How Worry Becomes Anxiety

I’ve usually thought of worry as a normal thing for most people at some point, and a more frequent occurrence for people who would be considered ‘worriers’. I differentiated that from anxiety, which seemed a more chronic condition allied to depression and panic, and required more serious addressing like counselling, behavioural changes, or medication. And Read More…

Some Thoughts on DIY and Natural Beauty

I started this post at 9:30 last night, when I had just cleaned up from making coconut oil moisturiser and hair oil, with all the oily measuring spoons soaking in baking soda. I have, perhaps inevitably, drifted into the DIY beauty trend for homemade lotions, lip balms, and acne remedies.

Six Months

Today marks six months that we’ve been married. (Don’t worry, I’m not spending our six-month anniversary writing this. I wrote it in advance!) I thought, when we got married, that by this time I’d have some profound thoughts to offer, some deeply nuanced reflections – you know, ‘this journey’, ‘this wonderful adventure’, etc. To my Read More…