It was nice to see my father so surprised. All his family around and plenty of people he’s worked or volunteered with there to applaud his hard…… Read more “surprises and disappointments”

It has been an interesting few days. I feel OK, then something shifts beneath me and I’m sinking. I feel vulnerable, frightened, wounded. I am worried and…… Read more “quicksand”

Sometimes you are filled with fear. Sometimes you’re being attacked, someone is trying to hurt you, although not in the obvious physical way. This is more frightening,…… Read more “hiding”

I have this embarrassing problem with my hands. Only diagnosed formally last year, I’ve struggled with it on and off for about ten years. I get a couple…… Read more “bumps”

I read this on Becky Higgins blog Saturday: “Happy Mother’s Day — to you mothers, yes. But also to you women who are not necessarily biological mothers. You are women of…… Read more “women of influence”

Myth: Living child free is a choice, and they never wanted children. I used to think this. I didn’t have access to many childfree women in my…… Read more “childfree and childless”

I used to be full of it. Confidence. I loved myself and was happy with who I was, what my life was like and so on. Nothing…… Read more “confidence deficit”