Something happens when your life changes fundamentally. Not just the obvious grief or upheaval, but a quieter, more corrosive thing underneath it: the sense that you’re doing it wrong. That you’re taking too long. That you should be further along by now. That other people seem to move through loss, change, endings – and come…
Lately, threads have come to my attention. Threads running through life, through calling, through relationships. If you’ve read some of my other writing, you’ll maybe know that I’ve spent a lot of time researching my own family tree. Within that, two threads pull strongest — the line of ancestors who lived in Sedbergh and Dent,…
I’m writing this in the run-up to Christmas — a time when I think most people would agree that life is anything but simple. There are New Year’s resolutions on the horizon.Last-minute gifts to buy.If you have children, remembering who needs to be where, and when.And then there’s the utter minefield of navigating family gatherings….
Lately, so many of us are feeling overloaded — not just with the holiday rush, but with the constant stream of social media, news, doom-laden prophecies, and the quiet comparisons to people whose lives seem shinier or smoother than ours. We’re all in this. Each of us has old parts of our life and identity…
Before We Begin – A Disclaimer Before we wade together into this post—let me start by saying (and maybe this should be a disclaimer on every post…) that I write this NOT as another self-help ‘guru’. NOT as a patronising, “aww, are you having trouble speaking up? Let me fix that for you.” I write…
Motherhood is full-on. Between nappies, feeds, and sleepless nights, it’s easy to feel like your energy has been drained dry. These heart opening practices for mums are simple, gentle ways to reconnect with yourself — even if you only have a couple of minutes a day. No fancy classes or expensive tools required. Just small…
There are many ways to honour those who came before us — through blood, through place, and through the traditions we walk with today. This simple ritual is one I return to when I need grounding, guidance, or to remember that I’m not walking this path alone. In the weeks leading toward autumn — particularly…