Archive - 'Am I a falcon, a storm or a great song?'

I am a tiny speck

and it gives me comfort in knowing this

Oct 11, 2023 •

April 2023

Where do we go when better is not for us?

On recovery narratives and how they impact our lives

Apr 25, 2023 •

December 2022

Where does shame go?

when you are tired of hiding it

Dec 15, 2022 •

September 2022

What does balance mean?

Especially in the midst of a struggling body-mind

Sep 5, 2022 •

September 2021

'It’s okay to take a moment from an anxious, fractured mind'

Dearests, It has been so many months of being in this pandemic. The reduced going out has meant a lot more time at home, and a lot more time in front of…

Sep 12, 2021 •

August 2020

'To misplace, for a decade, the pocket of tears.'

Dearests, I have been meaning to write in but these times are such that days pass by and I am effectively lost on where we are. I woke up this morning…

Aug 28, 2020 •

'Gesture of growing like a plant'

Dearests, The unexpectedness of this newsletter must say something about my internal state at the moment. But to be honest it says only this much …

Aug 18, 2020 •

July 2020

'Leaves and lives falling away'

Dearests, I hope you are holding up okay in these difficult times. This photo was shared by friend and follower of this newsletter, En. I needed this…

Jul 20, 2020 •

'Messages not yet gathered or sent'

Dearests, This newsletter has been long over due. But I have been thinking a bit about why I am struggling to write. I have been working hard in therapy…

Jul 4, 2020 •

June 2020

'Learn to find ease in risk'

Reading corner For a New Beginning By John O’Donohue In out-of-the-way places of the heart, Where your thoughts never think to wander, This beginning…

Jun 16, 2020 •

May 2020

'Strong-back, soft front'

Reading corner All too often our so–called strength comes from fear, not love; instead of having a strong back, many of us have a defended front…

May 15, 2020 •

'For the life-changing things you must risk it.'

Reading corner “Growing up is difficult. Strangely, even when we have stopped growing physically, we seem to have to keep on growing emotionally, which…

May 3, 2020 •

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