Positive
How’s your gratitude muscle?
As I write this tomorrow is Thanksgiving in the USA which is why I’m talking about gratitude or being thankful (take your pick which word to use, I’m using them … Read more
What is the Female Assumption?
What is the female assumption in the world today? What does it mean to be a mother or not to be a mother? These are big questions discussed in Melanie … Read more
I may not be perfect but I am a limited edition
Today’s post is a guest blog from my good friend Louise. The strapline “I may not be perfect but I am a limited edition” jumped out at me from an … Read more
Where do you want to be in 5 years?
Do you know where you want to be in five years? And more importantly do you know WHO you want to be in five years? Will you be the same … Read more
Victim or Victor; what’s the story you tell?
There’s no doubt that the big events which happen in your life shape you. But what shapes you more is the story you tell yourself about those events. If you … Read more
What story are you telling?
My story is myself: and I am my story. This is all you will know of me: it is all I will know of you. Christina Baldwin This quote hits … Read more
You don’t have to let go of the past
In order to have the life you want; to become who you’re meant to be you have to let go of the past. Some way or somehow you need to … Read more
If I can tell my story, you can and here’s how to start.
Perhaps you listened to me on Woman’s Hour or Drawing the Line talking about how positive my life is as a childless woman. Or maybe you’ve read my story or … Read more
Drawing the Line: When IVF doesn’t work
First Drawing the Line What do you do when IVF doesn’t work? How do you decide when to stop? And how do you come to terms with life afterwards? These … Read more
Childlessness; a scar or an open wound?
When I was born I was flawless, but a few weeks later I developed a brown birthmark just above my right knee. In my first year at school I had … Read more
