Today is Father’s Day in Ireland and the UK, and although I didn’t plan it this way, maybe it’s no coincidence that I’m launching my blog today. In April 2025 my father passed away. My sister had rung advising me to come back to Ireland as soon as possible. A couple of hours later with…
Not long after I launched this blog, I froze. Having newly exposed myself to the world, for a couple of weeks after I’d published my first posts, I avoided opening the blog site. I can’t fully explain why, but when I finally gave myself permission to reflect, I realised it was fear. Exposing myself…
I recently returned from a trip to Ireland and, as with any visit to my family, there was lots of eating and drinking. For the last 12 months or so, I’ve also been a regular attendee at my local gym. I’m not the fittest or youngest there, but the mixture of classes and connection works…
I was recently watching an episode of the American sitcom Frasier. Frasier or “Dr Crane”, the main character, had bumped into an old crush he’d had from high school. Despite being a highly successful psychiatrist and appearing confident, he resorted to how he’d acted around her back then – an awkward, blushing teenager barely able…
