I’m writing this on Easter Sunday. It is amazing, sunny Bank Holiday weather. I can hear music playing (yeah thanks neighbour, I needed 5...

Have you ever been hurt? Have you ever experienced the kind of emotional loss or pain that made your heart fold in on itself? Have you ev...

There seems to be a trend at the moment where mental health difficulties are almost thought to be a choice. That it’s your fault for bein...

I’ve made a mistake. In fact, I’ve made hundreds. Small ones, big ones, easy to fix ones, difficult to fix ones, somewhat funny ones and ...

Okay, so I cant be alone in thinking something is seriously up with NHS mental health services at the moment. In fact I know I’m not, as ...

There is no subject that people want to avoid talking about more than death. But death, unlike some problems, isn’t going anywhere. So he...

You are a liar. Don’t agree with me? Well sorry, but you are. And you’re lying about that too. Every single human on this planet is a mas...

We all have times when people let us down. When they say they will be there for us but they aren’t. When they cancel plans, say something...

Sex Are you having it? Are you not? Do you want it? Do you not? Do you talk about it openly? Do you 100% definitely absolutely not? There...

When you are feeling like the world is ending, that you are in the blackest and deepest of holes, that you are so uncomfortable in your ow...

Last week, I made a big change. I took a risk that had been hovering in the wings for a long time now, waiting for its turn but being hel...

Every day, relationships begin and end. Friendships are built, friends drift apart, people fall in and out of love. It is rare for relati...

On Monday you give out smiles. You work, you cook, you run. On Tuesday you give out kindness. You work, you read, you learn. On Wednesday...

In my life, I am fortunate enough to be surrounded by some pretty astounding men. Men who are brave, funny, resilient, forward thinking, ...

Life is one big, complicated jigsaw puzzle. There is no picture to guide you and help you see what you are working towards. Some bits are...

So, someone has hurt you. Someone has taken your trust and torn it apart while you watched, helpless. Someone has told you exactly what t...

I am a human. I know this mainly because of two reasons – I was taught this at primary school, and I am overflowing with these very incon...

Once upon a time there was a beautiful princess. She was locked in a tower where she grew her hair long, scrubbed the floors and slept fo...

This is why. Sometimes you are funny. Sometimes your jokes are just bad. Sometimes you know exactly what to say. Sometimes you put your f...

Those people you've heard of. The ones that make you uncomfortable, make you watch what you say, make you a little unsure and distrustful...