# All Posts ##### --- I write about pain, hormones, perimenopause, midlife, identity shifts and all the messy shit we're supposed to keep quiet. I never quite know what I'll write next. I just follow whatever feels right, catches my attention, or quietly refuses to leave me alone. The topics may change. The honesty won't. --- ## All Posts <!-- QueryToSerialize: LIST subtitle FROM "Posts" WHERE status="published" AND tags= IGNORE SORT publish-date DESC --> <!-- SerializedQuery: LIST subtitle FROM "Posts" WHERE status="published" AND tags= IGNORE SORT publish-date DESC --> - [[How an Atheist Ended Up Having Coffee with Jesus]]: My twenty-year journey from scepticism to spirituality - [[Letting Go of the Life That No Longer Fits]]: My body knew years before I was ready to listen - [[What Sensory Sensitivity Actually Looks Like]]: Unmasking sensory sensitivities as a neurodivergent, hormonal, forty-something woman - [[Not Broken - Just Noise‑Sensitive]]: Learning to support myself in a world that's too loud - [[Signing Off for the Holidays]]: And reflecting on the wonderful things in life - [[I Thought I’d Have My Shit Figured Out by 40]]: If you feel like you’re behind - you’re not - [[The Unpolished Version of Me]]: A list of quirks, contradictions, sensitivities and other random facts - [[Now-Autumn 2025]]: A little behind-the-scenes glimpse of what's happening right now - [[Why Is There Always a Queue for the Women's Toilet?]]: The real reason women wait in line - [[Cry, Dance, Scream]]: How I complete the stress cycle - [[I’m Too Young for This]]: How perimenopause is not about ageing - [[Stop Searching for Your Purpose]]: The two questions you need to ask instead - [[Now-Summer 2025]]: A little behind-the-scenes glimpse of what's happening right now - [[We Have to Start Somewhere]]: Evidence-based research for women is lacking but it's all we have right now - [[Feeling Bad For Needing Time Alone?]]: How discovering I was an introvert helped me accept myself. - [[Why We Still Don’t Have Reliable Exercise Guidelines for Women After 150 Years of Research]]: The truth about hormones, research flaws and why women deserve better - [[Why My Husband Faced the Brunt of My Perimenopausal Rage]]: Emotional explosions are rarely as random as they seem - [[When Vulnerability Feels Like a Mistake]]: Understanding the vulnerability hangover that often follows telling the truth - [[Burnout Doesn’t Care What You Do for a Living]]: Paid work, unpaid labour, emotional load. And why it all counts. - [[Now-Spring 2025]]: A little behind-the-scenes glimpse of what's happening right now - [[I Used to Predict My Menstrual Cycle Now I’m Lost]]: Navigating hormonal storms through perimenopause - [[Letting Go of the Guilt]]: Care tasks are not a measure of worth - [[Owning the Busy]]: Managing stress like an ER Doctor - [[Struggling With Big Emotions]]: How Swamping helped me move through big emotions, release the overwhelm and finally breathe again - [[Removing the Suits I Have Worn for the Last 20 Years]]: Letting go of the identities I thought defined me - [[The Letter I Never Sent]]: And what it taught me about anger, fear and peace - [[My 2025 Word(s) of the Year]]: Why I'm choosing two words this year to guide me - [[Reflecting on Consistency]]: My 2023 Word of the Year <!-- SerializedQuery END -->