Much of what I have written on this blog down the years has been born out of pain. The feeling of something being lost or a desire to make sense and order out of bad news or despair. This was the... Read more
It’s a few weeks since I put pen to paper and wrote my blog; weeks that straddled the Christmas and new year holidays and the mince pies and the tinsel (two of my least favourite festive... Read more
I have been writing a blog since the summer of 2008. I use it to share my experiences and views on mental health – I had a breakdown in 2014/15 and live with depression and anxiety – and work life balance.
I am passionate about working on my wellbeing and helping others to achieve and maintain the right work life balance and wellbeing approaches for them. My blog – along with my Twitter feed – comes with one health warning – if you read it you may have to hear about some of my other passions – my family, golf, Liverpool FC, communications, the Boston Red Sox, politics, the West Wing, and horse racing!
This blog was previously hosted on Blogspot and now sits here. I am proud to work at Liverpool John Moores University, where I am the Head of Communications. All the views expressed here are mine.