Being the face of my business made it impossible to grieve
Coming out as queer means letting go of the past, but that was impossible while trying to run a business where the old me was front and centre.
Find clarity to journal with Focus Mapping
Discover a simple, visual journaling technique for busy people. Learn how to use focus mapping to organise your thoughts and make journaling easy and enjoyable, even when you’re overwhelmed or short on time.
Writing as a Tool for Living Through Crisis
How to use writing in the midst of crisis. Discover resilience, find solace, and navigate personal struggles through the art of expression.
3 Ways to Fit Writing Around Your Full-Time Job
When you’re working a full-time job, following your creative passions almost always take a backseat. You’re probably looking at me, a published author, and thinking - what does she know? She writes for a living! But hear me out. First off - I didn’t start following my...
Why Chaotic First Drafts are the Secret Sauce
Have I rewritten this headline twenty times? Of course I have. And did I end up going back to the one I wrote the very first time? Hell yes. This is perfectionism and it’s what we do - because we’re writers. But let me share with you a secret that took me years to...
How to Prioritise Writing & Reclaim Your Festive Season
Don’t let the hectic festive season stop you from writing. Let’s spend Christmas writing a page a day and getting creative.
I’ve Been Posting Poetry on a Secret Instagram Account
I’ve been publishing poetry on a secret Instagram account for a while now. Partly because I’m embarrassed about how new I am to this art form, partly because I feel like an imposter, but mostly, because the idea of showing you my poems is like showing you my...
Breaking Out of Your Writing Niche: A Creative Call to Change Lanes
I’m writing this because I don’t think enough writers talk about changing lanes. About getting out of a niche they’ve built for themselves and doing the scary thing of trying to break out of it.
Why I Started and Closed my Patreon (even though it made me money)
Integrating my newfound self into my work as a writer and course facilitator was a challenge. I realised that not everyone needed access to every facet of my life, but it felt wrong to compartmentalise my life into things that could and couldn’t be shared online.
Working with the Moon Cycles as a Creative 🌙
I personally get a lot of anxious energy around the full moon, normally with headaches and chronic overthinking about how I’ve acted in the weeks previously (fun!)
Don’t be surprised if this leads to a lot of self-doubt in your creative abilities, fear of rejection or lack of energy as things come to a head. Hopefully, you’ll start to see some of your intentions manifest around this time.
Self-Sabotage & Seeking Financial Independence as Divorced Woman.
I've always been terrified of getting into debt.Since my teenage years, my parents instilled in me the importance of seeking their support before resorting to credit cards or loans. On one hand, it demonstrated their generosity and love. However, now in my...
Why Capitalism is Making You Tired
I’ve been thinking a lot recently about how hard it is to rest within the clutches of capitalism. The profit-driven nature of privatised consumerism means that prices are increasing which means I need to earn more money to live. As someone with mental and chronic illness, trying to address trauma and function as a single person going through divorce… I’m just tired.