BLOGS

Grief is a human experience to be honoured, and healing comes from holding space not just for pain, but also for joy.

"I’ve lost the plot" is a British expression that I love, it’s a colloquial way of saying "I don’t know what I’m doing right now."

For now I’m going to put my big girl panties on and ignore my knee jerk reactions to quick-fix my anxiety when life gets difficult.

Life was good, or so I thought, until about a month before my 40th birthday at which time it felt as if an emotional dam had burst open.

To this day, when people ask me how I had the courage to change my entire life, my reply is that it wasn’t so brave. Life forced my hand.

During this period of mourning I knew that in spite of life’s curve balls and crippling uncertainty, I was exactly where I needed to be.