Have ever had one of those days, when being grown up seems like more than you can bear? When all of your healing, your self development and spiritual work is not helping you? Not only that but it feels like it’s hurting you because you aren’t seeing the message or the lesson in your chronic pain/broken leg/recurring depression? You’ve got the ‘Why Me?’ Blues. And one some level, you have good reasons… I mean come on, what happened? Did a star misalign? We’re you unkind to a nun in a past life? You are quietly minding your own business and then slowly (or suddenly) the body you’ve been living in…

Watch the Vlog Here. Get Ready for the Ride Do it now – acknowledge your power and realise that what you consume directly effects you mood. This can seem like a lot of responsibility and it may feel boring if everybody else is eating donuts and they’re happy, why can’t you be? The answer is, as you know, that not everybody is happy. Many people medicate with food, getting high on sugar, buzzed on coffee and sedated with huge greasy meals. You have the choice to switch on to joy. Just shift what’s on your plate and in your glass. If we expect to just cut something out of our diet – ‘easy peasy,…

When we are ill, disabled, in an accident or newly diagnosed (especially with a chronic or long-term illness) it can feel like our bodies, our personalities, our dreams and even our emotions are no longer our own. Trapped in a forest of foreign emotions or feeling intense grief or anger can, in itself, be immensely trying. In the next month of blog posts I want to share some ideas from my book ‘From Sick Chick to Trail Blazer: Reclaiming Your World‘. We will look at the how we can recognise and understand emotion as it grips us and how to reclaim ourselves by mapping a path out. Emotional Power Our emotions have…

When you need some comfort, if you are having a difficult day or you just want something lovely to occupy you – dig into this list and don’t forget to tweet me to share your favourite comfort books/films/actions. 1. The Harry Potter Series Because what part of becoming a wizard, and overcoming evil with the help of your friends isn’t heart-warming? 2. Miss Pettigrew Lives For a Day It’s the ultimate Cinderella story, and it is unmissable. 3. Cold Comfort Farm Flora Poste “of every art and grace save that of earning her own living.” travels to the farm of her relatives and finding it devoid of both common sense…

I was first introduced to ASMR by my fabulous friend Annie Makoff. I will let her introduce it here: What is ASMR? ASMR stands for Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response. It’s a tingle or a chill you experience at the back of your neck, down your spine, or anywhere in your body when you hear a certain sound (mainly a voice) that truly relaxes you. Have you ever spoken to someone on the phone who has the most relaxing voice ever it’s given you a tingle? Not in a sexual way… just because it was just so relaxing. Millions and billions of people experience ASMR on a daily basis but have…