My Anger… I am so angry. I’m angry because I’ve denied my anger for as long as I can remember. I’ve denied my anger because I didn’t think it was pretty, or pleasing or useful. I bought in to the Bullshit that in order to be a grown up, successful person, especially one who’s a … Continue reading
A year ago I discovered I had cancer. It took six months for shock to pass (aside from the physical recovery from major surgery), and a following four months of crazily energetic distraction to finally acknowledge how much fear, grief, loss, trauma & pain my family and I have gone through. I am finally beginning … Continue reading
Craving pungent warmth? This ramen bowl HITS THE SPOT! And it has lots of health benefits too. I’m just over a stinking cold and with a fridge full of slow cooked bone broth this recipe gave me a hot hit and all the re-mineralising benefits of the broth. Although strictly speaking this isn’t a Ramen … Continue reading
I don’t know about you, but in the process of wanting to be well I’ve discovered just how disconnected from my sense of self I have been in the past. Noticing is always empowering, but it’s also frustrating. When you notice something about yourself which doesn’t conform to the picture you’d like or had subscribed … Continue reading
I was about 10 when I heard my granddad say this. I didn’t fully understand what he was saying as a child, I totally forgot it as a teenager of course and as an adult turned it on its head and lived for every sugary snack, pizza, glass of wine or bag of crisps I … Continue reading
Sacred sleep… Are we getting enough? And how does sleep deprivation impact our daily lives, our sense of vitality and our overall health? I’ve slept a lot recently. Having been stopped in my tracks by critical illness, I’ve transferred my energetic focus away from the mind, its thoughts and fancies, and towards the body and … Continue reading
The wonderful news is that the biopsy results on the lymph nodes and tissue taken away during my Anterior Resection of the bowel (the surgery which took half of my colon away and stapled it back together), show clear. No cancer cells were found. In terms of living with cancer this is a victory. What … Continue reading
