Wishing Only  Love.

In June 2020, I developed a skin condition on my left cheek. Initially I thought it was hay-fever, the result of vicious London pollen,...

'Mixed other'. That magically ambiguous box found on most demographic surveys. If you're very lucky you get an additional line of...

I tested positive for Covid-19 in January of this year. There was an element of inevitability - my partner worked in a school providing...

I didn't have a full length mirror in my home for many, many years. My body was split up into what I could fit in the bathroom mirror...

I took a deep breath, buried my face in the pillow and screamed. What I thought would be a guttural roar came out as the pained cry of a...

When was the last time you made an investment? 'This year Marissa? Are you joking? Have you seen the interest rates?' Not savings accounts

Tan, Copper, Medium, Cafe au lait – who knew a single term could be used to simultaneously make the recipient feel like they were European,

What comes to mind when you hear the word 'Coach?' Images of shouty public speakers, smug-looking 40 somethings or hypocritical

I wanted to let you know that we've created a gift

Suppression of intuition can be a dangerous thing. It grates on you, steers you onto an unnatural path, one which can cause unhappiness.

At one stage I was an overweight child. Sugary tea and biscuits were used as a comforter from a young age.

I would go through spates of milestones 'getting skinny for...' weddings, birthdays, performances.

When was the last time you referred to yourself as 'idiot', 'useless', 'no good at....'? How about 'too fat', 'too lazy' or 'too old'?

What I urge you to look out for is if you find yourself at the dark end of the scale for too long. Days of sitting in a suffocating fog.