When I was first told that I was perimenopausal, meaning for me that I would not have a genetic child of my own, I was overwhelmed. I couldn’t quite put my finger on how I was feeling but…
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If you follow anything to do with psychology, you will know there has been a lot…and I mean a lot…of talk about the nervous system lately and its connection to mental health. Everyone from TikTok “experts” to dyed-in-the-wool…
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Menopause always seemed so far away, something that happens to ‘the older generation’ – but it can happen at any age, and it can also creep up on us suddenly. I was diagnosed with ‘premature ovarian insufficiency’ in…
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The first time someone described the pain I was feeling long after my divorce as grief, I cried. I had never considered that grief – a term more commonly associated with death – was what I had been…
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It’s one of those things that’s cliche for a reason. What you experience in childhood does set the stage for much of the rest of your life – the decisions you make, the relationships you choose, how you…
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Epilepsy was one of those things I didn’t think much of, until I got diagnosed with it that is. Even then it took me such a long time to figure out what it meant for me, my identity…
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