I don’t feel “blessed” to have a disability. Neither did my Dad.

When he was 27 years old with two small children, my Dad had a major car accident. I was five, and that night is etched into my memory. I...

I found myself in my happy place.

Struggling back to work with the rest of the world in the first week of January, I found myself in my happy place: poolside with...

Fight the good fight, on their turf

I believe in Marriage Equality. A basic human right, no-one should dictate what others should eat, how they should dress, who they should...

It’s time to leave the lessons of childhood behind

You know what they say about opinions and how many of us have one. I am certainly no exception to this rule and I am unafraid to share my...

I can feel him watching me

I can feel him watching me as I feign sleep, still warm under the covers in bed. He nuzzles my cheek, and I can’t help but smile. He...

I don't look like a surfer

Surfing. Doesn’t it look amazing? Imagine how it feels to be standing on a board, the power of the wave swelling behind you, the speed as...

Am I enough for me?

I’m 42 and I’ve just run full-pelt into a mid-life crisis. I have a wonderful relationship with the most terrific man in the world, my...