I didn’t want to go. I wasn’t feeling myself and the last thing I felt like doing was attending the NYT Creative Leadership Training weekend, which was essentially… Read more “National Youth Theatre Creative Leadership Training Part I: Self-Reflection, Identity and Motherhood”
Tag: psychology
Confessions of a Single Mother: Bedroom Dancing, A State of Flow and Finding Oneself
I am sat outside, on a bench, in the back garden with Maia. The birds are tweeting – a lot -, the sun is happy and I… Read more “Confessions of a Single Mother: Bedroom Dancing, A State of Flow and Finding Oneself”
Anxiety, Uncertainty and Delicious Ambiguity
“I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end.… Read more “Anxiety, Uncertainty and Delicious Ambiguity”
A Brief Encounter with Nursing
“You’re studying Nursing?” “Yep!” “Wow…good for you” *Is it?! I don’t know! Have I fucked up? HELP ME!* The thought of this particular period of anxiety still… Read more “A Brief Encounter with Nursing”
The Bitch
If depression is a bitch, anxiety is that bitch’s not so little side kick. They’re best friends, spend a lot of time together and you don’t really… Read more “The Bitch”
For the Love of the Library: This Week’s 5 Books
If I’m going into town to run errands, I will tend to stop at the library to see what new books they have in. I don’t go… Read more “For the Love of the Library: This Week’s 5 Books”
Confessions of a Single Mother: TODDLERHOOD
Sometimes I forget I am the parent of a toddler. I wonder “why am I so exhausted? What’s wrong with me? I haven’t even left the house… Read more “Confessions of a Single Mother: TODDLERHOOD”
Confessions of a Single Mother: No More Silent Showers
We are ill, again. Thankfully the tonsillitis is on it’s way out, but my cough and cold are still going strong. Powerless, I can no longer sing… Read more “Confessions of a Single Mother: No More Silent Showers “
The Happiness Project:A Private History of Happiness
“We can immediately tell when someone is happy. It shows in their eyes and becomes at that instant their presence in the world.” George Myerson. I… Read more “The Happiness Project:A Private History of Happiness”
Confessions of a Single Mother: Drunk in Love or Sober in a Bra and Pants
“Yes this room is perfect for tonight’s routine”. I knew I wasn’t the only one. But I also knew I was probably in the minority. My… Read more “Confessions of a Single Mother: Drunk in Love or Sober in a Bra and Pants”
