How to Be Human Enough To… see yourself as others see you.
A collection of poems inspired by Dumfries and a quote from To A Louse by Burns on seeing ourself as others see us.
How to be Human Enough to… be an adequate parent.
On the challenges of parenting before knowing why things are so hard
How To Be Human Enough to… Build the right channels.
What if I’m not an overflowing mess but just trying to flow two rivers in the same channel during flood season?
How to be human enough to… be there at the end
A poem to recollect my father in laws final moments, written before the funeral of my beloved high school English teacher.
writing
When I’m Old
My Grannie was born in 1910 in Scotland and was quietly amazing.This photo is the opposite to who she was
New Beginnings
A poem contemplating that time between the end of one thing and the beginning of another and the rest and processing that needs to come in between.
Why its a new year, same me in 2025
When a flower doesn’t bloom you don’t try to fix the flower. I’ve done so much self help reading and
Processing, Thoughts, writing
How to Be Human Enough To… process my diagnosis
A submission on the topic “Reveal” for the Creative Future competition. My first submission.
Digging for Hope – A Glimmer of Truth
A poem written in response to Frans Stiene’s Digging for Truth. It made me think of developing resilience and coping strategies and not thinking the storm will abate forever.
Flight of the Changemakers
How the connection that many neurodivergent people have to their environment might be a signal that change is coming.
How To Be Human Enough To… grieve (part 3)
I want to talk about the deep sadness that I have over the gap between my potential and what I have actually been able to achieve. For me this disparity has been so difficult to come to terms with.
How to be Human Enough To… grieve (Part 2)
The consequences of coming at things from a place of believing you are broken. I was recently on a course
How to Be Human Enough to… grieve the life you thought you had. Part 1.
In a deeply personal reflection, the author shares her journey of processing grief related to her unrecognised needs.
Misunderstood since childhood, she navigates the aftermath of refusing to trust her body’s signals, resulting in a life marred by self-blame, exhaustive efforts to follow societal rules, and overwhelming challenges with motherhood and self-care. Her struggles include coping with autoimmune disease, vocal cord damage, and past academic and functional hardships due to a lack of support and awareness—haunting her decades later.