This is a story from my career as a midwife, about a baby I had the privilege to meet. It happened a few years ago now but has left an enduring memory. I call her Five o’Eight because I never knew her name and this is the time of her…

Ever wondered why Tibetan monks are so content and happy? One of the reasons is that they spend an awful lot of time in quiet contemplation aka meditation. — We over here in the west, in cyber chaos central could learn a thing or two from these guys. But where do you find the time? Between getting groggily out of bed, checking social media to see if we have missed anything crucial, racing to work/school. Battling with the commute. Dealing with the thousands of external interactions and internal chatter throughout the day, to back home and more face feck, instaspam and other social mind blasts…

Navigating Chaos, How To Find Certainty In Uncertain Situations Kicking off the year with a blinder of a book by former Navy Seal turned executive leadership coach Jeff Boss, I read Navigating Chaos: How to Find Certainty in Uncertain Situations. …

It wasn’t unavoidable but it was for the best. My miracle morning habit forming routine, that I am on day 29 out of 30, to get up at 0600 every day failed. One day before achieving my goal. It hasn’t been easy goal, as a lifelong night owl, with an…

Extraordinary people survive under the most terrible of circumstance and they become more extraordinary because of it. Today I’m going to raise a glass to my Great Grandpa George who was was pitched as a young lad into one of the bloodiest battles of World War One, the Battle of…