We all express our emotions in countless ways—painting a picture, playing an instrument, journaling, scrapbooking, capturing a fleeting...

Most of us are familiar with the old proverb “Curiosity killed the cat” and if you’re a youth of the 80’s it may be because of the...

"Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast" Lewis Carrol Alice in Wonderland. I believe that even...

All things being equal I am going to my first adult ballet class tomorrow. I live with a dynamic chronic illness which subjects me to a...

Okay so this blog is slightly misleading, I am not looking for a man, but it made you look! My blog is inspired by a TikTok Influencer...

I find it ever so challenging to be a passenger. Ziggy Pop once sang “I am the passenger I stay under glass I look through my...

Moment by moment our bodies experience our environment, whether it’s the comforting heat of an open fire warming our cold hands or the...

Knowledge on its own is not power, but how we wield it can be empowering and transform lives. The acquisition of knowledge can be blocked...

How would you describe yourself? awesome, Intelligent or even leng. Or would your prose be less positive? Most of us think that we are;...

I have tentatively started reading into my research topic ‘Love Pedagogy in Youth Work’ for my Ph.D. I have commenced this journey with...

It has been a while since I have had a neurodivergent meltdown in a public setting, as I am rather good at masking and controlling my...

I should have seen the warning signs, my speech has become muddled and I am slurring my words, so much so this week I have had to explain...

Warning: This article contains very strong 'ducking' language that may offend some readers. Respectfully, I love a good solid well...

In 1830 Alexander William wrote “Sticks and stones may break my bones” (but words can never hurt me), the idiom ‘Sticks & Stones’ has...

After a long day of therapy, I told my daughter “I need to decompress, so I am going to do some writing”. “How pretentious!” was her...

I like to think of myself as a truthful person, as honesty is one of the core values that guides my morality. Studies have shown that...

I am going to tell you an uncomfortable story, so please make yourself comfortable. Trigger warning - no-one was injured and the...

One morning after another disturbed night’s sleep, I reached for my mobile phone and temporarily snoozed my alarm then proceeded to...

After a restless night with a sick teenager, I was woken up this morning at 8.24 am to a wonderful text from my mentor of 33yrs which...

"There is a voice that doesn't use words. Listen." Rumi I always trust my gut, after all, folk more intelligent than myself consider the...