Awe is a word I like and a concept I’d like to explore more from the vastness of nature to a cormorant catching a fish on an ordinary morning and how to bring more of it into everyday life, long after summer ends.
Having a fear of food isn’t something that’s restricted to summer, but this time of year can definitely strengthen it for many people through eating out, counting calories, fearing certain foods, and the pull of the scales.
This is the final post in the burnout series. Perfectionism has shown up throughout – in the drive to keep going, the fear of being seen to fail, the inner critic that doesn’t rest even in recovery. In this post it sits right at the heart of the matter: why perfectionists are especially susceptible to…
Were you a shy child? Or perhaps this was something that other people told you you were? Have you ever thought about the impact this had on you?
Perhaps, it's been so much a part of your foundations that you've never stopped to reflect on how it has underpinned how you feel about yourself.
I…
Found during my MSc Psychology dissertation research on coastal wellbeing, Saltwater in the Blood is one of those books that stays with you. Easkey Britton weaves memoir, academic insight and a deeply personal relationship with the sea into something lyrical, honest and a page turner. You don’t need a personal connection to the coast to…
If you’ve lived with eating issues for any length of time, you’ll know how all-consuming and exhausting it can be. In this post I’m exploring the childhood messaging and early experiences that often underpin a difficult relationship with food and why improving that relationship is rarely about food at all.
When the weather’s good, we should feel good, right? Unfortunately life doesn’t work like that. This post is about the small, unglamorous, intentional acts that can offer a quiet lift on a blue day. Nothing fancy, nothing expensive. Just simple treats chosen for yourself, in person, because you matter.
I sometimes wonder if our ancestors were more comfortable in their bodies than we are. Their bodies were tools for living, not objects to be assessed or filtered through anyone else’s lens. In this post I’m exploring what disconnection from our bodies really looks like in the modern world and what it means to start…
Not being praised as a child doesn’t always leave an obvious mark. There’s no clear wound to point to – just a quiet absence, and the patterns it quietly shapes. In this post I’m exploring what balanced praise actually does for a child’s developing sense of self, and the two adult patterns I regularly…
A holiday is something to look forward to – a change of scenery, a break from everyday life and sometimes the hope that time away will fix how we feel. But the issues we’ve been dealing with rarely stay behind. A reflection on what travels with us, what holidays can reveal, and how to enjoy…
A wardrobe of camouflage. Clothes that don’t represent how you want to feel. The quiet sense that what you’re wearing isn’t really you. This final post in my style series is about why personal style begins inside — and what changes when you do the inner work.
You’ve removed the catalyst. You’re trying to rest. But you don’t feel any better, and you’re not back to your old self yet. A reflection on why rest alone doesn’t fix burnout, the patterns it can’t touch, and what makes recovery hold.
