I’ve just come back from seven days in Cyprus for my sister’s 40th birthday. It was a really joyous occasion and the first time in a long time that I’ve had some proper downtime. Leading up to the trip, it was all systems go, with last-minute preparations for the birthday girl, as well as making sure everything was tied up with work…

Sometimes there’s that niggling feeling. We can’t quite put our finger on it, but we know something doesn’t sit quite right. It’s not like you’re super unhappy or depressed, but something feels off and you can’t quite work out what. It’s frustrating because, on paper, everything can look okay. Different areas of your life are going okay…

When I think back to being a kid, so much of what we did was simply because it was fun. We spent hours outside, running up and down the road to the big black door at the back of William Patten School. Nobody actually used that entrance, but for us it became a focal point. Other days were spent dancing around the kitchen table, clicking our fingers to “The Jets”…

August 2006: We just came off the 10-hour flight and transferred to our 3* hotel in Cancun. It was hot, it was new, it was exciting. As we walked through the hotel lobby, we were greeted with smiles as the workers could see the excitement exuding from our Cheshire-like grins. We were tired, but the adrenaline of being in a new place overcame the fact that we had very little sleep on the plane…

Personal growth is great and is something that I want to continue doing for the rest of my life. I mean, who wants to become stagnant and stop growing? Have you heard the saying, ‘use it or lose it’? Well, that isn’t just geared towards our muscles; it’s also true of our wonderful brains. Just like our physical muscles, our mindset requires conscious practice to maintain and grow…

I’m back. Four months, three different countries, and one retreat later, and I’ve finally returned to the not-so-sunny British Isles. A lot has changed since I left in January. Unfortunately, I can’t say the same for the weather. However, I sit here looking out the window as a very different person…

We have this obsession with needing to know what we want at all stages of our lives. And it doesn’t fade with age. In fact, sometimes it gets louder. There’s a subtle expectation that by now, by this stage of life, we should feel certain. Settled. Complete. As though we’ve arrived at a final version of ourselves…

I’ve always thought of myself as quite independent. If I wanted to do something, I usually just did it. Growing up in a household where I wasn’t really allowed out unless my mum lied for me, I became quite a rebellious teenager. I moved out at 16…

I’m currently in India and have been here for three weeks. It feels like a long time, yet in the grand scheme of things, three weeks is nothing. I arrived in the laid-back state of Kerala in the south-west of India. I remember sitting in my Uber from the airport, trying to pry my eyes open so I could take in everything I was seeing…

We are now halfway through January and, for those who made New Year’s resolutions and are still going strong, well done. If you are sitting on the other side of the fence, where things haven’t quite worked out as planned, don’t be too hard on yourself…