Being 10% Braver: Courageous Conversations (Elf Edition)

Being 10% Braver: Courageous Conversations (Elf Edition)

The first Christmas present I gave my husband was a bauble I’d found on the tube. We moved into our first home a week before Christmas on a tight budget. That year our decorations were limited to a slightly tired tree and a bauble that had fallen off a drunk guy’s...
Wellbeing For Idiots (Myself Included!)

Wellbeing For Idiots (Myself Included!)

Last week I delivered a wellbeing day for The Orwell Trust. That’s 300 Everyday Heroes in total! I actually wanted to title the day “Wellbeing For Idiots (Myself Included)” because we all know what we could do to improve our physical and mental...
Ed’s Purple Pants – A Christmas Story

Ed’s Purple Pants – A Christmas Story

Forget Christmas Eve pyjamas – it’s all about purple undercrackers in our house. A few years back, we received a little package from my mother in law. That’s normal. What wasn’t normal was the contents. A lurid, almost glowing, pair of mini-human sized...
How to stop letting your past be the script for your future

How to stop letting your past be the script for your future

In December 2004, I had a teaching degree, a mountain of student debt and a fantastic group of friends who were more like family having stood shoulder to shoulder with me through tough times. My grandiose Christmas gift ideas for my ‘framily’ were...