growth

Learning to Appreciate My Personal Progress and Growth

ā€œOoh, I found some of your artwork in the loft. Did you still want it?ā€ My mumā€™s beautiful, melodic voice sang through the phone during our regular chat.Ā  ā€œHeck yes! Can I pick it up tomorrow?ā€ I replied. I didnā€™t know what had happened…

Making (and Appreciating) Space

As an MS patient (and an insatiable polymath), Iā€™m always on the lookout for new information. Recently, I learned about an interesting concept in Japanese culture called “Ma,” and ever since, Iā€™ve been trying to work out how I can incorporate more of it into…

The Journey to Self-love Is Long and Painful

At 17, I began a 20-year odyssey with endometriosis. The doctor’s platitudes and disbelief were astonishing and leveled my sense of self. The findings of severe endometriosis served as a painful “I told you so.” My life became a whirlwind of physical and emotional upheaval. For a young woman,…