Understanding and Managing Perimenopausal Anxiety How long does perimenopause anxiety last? Asking ‘how long does perimenopause anxiety last’ is a bit like asking how long is a piece of string. It’s hard to know when it started, and it’s hard to say if it will stop when you get to ‘true’ menopause. I guess what… Continue Reading
Poem For Willow
Poem for Willow is about coping with pregnancy loss It’s a personal story and a guest post. When it appeared on social media a couple of weeks ago, I was deeply moved and knew it was a special piece that would touch many. I asked this wonderful woman if I might share it, and she… Continue Reading
Una Paloma Blanca
When you are rebuilding your life, sometimes help comes from the most surprising of places. Una paloma blanca I’m just a bird in the sky Una paloma blanca Over the mountain I fly No one can take my freedom away Chandni* was at a crucial time in our work together. She’d been rebuilding herself and… Continue Reading
Making new friends as an adult: digging deeper than shared activities
Making new friends as an adult can be really tough. You have more of a sense of what your values are, the things you like doing, and what deeply matters to you. You’re busy, you don’t suffer fools lightly, and you want something more than ‘I like green, you like green. Let’s be best friends!!!’… Continue Reading
Why do we have such a big problem with childfree women?
Sometimes not doing something can be even more scandalous than doing something. (And speaking as someone who has done a number of scandalous things in her life, the response to this particular ‘not doing’ has been the most shocking, and caused me the most bewildering amount of sadness. Perhaps other childfree women can relate) It… Continue Reading
Inside the virtual counselling room
Sharing women’s knowledge at an important stage of their online counselling journey that can help YOU with yours Recently I sent a special message to 3 of my counselling clients. I’d noticed something similar jumping out at this stage of their therapy, so I gathered my notes from our sessions and wrote a paragraph capturing… Continue Reading
