I had A LOT of time to myself recently as I shuffled the streets training for the London marathon.  Unfortunately my poor brain, seriously depleted of oxygen, seemed unable to produce much beyond a few phrases and cliches on rotation for hours. Luckily they were on point and applicable, in marathon training and in life. […]

Many years ago I was driving Foxy* through the Toowong roundabouts in Brisbane. It was pouring rain and as I entered the roundabout the back wheels started spinning and I was suddenly fishtailing my way across two lanes of traffic totally out of control. Luckily Dad’s endless intonations from when we were learning to drive […]

Until a few years ago I used to be really scared about losing my sense of happiness and fulfilment. Having fought long and hard to recover from eating disorders and depression, the last thing I wanted to do was fall back into the blackness. And so I invested hundreds of hours (and pounds!) into making […]

When we say: ‘I couldn’t say no.’ What we really mean is: ‘I was afraid if I said no that X would think less of me so I said yes.’ Or maybe ‘It’s really important to me that I take care of this person so I said yes.’ Or ‘To disappoint X would be excruciating […]