The deficiency that puts you at risk of manipulation and how to fight back. — As my thumb scrolled late last night, I came across a video talking about emotional hunger. The creator was a man advising his audience to not accept crumbs when they deserved the whole cake. It reminded me of the decision I made when my children were young, to never go…

When truth and religion don’t see eye to eye. — Two of my most favourite people in the world of podcasts are Glennon Doyle (who wrote Untamed) and Abby Wambach her wife and famous footballer. I love them individually and I adore their relationship. …

What I’ve learned about getting your work the audience it deserves. — As you will all know, I’ve had the absolute pleasure of being part of the Medium boost program for a while now. …

When you are neither black nor white, you inhabit a new space in between with its own experience. — Growing up as a mixed-race child in 80’s London, the narrative that black was bad seeped into the pores of my brown skin. The racism I experienced was rarely overt, that is not the British way, but it was a regular and insistent knocking against my young identity. The unpleasant…

4th — 10th December — Dear HP readers and writers, This week I invite you to read and respond to a quote which has been echoing for me this past few weeks… “No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.” Voltaire What is your first response to these words? They can feel potentially confronting, but…

Let’s lean in and see where inspiration wants to take us. — As introspective as this time of year can be, women tend to be pulled in a dozen different directions as they juggle the extra demands and needs that colder weather brings. They prepare for the holidays which seem to come faster and with a longer to do list each year…

Let’s get inspired! — In just a few short weeks 2023 will be coming to a close and as most of you look back at your creativity for the year and whether you have met your goals and achieved your ambitions, I invite you instead to spend this time stretching those creative muscles to…

Whose dark imaginings have you enjoyed the most this month? — As the darkness had creeped evermore into the space of day and our daylit hours have gotten shorter and shorter, we have seen the results on the page. So many of you have embraced the shadowy corners of your memories and imaginations to bring forth the melancholy, the macabre, and…

Which writers are inspiring you the most right now? — Autumn and it’s explosion of colour has come and gone, Thanksgiving too and we are sinking into true winter and the flurry of activity that leads us up to Christmas and the Holidays, in whatever form that takes for you and yours. …