Archive - Things We Don't Talk About (But I Do)

Seven years sober

How and why I got sober at 28 + seven years no drinks, no drugs, learning how to handle reality ✨

May 4 •

April 2025

Two books and a catch up 📚

I read a 650-page state-of-the-nation novel and a 200-page Instagram fever dream - plus the prettiest tree in Peckham and luxury in Courchevel...

Apr 20 •

March 2025

The magic of a soul click

Why some friendships hit different

Mar 16 •

Everything I know about being freelance

All the things I've learnt - and what I wish I'd done differently

Mar 2 •

February 2025

Reading round-up 📚

Everything I've read in January and February so far

Feb 16 •

6 things that help when I am VERY anxious

And a lotta links

Feb 2 •

January 2025

Prioritising joy in 2025 and what that actually entails

Roofs, romance, gratitude and thermal underwear

Jan 12 •

Leaks! Leaks! Everywhere leaks!

And not of the fun, gossipy, whistle-blower kind

Jan 5 •

December 2024

Books and thoughts

My recently read pile

Dec 15, 2024 •

The lurgy, three parties and a commission have put me out of action...

Dec 8, 2024 •

Is ChatGPT better at my job than I am?

And other disconcerting thoughts from my sickbed

Dec 1, 2024 •

November 2024

Some thoughts on bravery, failure and rejection

The terrifying audacity of going after what you want

Nov 24, 2024 •

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