Blog: Strong, Flexible, Resilient
Me & My Bones: 4. Lies, damn lies and…
Today I'm talking about statistics. Or more specifically, how to avoid being blinded by statistics. There are two aspects to this: the general and the specific. We’re going to start with a specific situation. My specific situation! I mentioned in the second part of...
Me & My Bones: 3. My New Mantra
The other night the wind was really strong. And as I lay there in bed listening to it howling through the branches of the big oak trees just the other side of my garage, I remembered the phrase that's been going through my mind like a mantra for the last few weeks....
Me & My Bones: 2. The Power of Suggestion
In my last post I shared with you that I recently received a diagnosis of osteoporosis, after falling and breaking both wrists. Today I want to talk specifically about some of the things I was told in the phone call in which the news was delivered. This is not a...
Me & My Bones: 1. Breaking News!
At about 6.30pm on Sunday 24th April 2022 – six months ago as I write this – I walked (ok, rushed) from my kitchen into my conservatory – or at least I tried to. In fact, I trod on the leg of my trousers and, in a split second, found myself falling forwards. I came...
It’s ok not to be ok
Yesterday morning I woke up feeling utterly exhausted. Again. I've got much better at being kind to myself over the last few years, so instead of forcing myself out of bed immediately I took my time, had a long bath and told myself 'It's ok not to be ok.' I was...
The holly bears a leaf as sharp as any thorn…
Inside even the spikiest exterior beats a vulnerable, tender heart. On one of my recent walks I stopped to look at a holly tree. We all know what holly leaves look like. Dark green, glossy, tough, and very prickly! If you've ever gathered greenery in a wintery wood...
The power of because
Getting up early... we all know it's a good habit to cultivate. But it's not always easy! I've had a love/hate relationship with mornings since I was a child, but these days I find life just flows better when I follow Benjamin Franklin's advice: "early to bed, early...
A perfect day – past, present and future
How a day full of anniversaries turned into a gift for the future Today, 31st August 2019, has been a wonderful day. This morning I led my second half-day Mind-body Connect workshop, holding space for a wonderful group of women to stop, to breathe and to reconnect...
A modern guardian angel
How changing my car led to confirmation that I'm going in the right direction It was Spring 2014, I was separating from my husband and I needed to buy a car. I wanted something I could confidently drive for long distances, in all weathers and with room for my...
One step at a time
Ruminations on boundaries, stopping... and treehouses When I was a child my father built us a treehouse. It started life as a temporary bus shelter (long story!) so was long and thin rather than square, although to be fair that may also have reflected the shape of the...