When being strong stopped working, ChatGPT helped me recognise the emotional exhaustion I hadn’t fully acknowledged after illness and loss.
Illness forced an unexpected pause in my life, but within that pause I rediscovered purpose. Over the past year I navigated Graves’ disease, therapy and personal challenges while completing my MA dissertation, running a half marathon and contributing to a published book chapter.
I’ve recently returned from an amazing six-day wellness retreat in Marrakesh. What an experience. Truly one of the best of my life. It ticked so
This is my fifth year walking a stretch of the South West Coast Path – a trail sometimes referred to as The Salt Path. That phrase
It’s five months since I suffered a relapse of Graves’ Disease. This autoimmune condition primarily affects women and mainly targets the thyroid gland, bombarding it
“It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up” – Vince Lonbardi I’ve had my fair share of being knocked down. From
Becoming an artist at 65. Maybe I’m being overly dramatic when all I’ve done is taken up painting as a hobby. Can I call myself
Three years ago I retired from full-time employment. I always knew that it wasn’t going to be easy but doing it in a pandemic made it
8 weeks today my daughter and I will be at London Olympia to compete in Hyrox ‘the premium functional fitness competition designed for EVERY BODY’.
I’m rebuilding my body following a savage, friendly fire attack. In October my thyroid became overactive. The increase in thyroxine affected my heart, my digestive