Hi Reader, There’s a version of healing we’re often sold that looks a lot like becoming less human. Less emotional. Less sensitive. Less affected. Calmer. Harder to rattle. So when you begin doing the work and somehow find yourself crying more, noticing more, feeling more — it can be easy to assume you’re going backwards. But what if feeling more isn’t evidence that you’re becoming less resilient? What if it’s evidence that you’re no longer abandoning yourself in order to cope? For many...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
Hi Reader, I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the difference between learning how to cope with your life… and actually asking whether the life you’re coping with is one you want to be living. Because for a long time, I got very good at the first. Before I burnt out, I was doing everything I thought I was supposed to be doing to look after myself. I meditated. I journalled. I did breathwork. I went for walks. I exercised. I listened to podcasts about mindset, stress and personal...
about 2 months ago • 4 min read
Hi Reader, I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what happens when you realise the life you worked so hard to build… isn’t actually the life you want anymore. Because I think there comes a point for many of us when something shifts. At some point, you’ll take a long, hard look at the life you’ve built… …and realise it’s no longer the life you want. Maybe it happens gradually. Or maybe life makes the decision for you. A burnout. A breakup. A redundancy. A health scare. Becoming a parent....
2 months ago • 4 min read