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,...

I've been playing with affirmations for years. The first encounter I can remember was 'The Secret' when my Mum had been urged to watch...

'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...

As someone who, until a few years ago, was typically placid and agreeable, I imagined that I could 'go with the flow'. But, as I...

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...

You're hoping to return it because it's faulty, not at all what you expected, quite disappointing really. You've looked at it and there...

My name is Marissa and I am a recovering praise-addict. The thing about addiction is that it can take a while to admit you have a problem.

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

'The old ways' have been levelled and, for those of you who had a goal, be it 5 years or less, this is ...Very inconvenient.

Shouldn't you be doing something else? For someone else? How can you be so selfish?

You feeling 'not worth it' seeps out of your pores, it sits around you energetically, it's reflected back in the world around you.

I used to think about worst-case scenario all the time. Disaster planning. I believed that if I did, I would be prepared for the outcome

You have a list of things that you potentially could do, but you can't decide which one to start with.Or a list of stuff that you need to do

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

Not good enough, brave enough, smart enough, young enough, enough enough. Enough of that now. Enough.

At your weakest point, when you think everything has failed, you have a hidden reserve.

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

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