Amy Roullier is a British writer and author of Silent Reflections of a Fragile Heart. Through her blog, she challenges the negative stereotypes surrounding being single, while candidly sharing her experiences with mental health, personal losses, and the complex, often misunderstood realities of adulthood.
This is a guest blog by Lisa Holmes: I don’t believe in stages of grief, like a run of a ladder. For me grief has been every feeling and emotion weaving its way in and out, like a squiggly drawing or a knotty piece of string. When I think one ‘stage’ has had its moment and is gone, it will rear its ugly head again at a time I least …
Recently I was driving to the South West of England alone, when two men in a van began honking and waving, trying to distract me along the motorway. They were smiling and laughing as they mirrored my speed. Maybe to them it was a joke. Possibly a desire to compliment me, show a little interest or a way of catcalling. I should be flattered, shouldn’t I? I’m nearly 40 years …
I feel overwhelmed constantly with, well, just life really. I didn’t used to feel this way, I had better coping mechanisms. But things that didn’t used to feel like a lot feel like so much now. Like days when there are multiple what’s app threads to respond too and my brain cannot seem to cope, so I ignore messages until a time where I can make space to intake more …
This is a guest blog by Lisa Holmes: Chances are, if you are reading this you could be in your 30’s and thinking, “No, I’ve never thought about the menopause.” I hadn’t either. Before all of this I had never even heard of the term peri-menopause. Until I was in my late 30’s and various symptoms and ailments (some very odd) were beginning to appear. And now I’ve just celebrated my …
Rest and relaxation. Sounds lovely doesn’t it? That idea of just chilling out, no plans, nothing to do. Long dreamy moments to align and reflect. However I’ve always struggled to put rest and relaxation into practise. This is the era of busyness culture after all; where a busy life equates to a successful one. But has the workaholic lifestyle lost its aspirational shine? Is there less of a struggle to …
Social Media. An endless stream of happy smiling faces portraying wealth, success and picture perfect moments. Awe inspiring and envy inducing lifestyles. The social media world looks pretty darn fabulous when taken at face value, but this is a reminder to myself, to you reading, and for anyone who needs it, that social media is not real life. It’s a few seconds, minutes or hours of someone’s world. Social media …
Here’s a big truth about single life. On some days, I feel lonely. I’ve often written about how wonderful single life is and for the most part it really is, for so many reasons. But feeling lonely sometimes utterly sucks. I hate to admit that I feel lonely sometimes, because it is assumed that being single equates to constant loneliness. Which just to be clear, it isn’t and doesn’t. However, …
. Ever struggled to find the right balance between wanting to do a good job and knowing when to say you can’t take on anymore because you don’t want your commitment to doing a good job leading to 50+ hour weeks? Yep, I feel you. Pre-Pandemic my career dominated my life. I’d leave home at around 6am, attempting to miss the rush hour traffic as I drove across the UK …
