Easter News 2020!

Hi Everyone, What a challenging time we are all encountering.Like many, I am adapting my realm and simultaneously trying to juggle my ongoing work, my social life and ongoing rehab. In reinventing myself post-stroke, I have spent a significant amount of time actively...

FEAR, COMPETENCE & CONFIDENCE

 Fear can be crippling. Today at the end of my un-aided walk, I crossed an uneven, slippery, dodgy bridge. It was only about 8 metres long but absolutely terrifying. I could see the cluttered bridge’s surface and its broken & rotted railings. I could feel the...

Possibilities with Purpose?

Not sure what you’re doing right now or why? I admit to feeling quite unsettled lately. Each morning I catch myself thinking, “What’s the point?” ‘Why have I reinvented who I am in my recovery only to underdo all that hard work?...

A Dose of Social Connectedness

‘Social distancing’, ‘social isolation ,‘social confinement’ are all terms readily used around the world that instil loneliness, detachment and feeling desolate. This morning I passed a regular walker whilst taking my dog to exercise at my local park. I was glad to...

 Preparation or Pessimism?

I definitely fear contracting covid19, I’m human! But what I fear more is the inability to manage my pain levels and the deconditioning that may result. Preparing for a disaster seems to give us the labels ‘Pessimistic’, ‘Hysterical’ ‘Hoarder’ – right? However,...