I don’t know about you, but I am maxed out with suggestions on how to cope with lockdown and COVID-19. Yesterday,… Read more

I am thoroughly fed up with the negative news and social media agendas that are bombarding us from all directions… Read more

Dying at home is a different experience to that of medical institutions. You are more in control of what is happening… Read more

By chance this morning, I ended up having a long telephone conversation with Sheila, a friend I haven’t spoken to… Read more

It’s happened again – another article about how postmenopausal women are really only forty. Have I missed something? No. I haven’t…. Read more

85% of counsellors registered with the BACP (British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists) are of menopausal age. A questionnaire prepared… Read more

Jamie Catto is the founder member of Faithless, the highly successful world music band. Jamie is also a life-challenging personal… Read more

Before embarking on my Indian odyssey, I had imagined that my time in Varanasi, reputed to be the most sacred city… Read more

Dooey, my beloved cat, was killed by a car on Saturday. I had just returned from a week-long silent retreat… Read more

According to Governmental, main-stream media and even some religious party-lines, we are ‘at war’ not just with Covid-19, but with… Read more

I am delighted that my TEDxFrome talk is now live on TED. Please do share it with anyone who might… Read more

The end of the first week with IVHQ India approaches.  And, what a week it’s been. I arrived just before… Read more

I found myself surprisingly disturbed as I listened on BBC i-player to Roisin McAuley’s absorbing BBC Radio 4 documentary, Leaving Mr Wrong… Read more

It’s count down to my big IVHQ (International Volunteer Headquarters) Indian/Vietnam adventure. In nine days I climb aboard my flight… Read more

Sitting on Mystic Moon in Limehouse Basin on a gloriously sunny evening, pinching myself to make sure I am not… Read more

I have now had a chance to reflect on my concern over Liz Kershaw’s Sunday Times article (20th Feb), Cause of… Read more

Berkhamsted pop-up wasn’t so much a conversation about end of life issues, but more of a brainstorming between local GP… Read more

Last week was a bit of an emotional roller coaster for me.  So, while I applaud Lord Richard Layard’s enthusiasm… Read more