Real Belonging and the Uncomfortable Truth about Comfort Zones
Aishah was a student on my postgraduate careers guidance course at the University of East London. She was in her late twenties, with a young...
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13 truths that will make you determined to tackle stereotyping
We all use stereotyping to our advantage. The clothes we wear, the make-up we put on and our posture are powerful indicators that we use...
Why Connection is the Key to Authenticity (and 11 Ways to Build Connection Yourself)
As Teresa May repeatedly droned on about ‘strong and stable leadership’ during the UK’s recent general election campaign, she was doing what all politicians and...
What Makes an Outsider?
Our identity is co-created by ourselves and sociaety. We combine our own sense of self with a sense of what others think about us. Together...
What is this thing we call “Art”?
You could spend a great deal of time investing in an internal categorisation system, making lines and boxes, for fine art, low art, high art,...
Life Purpose: You already know what you’re meant to do…
“That’s so awesome,” she said over her latte. “I wish I could draw like that!” That was Sarah. An old highschool friend I spotted out...
When you don’t fit in: the value of being different
Photo Credit: Nina Matthews Photography via Compfightcc “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” ~Eleanor Roosevelt When I was ten, my blonde,...
What does being different mean?
This fascinating post by Jim Sinclair, published in the newsletter of Autism Network International in 1992, discusses what it means to be different due to autism....
It Isn’t a Choice: Being Who You Really Are
Good Morning Britain recently featured an interview with Kellie Maloney, the one-time boxing promoter who, prior to her transgender operation, used to be known as...
A Tribute to Robin Williams
Robin Williams burst onto the scene as an alien, Mork, initially in Happy Days and later in his own show Mork and Mindy. Mork may...
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