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Once upon a time there were these two octopuses, or octopi, I’m not sure. One was called Dr. Ronx and one was called Dr. Xand, sorry Dr....

I read a lot of self-help books. I’m reading one at the moment by a Buddhist Monk, it’s excellent, and describes an entirely new way to...

His name was Karl Bareham. Even seems weird to type that in the past tense. We were not close, I knew him at college, we fooled around a...

I had this amazing counsellor for a while, she had these Russian Dolls in the room – you know the ones all nested in each other. She used...

I actually wrote this one way back before lockdown and before I’d even started a blog, but I think it’s probably even more relevant now...

I’ve been in a pit. I’ve been there before, and I don’t doubt I’ll go there again. You know the place where all you want to do is stay in...

I’m not going back …………..there I said it. Have you been thinking it? Maybe you have and maybe you share some of my reasons for why....

I’ve had a weird way of coming to family life as a grownup – I tend to think of it up and down, and oddly they happened at the same time....

I’m the youngest of 3 children, and the only girl. My brothers are a fair bit older than me as well. As many of you in the same situation...

Every hour of every day is a battle and you will succeed with love, support and mercy. This is the ultimate challenge to which you will...

Evaluate, reflect and seek to redress imbalance in unhealthy elements in every relationship. Focus first on yourself. I feel REALLY...

We all have these right? The things about us that we will take to the grave. I carry mine around with me and I began to wonder what the...

Can a step mother ever be the “good breast”. I hate the words step mother, and by that I do not mean I dislike them, I mean when I hear...

You have the ability and strength to control this addiction. But not alone. Ah – the first step, the first step of any journey is always...

3 steps seem too many, not enough, lets see what you can do?