Marissa McCallamJun 16, 2021Facing up to TraumaIn June 2020, I developed a skin condition on my left cheek. Initially I thought it was hay-fever, the result of vicious London pollen,...
Marissa McCallamApr 23, 2021Insert Affirmation Here.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...
Marissa McCallamMar 9, 2021WOC in Wellbeing'Mixed other'. That magically ambiguous box found on most demographic surveys. If you're very lucky you get an additional line of...
Marissa McCallamFeb 22, 2021When Positive feels NegativeI tested positive for Covid-19 in January of this year. There was an element of inevitability - my partner worked in a school providing...
Marissa McCallamJan 12, 2021No Body to LoveI 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...
Marissa McCallamDec 21, 2020Letting go of the need to knowAs someone who, until a few years ago, was typically placid and agreeable, I imagined that I could 'go with the flow'. But, as I...
Marissa McCallamDec 9, 2020That's not a tickle in your throat, it's an urge to shout.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...
Marissa McCallamNov 3, 2020'Hi, I'd like a refund on my 2020, please...'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...
Marissa McCallamOct 27, 2020Praise Addicts Anonymous.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.
Marissa McCallamOct 8, 2020Buy Yourself Something Nice.When was the last time you made an investment? 'This year Marissa? Are you joking? Have you seen the interest rates?' Not savings accounts
Marissa McCallamSep 29, 2020Goal, Interrupted.'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.
Marissa McCallamSep 16, 2020Do you feel guilty for reading this?Shouldn't you be doing something else? For someone else? How can you be so selfish?
Marissa McCallamSep 2, 2020Why you're not worth it. You feeling 'not worth it' seeps out of your pores, it sits around you energetically, it's reflected back in the world around you.
Marissa McCallamAug 1, 2020What I thought about, I brought about.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
Marissa McCallamJul 10, 2020Frozen by indecision? Get re-animated.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
Marissa McCallamJul 6, 2020Labelled For Your ConvenienceTan, Copper, Medium, Cafe au lait – who knew a single term could be used to simultaneously make the recipient feel like they were European,
Marissa McCallamMay 4, 2020Stop pretending to be an imposter.Not good enough, brave enough, smart enough, young enough, enough enough. Enough of that now. Enough.
Marissa McCallamApr 6, 20202020 got me like Popeye...At your weakest point, when you think everything has failed, you have a hidden reserve.
Marissa McCallamMar 3, 2020Confessions of a Coach What comes to mind when you hear the word 'Coach?' Images of shouty public speakers, smug-looking 40 somethings or hypocritical