I don’t want to be an actor. I’m not going to use a joke to balance out this statement. I have quit acting. Last week I had the conversation with my agent. I told them I did not want to act anymore. And it ended with warmth and good feeling. And I am truly grateful…
Tag: lifestyle
Let’s break the STIGMA of medication – Super Boost Mood Boost Millionare’s Slices
I take medication. Yep, I do. I am not ashamed of this. And if I wasn’t so open about breaking the stigma of mental health…. If you met me in the street….. Or met the women in this photograph above…. You wouldn’t know. Because medication doesn’t alter your personality. It doesn’t alter you as a…
You are not your PAST – How to move FORWARDS
Yesterday, I found myself in tears over a childhood diary. I’ve been doing a mass clear out of my childhood bedroom, before my mum and stepdad sell my childhood home and move to Yorkshire. Imagine in your head a room you might find in Tidying up with Marie Kondo. That’s my childhood bedroom. I told…
What does EASTER mean for you? – Easter Dinosaur Egg Nests
Easter and Religion, that’s what it’s all about, right? Does it have to be? I am not a Christian. All of my family are. I was raised in a Christian home. My mother is a Christian. My father is a Christian. My stepfather is a Christian. My brother is a Christian. It’s coming up to…
Are you exercising for JOY or for PUNISHMENT? – Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Chickpea Cookie Dough
I love running. I hate running. Make your mind up, Joy. I started running when I was recovering from my worst relapse of anorexia. I had started to gain weight and was getting more ‘well’. I downloaded the NHS Couch to 5k app (which I highly recommend). I started off running with walking intervals and…
Go BRAVELY – Mexican Chilli Chocolate Zoats
I have a frame that sits on my windowsill. It greets me when I wake each morning. In this frame is a postcard my Mum gave me. She gave me this postcard when I moved to London when I was 19 years old. I’d got a place on a part time foundation acting course at…
7 lessons my mother taught me
I appreciate it’s Mother’s Day and your social media will be in-fluxed with backstories and essays of how amazing people’s mothers are. And it’s important that we express the LOVE and APPRECIATION we feel for fantastic people in our lives. For some people this is an incredibly difficult day, due to various different reasons. I’m…
Why you should NEVER wait for your REAL LIFE to BEGIN – Mindful Chocolate Orange Porridge
Yesterday when swinging on the swings in a children’s playground, (YES YOU READ RIGHT ) a song came into my head… ‘And you say, just be here now Forget about the past, your mask is wearing thin Just let me throw one more dice I know that I can win I’m waiting for my real…