Last year, I suggested to the Altrincham and Sale Chamber of Commerce that they do some lunchtime networking events. That was a purely self-interested suggestion, because as a single parent I can rarely get to breakfast or evening networking events. I suggested that I co-host these lunchtime networking events with the Chamber – we have…

When I posted on LinkedIn yesterday about how I had done ATOMICON 2024 my way, the lovely Linda Owen commented “I’m so interested in how you navigate this scale of event. It fills me with overwhelm just seeing my feed full with posts – no FOMO, just curiosity”. Now FOMO is not something I generally…

No, it’s not all about sex toys! I hope you already know this but you may have missed the memo… I am hosting an incredible 2-day event in Sale, Greater Manchester, on Thursday 25th and Friday 26th April 2024. If you love my podcast, if you love my book, if you have loved hearing me…

Those of you who get my weekly Banish the Bullsh*t email on a Friday (if you don’t you can sign up here) will have seen this edition a couple of weeks back where I discuss some of the things I’ve recently learned about autism. I realised two years ago that I am autistic, and I…

I originally wrote this piece on my (now defunct) personal blog in 2015, and it feels right to include it here as another way of looking at what builds us a happier life… We are in the week between Halloween and Bonfire Night, or in what I have started to refer to as the week…

If you have read yesterday’s blog post you will know that day 1 of Dani Wallace‘s incredible BeeInspired event totally fried my brain. It was exactly what I needed to finally break the dam of stuff I had blocking my progress, and the ensuing meltdown was sooooo needed. Having let out all of my fear…

Well. That was unexpected. Day 1 at #BeeInspiredLive yesterday and I was excited for inspiration, direction, connection and fun. What I experienced was an emotional battering that has nothing to do with the gorgeous Dani Wallace and everything to do with how much shit I’ve been holding onto. You see, it’s been A YEAR. I…

There’s someone I want you to meet. You actually know him very well, but I don’t think you’ve been properly introduced. His name is Seamus, and he’s the Shame Monster. He’s been with you for most of your life, he is with us all. He follows us around and he gets very big and noisy…

3 weeks ago my ex-husband told me that he is trans. Last night we told our boys that he will now be living as a woman with she/her pronouns and a new name. She will still be Daddy to her boys and they can call her whatever they like. To everyone else, Phil is now…

I knew what it was all about when I was 14. Freedom, joy, passion, adventure and owning my own story – the values that I hold dear today – those were what my 14 year old self was all about. She knew she liked wide open spaces, running through the outdoors, walking alone in the…