26 lessons from 26 trips around the sun

  I always love reading other people's "things I have learnt" and "things I wish I knew before.." Consider this a bit of both; things I have learnt and things I wish I knew earlier. You cannot hate yourself into a version of yourself that you like. I seem to always say this and somehow [...]

Breaking up with my pill

I think this is gonna be a long one, so I’d settle in. Firstly, I felt like this post was best to split into two – one on what I’ve noticed since coming off the pill and another on the health journey I’ve been on since (read here) as otherwise you’ll probably be here a [...]

What’s comin’ will come.

I came off the pill for several reasons, and I guess one of the most important ones was because I had a gut feeling something was wrong. I know that sounds like total crap but I really did. I just knew something wasn’t right with my hormones – I had done for a while but [...]

The gratitude diaries

So this weekend I was mindlessly scrolling insta and stumbled across an amazingly inspiring lady, (insta em_carey). Basically all I can say is go and read/scroll because I was in absolute awe of her courage, strength and positivity. And I started to think about the promise I made myself a few years back, when we [...]

Winter is coming

Ah September, you beautiful month. Fresh crisp mornings with the amazing sunrises, plenty of (still warm) sunshine and those beautiful sunsets. What's not to love? Except the niggling anxiety of the truth – the days will now be getting shorter, less sunshine, more grey, less time outside, darker mornings. And the biggest truth of all; [...]

Why I’m going pill-free

I have been meaning to try a pill free month or so for a while now, for a few reasons. Firstly, I have been on some sort of pill since I was 15 – that’s 10 years. I have no idea what I am like without taking extra hormones every single day. I am a [...]

My body is not your body

My body is not yours to pass judgement on. It is not yours to leer at, assess, or ridicule. It is not yours to “honk” at as you drive past me on a run, or to gesture about whilst I work out. It is not yours to touch, grab, push, pull, pinch, slap. Not yours [...]

The important of understanding Coeliac disease

I usually don't talk much about being coeliac/gluten intolerant because I feel that am lucky enough to be able to control symptoms by a total gluten-free diet. But when I think back to how long it took to get a diagnosis, which is still not 100% sure, and how hard it was to live with, I wanted [...]

Why I won’t apologise for working out instead of hanging out

There was a time, long ago, that the thought of going to "work-out" was something of hilarity to me. I was healthy, I danced, I walked, and was reasonably healthy, but I wasn't someone who worked out. The concept of putting on tight (YIKES) gym gear and heading to the gym (what the) or even [...]

Things to remember when it’s dark

When things get really tough, I often lose my appreciation and gratitude for things that I would normally be oh-so grateful for. Its' not that I am not aware that I am lucky, or that I have things to be thankful for, more so that I cannot feel that gratitude. It's like somewhere along the [...]