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Reflections on a Nursing Elective in Nazareth
In Nazareth at the tender age of 19 in the early 1990s, I was confronted with such a profound challenge to what I understood of the world that it made…
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Do You Feel Invisble as You Age?
I was recently discussing with a friend our increasing invisibility as we age. He has noticed how in the cafe he frequents that he’s not welcomed with the same enthusiasm…
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Who will be at your Funeral?
I was imagining my funeral and the only people I could see there were my daughters being comforted by a friend who lives locally. I thought maybe one of my…
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Can AI Help us Become More Human?
As AI rises in its ability to mimic our reality, what allows us to stay human will become more and more valuable. This is quoted from Alex King-Harris, healer and…
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How Authentic Should We Be With Our Children Before They Start Parenting Us?
Yesterday I was informed that my services as a storyteller would not be required at this year’s local music festival. I won’t lie, I came off the phone and wept.…
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Rehearsing Death with Tinned Tomatoes and Frozen Pizza
Every other Sunday a box is delivered to my doorstep from the local Food Bank. The children are always delighted. It often contains a pizza and a few other things…
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Why not? is the thought that popped into my head as I read a LinkedIn description of someone being called to her husband’s bedside after he had had a catastrophic…
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Navigating our Inner Emotional Terrain through Traditional Stories
The Rose Tree isn’t a story you’ll find in many modern children’s books. It’s dark themes echo those in Snow White only this time the step-mother succeeds in killing the…
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An Unsaid Goodbye
One of my biggest sorrows in the last few years has been the loss of my closest and most cherished friendships. Its absence has left a huge hole in my…
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Transforming Loss
Loss impacts all of us. It is part of the human condition. When I first began my training to become a children’s nurse at Great Ormond Street Hospital, I was…