The last time I had an extended break from the digital world I was on retreat completing my mindfulness training and had been asked to switch off from as many outside sources as I could. Aside from missing texting my friends and family I found this surprisingly easy. My mind was free from mental…

   I see metaphors in movies all the time. And my movie of the moment is none other than Divergent.  In case you haven’t seen it, Divergent is based around the population being divided up into ‘factions.’ People living and working in specific factions have separate values, attitudes and ways of living. One group, for…

Walking into Paradise Wildlife Park in Hertfordshire, I have absolutely no idea what to expect. I’ve been too busy to look it up properly on the Internet and my hands are way too occupied right now to grab a detailed map of the park. So I decide to just wander around and see what we…

I’ve written about this before… the choice of words medical professionals use when discussing deafness and the impact it has on those who are already deaf.  Yet it seems to be a recurring theme for me lately, with inappropriate comments becoming increasingly prevalent. So my time discussing this topic is not quite over.  A couple…

For most people, the first time they saw me on their TV screens was during my time as an actress on Grange Hill between 2005-2007. But in actual truth, I’d dipped my toe in the pool of television back in 2000 when I was 14 years old.     I’d won an online quest to appear…

   When I was a child, my father told me ‘you can do anything you want to.’ Its only when you grow up and step back from him;or leave him for your own home; its only then that you can measure his greatness and fully appreciate it. My father gave me the greatest gift anyone…

The greatest gift I can give to you is my presence. You aren’t fussed for gifts or fancy things You just want mummy to watch, help and live life beside you.  That’s why I promise you this. I’m alert and I’m here Every step of the way Through the hard times and tears I will…

The Buddha explains whenever we experience pain in life we are being hit by a metaphysical arrow. This may be an arrow of illness, grief, injury, a mental or physical ailment. It’s a situation, circumstance or something that has just “happened.”  However, following this first arrow we usually find ourselves being hit by a second…