Menopause at Work

The Power of Community in Navigating Menopause at Work by Lesley Fettes For Menopause Awareness Month – Embracing Lifestyle Medicine and Holistic Support  When I was 36, sitting in a business presentation that should have secured a significant...

Taking time away from the noise. 

We are often bombarded by noise. Whether it be notifications, the news, family, radio, emails, parents, friends. Even the best noises, like a friend calling for a chat can feel like a cacophony. Taking time away from the noise can equal a reset. I write this...

Positive Age Markers

What are Positive Age Markers?  Do you ever feel bombarded on how to age? Gracefully? Disgracefully?   This question has been on my mind for a little while, what is the best way to age, surely it should be healthily? But what does that look like? If,...

What is a community?

What is a community? I saw an article recently which questioned the community I live in. The woman who wrote it had lived in my town in her childhood (many decades ago) and had recently visited in the guise of promoting a book she had written, a book based here. She...

Guest blog – #3 The Storm Breaks

Washing clean the past but opening up a way into what new future?  I survived that meeting and walked out, then immediately had to run to the toilets and be sick. This has never happened to me before, or since.   At the start of this tale, I said I was...