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Lately, I've heard more and more discussion of "the pandemic skip" phenomenon. People are coming to realise that the years of normalcy "lost" to the pandemic puts them in a different stage of life that they fail to identify with. This is a prevalent discussion amongst women in their 20s or 30s who feel far from ready for the next chapter, whether that's moving out, marriage or having kids. Moreover, this is especially pointed for women who feel pressure to 'settle down' as th

One of my favourite videos is by Brené Brown about empathy. She’s says that “rarely, if ever, does an empathic response begin with ‘at...

After living with chronic pain for the last nine years, I've found there is a lot of misconceptions when it comes to understanding chronic, rather than acute, pain. So here are ten things I wish family, friends and health professionals would know about chronic pain. 1. Not every day is the same but every pain we are in pain . Able-bodied people can find it difficult to understand how chronic pain can differ so much from day to day - from degree of pain, to kind of pain, to th