Dealing with difficult emotions

by | Mar 13, 2017 | Blog

I was at an event recently where a lady spoke about the charity she started called Sienna’s footsteps. The aim of the charity is to raise awareness and  money for her daughter to have an operation (in the states) that will help her to walk. Her daughter has...

In my End is my Beginning…

by | Jan 29, 2017 | Blog

On the 26th March 2015 I had my last session on Jody’s Plan B mentorship programme. That particular session was based on endings something that I loosely thought about until now. Jody mentioned that ‘endings are thresholds that hold the power of both the...

Is flexible working biased against non-parents?

by | Jan 26, 2017 | Blog

An interesting article on the BBC news website When the right to request flexible working was extended to all employees in 2014, the move was heralded as a game changer in the workplace. With anyone eligible to ask to work from home and/or reduce their hours, it...

An article in the Guardian

by | Jan 8, 2017 | Blog

Just sharing an article one of my GW Bees shared with our group this weekend. Its a love;y article of hope, courage and dealing with grief… https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/jan/06/open-water-swimming-last-chance-alexandra-heminsley-leap-in  ...

Reflections

by | Dec 31, 2016 | Blog

The end of a year is a great place to reflect on what has passed and think about what is to come and as I sit here I can only reflect on 2016 with a smile. Don’t get me wrong there were some tough times, I was more than half way through my GW plan B programme so...

The Baby Shower

by | Dec 22, 2016 | Blog

So I went to the baby shower and was grateful to be part of the celebrations. I did have a small griefy moment watching a couple of the pregnant ladies comparing their bumps and stories. Watching the joy on their faces as they shared their excitement of things to come...

An Interesting Read

by | Dec 13, 2016 | Blog

I just thought that I’d share this article forwarded to me recently by a friend. It’s titled “100 Women 2016: Parents who regret having children”. You can read the article via the following link http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38145118...