It’s so easy to pretend everything is 100% fine all the time. It is understandable. You might be trying to ignore the reality of a disastrous situation or want to keep up your own morale.  People will always give the same unhelpful advice when things look grim. “It’s important to stay positive.” Having an

Stasis. Purgatory. Lockdown.  An inescapable, imposed standstill that you could not escape.  Being trapped at home, taking precautions to stay safe and secure from the coronavirus has been a near universal experience for most people since the start of our first nationwide lockdown in March 2020. Whilst we can see the end

“It’s not my fault.” Such a simple statement. Repeated by thousands of people a day. An indicator of some kind of guilty conscience? We deny ourselves the feeling of guilt by blaming others. The inescapable, gnawing sensation of knowing we might have to take responsibility for doing something bad builds up. Eventually

First steps require courage. First leaps require even more. Taking that bound into the unknown is a skill in itself. What some people might think of as reckless behaviour can be born from a sense of curiosity, wonder and the courage to find your own path in a sea of the

You live in a world surrounded by liars. This might sound dramatic, but it’s a tough fact you’ve grown used to. Lying is commonplace and completely surrounds you. It can range from lying about who broke a precious object to why you can’t make that party with a work colleague you don’t

The feeling of pride is complex. It is most simply tied to the satisfaction that you would get just by doing something good. Maybe you might get this from finishing a simple task, impressing a superior with an original perspective on a project, or finally mastering that one recipe you’ve been trying to perfect