Lupa Journal: reflections on the ‘everything else’ in life
Some weeks there’s something worth saying. Some weeks there isn’t, and I don’t force it. If you’d rather it just landed in your inbox instead of remembering to come back and check if I’ve written anything, pop your email in the box below.
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The gap between time and energy
Every It’s My Time evening has a moment I can’t plan for. I can design the exercises, hold the space, set the ground rules, but I can’t manufacture the moment when a room of strangers stops performing “fine” and starts telling the truth.
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Where’s the wedding planner for dementia?
I remember sitting with my head in my hands a few years ago, asking why there were no wedding planner equivalents for dementia.
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The therapeutic value of traffic cones
At the end of this week I’m feeling a sense of loss. Of what could have been. And usually I’m not even a football fan. But I’d been swept up in the enthusiasm and joy of the Tartan Army. The hope that this time it could be different. We could WIN.
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Door in the woods
We all come across obstacles blocking our way. Some are easier to get through than others. It helps to have someone else there, helping you to notice things and to find a way to reach your goal. As your coach, I help you find the door, and then find a way past it to whatever it…
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Who gets the best bits?
I read about a woman who always gave her husband the delicious, crusty, umami end bit of the roast, because she considered it the best bit. They never spoke about it over many long years of a happy marriage.
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Why journalling is a superpower
Harvard Business School study found that participants who journalled at the end of the day had a 25% increase in performance