It’s a sad fact these days that most people in the West learn about death second hand – usually from… Read more

On this Brexit fuelled Election Day taking place on the mid winter Full Cold Moon, I notice a familiar deep-seated feeling… Read more

It’s a mean little  bug that’s laid me very low and stopped my back-packing adventures mid-flight. I have no idea… Read more

The Shropshire Canal, affectionately called the Shroppie, has turned into one of the highlights of the journey so far. Not… Read more

There are certain signs when illness or old age has tipped into a preparation for death. The dying may feel… Read more

A recent survey commissioned by the Dying Matters Coalition (set up by the National Council of Palliative Care to promote… Read more

I want to say up front that this article does not provide absolute truths. I am only striving to try… Read more

Been talking to quite a few women this week.  Their stories about menopause are touching, particularly those who are struggling… Read more

Every six weeks I run a consciousness meeting for a group of women who want to talk about what really… 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

Happy International Women’s Day! I’ve just clicked as a virtual participant for the Millennium Bridge celebrations, led by the awesome… Read more

Dooey, my cat,  and I now officially live aboard Mystic Moon in Bradford on Avon Marina. Her living quarters are… Read more

I’ve thought a lot about forgiveness since my husband left me last year. It wasn’t the fact that he went…. 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

It’s Professor Brian Cox who dunnit for me, in the sitting room, with his BBC series, The Wonders of the… Read more

I have been having quite a few conversations with concerned parents about the best way to address their child’s fear… Read more

Envy consists in seeing things never in themselves, but only in their relations. If you desire glory, you may envy… Read more

I have never understood why people rave about Bob Dylan.  His voice has always set my teeth on edge, and… Read more