the pressure to ‘get it right’ might help us through Covid-19

I don’t know if it’s a universal human phenomenon or a product of our busy, share-everything-online modern culture. But sometimes, … More

advice, challenges, children, community, comparison, confidence, contentment, coping, covid-19, guilt, kindness, lockdown, parenting, resilience, resolutions

When self-discipline involves skipping the gym to go back to bed

I was in a crazy rush to get to my weekly Pilates class this morning (when I say weekly, that’s … More

advice, challenges, chronic illness, decisions, discipline, exercise, health, rest, sleep, wellbeing

More than wishful thinking – putting hope into practice

I use the word ‘hope’ all the time, but rarely think about it’s meaning. It’s one of those slippery words that’s … More

advice, challenges, chronic illness, discipline, hope, reaction

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