Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness. —Desmond Tutu As I write this, I am recovering from major and complex neck and spinal surgeries. The surgeries are over, I am now finally out of the hospital and in an assisted living apartment near the hospital, where I […]
Just a heads up to watch this space…. if you feel you would benefit from having an empowering self-help how-to guide and toolkit to dig into when the going gets tough in life. I am back in my author cave for the next few months and in writing mode again – and I am so […]
If you are feeling like you could do with a bit of refuel and reset now that Spring is officially here (and those cold dark winter months are behind us!), then I invite you to check out my article in the Spring 2024 edition of the iPain Living Magazine: Ready for a Spring Reset? The A-Z […]
When you live with chronic pain and illness, it is all too easy to see yourself as impaired in some way or broken, lacking in some shape or form, or disabled. Sadly, perceiving yourself in some way less than perfect or ‘needing fixed’ only makes it easier to hate yourself for what you are not, […]
Shouting out to all Zebras: If living with the genetic systemic connective tissue disorder Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome is holding you back from fully embracing life, this post is for you! With an ever-growing progressive lifetime pot of chronic and complex medical health condition labels and diagnoses and co-morbid conditions), I discovered, in my sixties, I am […]
Live with pain or chronic illness? Sharing ‘woo-woo’ that works! Popping in to let you know the Fall 2023 edition of the iPain Living Magazine is now published – And, once more, I am honoured to have served the International Pain Foundation by being a contributor! My article ‘Calm the Storm; Build Self-Belief’ shares some […]
Honoured to have contributed an article to the Summer 2023 edition of the iPain Living Magazine…. (Living Well with Chronic Pain- Strategies and Tips – pages 36 through to 41) The Summer 2023 edition of the iPain Living Magazine is now published – and I am honoured to have served the International Pain Foundation […]
If you are stuck in a dark place – and fed up with only seeing a bleak future ahead, I know how that feels…. I have been there also. It is hard when you don’t know what or how you can change things. You can feel stuck in a rut, in an ever-restricting world, and […]
As a young child, I loved writing short stories. I dreamed that one day I would write a book, and that it would make others smile or feel better in some way. I finally achieved that dream last year at the age of sixty-five years old, when my book Unhackable Soul: Rise Up, Feel Alive, […]
It can sometimes feel like the Universe has dealt you an unkind card. At times, in truth, life can feel challenging and difficult. You can feel disappointed with yourself – and with life – and question whether circumstances are a result of something you have or have not done. I get you; I understand you. […]