Photo by Szilvia Basso on Unsplash I don’t know about you, but I can’t stand the feeling of, “I should have said….” Do you know why? Because it can leave me feeling angry and upset. Even though I consider myself as a quick responder when I’m caught on the off…

You’re not doing yourself any favours if you’re telling yourself to get over it and move on. I hate to be the one to burst your bubble, but if you really want to live a happy life, it’s true. I have lost count the number of times I have muttered…

Photo by brut carniollus on Unsplash If you haven’t taken stock of your life, you need to do it immediately. When my youngest child was only six weeks old, I had a breakdown. The impact of having a fourth child was so great; I wish I had gone into this…

That's no joke. I blasted the myth that you cannot get caught pregnant on your first time. I was 15 years old, and so was the father of my firstborn. We were both virgins in the woods, embarking on entering adulthood. Almost ten months later, I gave birth to a…

I don’t know about you, but I can’t stand people who don’t practice what they preach. You know why? It really grates me, people declaring they know what’s best for you, they dish out advice faster and more frequently than a McDonald's drive-through. Yet they are doing the opposite to…

Self-sabotage has been the story of my life, the good thing now, is I can recognise when I’m doing it. I have read extensively within the self-help genre to be the best version of me I can be. After I have finished a book, I have all the best intentions…

I thought manifesting the best version of me would make me happy. It just made me more miserable. I took courses, spent thousands of pounds, read hundreds of books and thought I had a crystal clear understanding of what I needed to do to manifest my desired future self into being. The truth is, nothing worked. All the tips and tricks I…

Being a loner surrounded by people is always going to be difficult. I know firsthand how it feels to want to take a different direction to others' expectations. I know there are others just like me. Different. Here are some quotes that’ll help you feel better: The person who follows…

When I stopped blaming my mother, I began to succeed in life. I was 11 years old when my mother told me I was a mistake; I remember the pain as if it was yesterday. In truth, it has been almost forty years since those harsh words began their haunting journey. As an adult, I hated my life, and I hated myself…