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Imposter Syndrome
I remember identifying with Imposter Syndrome before I even really knew what it was. That constant nagging feeling that I was going to be found out finally had a name. Last week at a training session I discovered it was so much more. Imposter Syndrome is defined as...
When Nail Polish is Much More Than “Just” Nail Polish
A friend of mine, Carly Keighley, recently offered herself for a #challengecarly. The invitation was to throw any topic at her and she'd create a piece of copy relevant to her business. My random thought was nail polish. Read her post on Facebook here. It inspired...
DeadGoodReading Review
Several months ago, I posted a copy of my book off to Finland to the blogger DeadGoodReading. She specialises in books tackling death, dying and the dead. Today she released her review of my book at the end of her Memoir March season. Please read it here on her...
Grief – why am I angry instead of sad?
One of the questions I see coming up over and over again is about anger, and full blown rage, in grief. One of the reader's dilemmas I answered for Pick Me Up was around their confusion over why they felt angry and rage filled rather than sad. Their boyfriend had...
10 Years On From Goodbye
The past few weeks have seen flashes of the emotional rollercoaster I found myself on 10 years ago, when Tilly's birth was followed only 10 days later by Oliver's death.On 22 October, Tilly turned 10. Double digits is always a big milestone, and I wanted to celebrate...
Dragonflies
This evening marked twenty five years since my grandpa died. He was the first of my grandparents to leave, just before I turned 19. While he was dying, my mother introduced us to a wonderful book about death called Waterbugs & Dragonflies. The simple message is...
