Things have been so surreal since my Dad died at the end of January. I suppose things were always going to be weird, strange, odd, even discombobulated (as I said in a FB 'live' after his death.) And so it was and is: there is a Dad shaped hole in my...

The Waves of Grief It doesn’t matter how strong When the waves come they batter It doesn’t matter how sad Those waves crash over, no matter How prepared #How surrounded by those you love Nothing can stop the push of water The pull of the un...

It was an interesting set of events that led to me becoming a shamanic practitioner after my religious upbringing. After having my 2 amazing children, with a molar pregnancy miscarriage at 19 weeks pregnant in between, I felt that my emotions were...

I burnt a whole load of my assignments from school and university last week, as part of my minimalist month. As a kid, I loved getting recognition for how well I was doing at school. That need for external validation followed me into my adulthoo...

I love it when something unexpectedly triggers thoughts and feelings.  Today DH and I visited our woodlands to check out how the felling is going. We got the woods back in 2013 and DH (who spends a lot more time there than the rest of the family)...