English poet and philosopher David Whyte was once called on to give a friend some advice. This friend was in the middle of leaving a relationship. I’ve
I’ve come to a lot of peace lately (the last year or two) with my singledom. There are a number of themes that have emerged
I’ve just been introduced to the poet and philosopher, David Whyte. In his book The Three Marriages, he says we need to navigate, yep, three marriages
I’ve been reading Simone De Beuvoir’s The Blood of Others. It’s a grating read. It cuts to the pain of an ethical quandary that I
The past fortnight has seen two young women who’ve treated their chronic disease with very particular diets hit mainstream headlines. It’s been astonishing stuff. News
I think the most beautiful words are those with no English equivalent. Perhaps it’s the fact we have to conjure them without familiarity that makes
Last week I came off my bike. It was spectacular to observe, I’m told by the kind strangers who lifted me off the road. But
In 1964, Yoko Ono published a collation of art “pieces’ in a book called Grapefruit. One such moment in artistic whimsy was the Mirror Piece.
Have you encountered George Monbiot? He’s my favourite columnist in the whole wide world. He delves in under the wounds, undeterred by the defensive scab.
I loved reading about this new study into the connection between creativity and mental illness. It effectively found that creativity has little correlation with genius.