I am delighted to be speaking at Edinburgh’s Sunday Assembly, on Sunday 2 October. Journaling is a writing practice that invites personal growth. It is an excellent tool for increasing resilience and wellbeing. It creates a holding space for all that is within you, whether recording the minutia of your daily life, or digging into … More journaling to live better
There are no strangers here; Only friends you haven’t yet met. William Butler Yeats Today is the International Day of Friendship. Now in its eleventh year, this commemoration by the UN marks the relationships in our lives that give us strength, sustenance and joy: our friendships. When I was three years old, we moved away … More thank you friends
It is peak summer and we are in the midst of a record-breaking heatwave. But rather than sweltering in the outdoors, I have been staying in and planning for the cooler days of autumn by developing a series of online journaling workshops. These workshops will take place on Zoom and will focus on the following … More announcing autumn workshops
I grew up in an affluent suburb of Chicago, a place of large houses with expansive lawns, and two or more cars in every driveway. I was educated privately, among peers who were the children of doctors and lawyers and financial executives. Leisure took place in tennis clubs and shopping malls. I think of it … More the soul of money
So I’ve finally organised a project that has been simmering in the background for some time. This spring I am launching a pilot series of workshops which explore ideas which deserve some space to grow. All my life I have loved playing with ideas, whether browsing the library and bookshop shelves searching for hidden treasures, … More hearth cricket wisdom
An old friend from college days has commented on this blog. “I never imagined, knowing you in your teens/early 20s, that all of this creative genius was inside your head,” she said. In my teens and early 20s, I didn’t know the creativity inside my head either. It had been scared right out of me. … More recovering the creative self
