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Croatia, two months after John died. To anyone looking at this photograph, I might appear to be simply enjoying the warmth and the view. What I see is a fixed jaw, anguish and a body working extraordinarily hard to hold itself together. Grief is not always visible from the outside. Why grief became impossible to summarise When I first decided to write about grief, I thought I knew where I would begin. I know sudden loss intimately. I also recognise grief in other forms: in as

“We're all just walking each other home.”— Ram Dass Last month, I wrote about dementia from the perspective of understanding it: what it is, what may be happening within the brain, and how greater understanding can help us meet someone living with dementia with compassion rather than correction. But there is another person in this story. The person walking beside them. The partner who quietly becomes a carer. The son or daughter making decisions they never imagined having to

Understanding Dementia: What It Is, What It Isn't, and Why There's More Hope Than Ever The first of two articles exploring dementia from both a scientific and a human perspective. Long before I became a nervous system educator and coach, I spent many years working in care, supporting people living with Alzheimer's disease and those approaching the end of life. Every person taught me something different. Some no longer recognised their own families. Some sang every word of son

Each month, I will be writing and sharing MIND MATTERS MONTHLY – a space for exploring mental health, wellbeing and the fascinating science behind the way our minds and bodies work. My hope is that what I share feels engaging, accessible and gently informative. You’re very welcome to comment and join in with any topics that resonate with you. If you would prefer to reach out privately, please feel free to do so, all communication will be treated with confidentiality. This

Each month, I will be writing and sharing MIND MATTERS MONTHLY - a space for exploring mental health, well-being and the ways we navigate everyday life. My work sits where modern science meets ancient wisdom and I hope that what I share feels engaging, accessible and gently informative. You’re very welcome to comment and join in with any topics that resonate with you. If you would prefer to reach out privately, please feel free to do so, all communication will be treated wi

There’s a character I’ve been watching recently in Mr Inbetween. On the surface, he’s a hitman. Controlled. Contained. Dangerous when pushed. But underneath… there’s something else. A child shaped by an unpredictable home. A father carrying unprocessed trauma from war. A nervous system that learned to stay tight, alert, ready. What I find myself noticing isn’t the violence. It’s the moments in between. The tenderness with his daughter. The quiet loyalty to his brother. The wa

Each month, I will be writing and sharing MIND MATTERS MONTHLY - a space for exploring mental health, well-being and the ways we navigate everyday life. My work sits where modern science meets ancient wisdom and I hope that what I share feels engaging, accessible and gently informative. You’re very welcome to comment and join in with any topics that resonate with you. If you would prefer to reach out privately, please feel free to do so, all communication will be treated with